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Download full textCheek, Freddie – 2003
Career counselors and job search coaches must be prepared to assist disabled clients as this sector of the labor market increases. As the work force ages, there are greater numbers of workers dealing with disabilities and serious health problems. Sadly, individuals with disabilities often approach the job search process with misconceptions,…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Techniques, Disabilities
Peer reviewedElksnin, Linda K.; Elksnin, Nick – School Counselor, 1991
Compares traditional job search procedures with alternative approach called the Job Club. Briefly reviews literature that compares employment rates of individuals undergoing traditional job search and Job Club counseling. Discusses ways in which counselors can implement Job Clubs with handicapped students in secondary settings.(NB)
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Disabilities, Job Search Methods, School Counselors
Bennett, Carolyn C. – 2003
It is the work of the job search counselor/facilitator to educate, mentor, and guide the special needs client in identifying and tackling anything that would encumber the job hunter. The purpose of this paper is to provide information to the job search counselor that will enable him/her to fully and skillfully assist the special needs client in…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counselor Client Relationship, Disabilities, Employment Counselors
Direct linkStrauser, David R.; Berven, Norman L. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2006
The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument, the "Job Seeking Self-Efficacy Scale," to measure perceived self-efficacy in job-seeking activities. The construction of the instrument, which incorporated tasks that have been determined to be important in job seeking for individuals with disabilities, was based on Bandura's theory of…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Program Evaluation, Rehabilitation Counseling, Field Tests
Alexander, Marjorie J. – 1988
The Santa Fe Community College Work Exploration Center (Florida) provides work evaluation and placement services to persons who are unable to obtain or maintain suitable employment due to handicapping conditions, undefined or poorly defined vocational training, limited employment skills, and limited knowledge of skills levels. To help maintain…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Guidance, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems
Hughey, Judith K.; Ferrugia, Theresa – 1987
This manual was developed to help counselors, teachers, and support personnel fulfill the requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (P.L. 98-524) in order to provide guidance and counseling for special needs students with activities that will enhance their education. Following a review of the provisions of the Perkins Act, the…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Classroom Techniques, Comprehensive Guidance
