Connections between career development and mental health do exist. Career counseling can be a therapeutic intervention by providing dislocated, unhappy, maladjusted, or underemployed workers information, support, encouragement, and skills that increase competence and improve self-esteem. (SK)

Sexual harassment is the most visible example of workplace disputes that systematically disadvantage women. The prevalence of sexual harassment contributes to the persistence of occupational sex segregation. (SK)

The number of young people who postpone their career decision is increasing in Japan, as is the high unemployment rate. This article examines some problems in Japan's career counseling, compared with career counseling in the U.S., and discusses which course Japan's career counseling should take to cope with dramatic social changes. (GCP)

The economic, educational, and community adjustment difficulties of youth with handicaps are reviewed in the context of historical antecedents and of the U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services' transition initiative. The conceptual and organizational frameworks for the University of Illinois' federally sponsored Transition…

Reviews the current state of the art of vocational rehabilitation of persons with cancer. Discusses techniques, programs, services received, vocational outcomes, and costs. Suggests implications for rehabilitation counseling practice and research. (Author/RC)

While the research on managerial third party intervention recommends that managers use a mode of intervention that allows disputants to maintain control of decisions, or mediation, it simultaneously concludes that these models are difficult for managers to follow within the restrictions of their managerial role. The paper argues that the research…

Arbitration cases involving journalism ethics can be grouped into three major categories: outside activities that lead to conflicts of interest, acceptance of gifts that compromise journalistic objectivity, and writing false or misleading information or failing to check facts or correct errors. In most instances, failure to adhere to ethical…

Reviews the literature on employment of ex-offenders and proposes a model for understanding and predicting the effectiveness of ex-offender employment programs. Suggests that prisonization and self-esteem are especially important for understanding post-release adjustment. (JAC)

Examines the role of science and technology in relation to socioeconomic goals by reviewing historical innovations in the United States and global environmental, employment, and social challenges. Recommends that the United States reorder technological priorities to meet human needs. (CK)

This article identifies segments of the deaf-blind population needing additional support to secure and maintain employment, such as the deaf-blind mentally retarded. Supported employment models are described in this context, with special emphasis on the individual placement model and its approaches to job development, worker assessment, training…

This paper reviews and classifies adult career problems and interventions reported in the vocational literature from 1979 to 1984. Campbell and Cellini's (1981) taxonomy of adult career problems was used to classify reports of vocational problems. The categories presented by Holland, Magoon, and Spokane (1981) were employed to classify…

Examines some of the critical issues affecting dual-career families: to clarify terminology, to present typologies, and to explore major work and family issues found in the literature (e.g., employment bias, managing work and family responsibilities, and working styles). Discusses implications for counseling. (BH)

The author examines some of the traditional barriers and myths which have led to unemployment and underemployment of the handicapped, including job search practices, labor market variations, attitudes restricting occupational choice, and lack of training. He notes recent beneficial trends and makes recommendations for further change. (SJL)

The number of persons working part-time for economic reasons increased 60 percent (by 2.112 million workers) between 1979 and 1985. Although total wage and salary employment is up since 1979, nearly one in five new positions is a part-time job filled by a worker unsuccessful in finding full-time employment. Sixty-two percent of those working…

Until recently there has been little research interest in the possible impact of sex on leadership. Both general leadership research and the more recent materials on women who are leaders concentrated upon three areas of leadership--personality, style, and power--with the subordinate reactions they elicit. Traditionally, women have been viewed by…