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Lightfoot, Elizabeth; Franklin, Cynthia; Beltran, Raiza – Journal of Social Work Education, 2021
While the academic job market continues to be strong for social work doctoral graduates relative to graduates of other fields, there has been relatively little guidance for students and their mentors on how to prepare for and obtain these positions. Research in doctoral education across disciplines shows that students need help transitioning from…
Descriptors: Social Work, Doctoral Programs, Graduates, Counselor Training
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Murphy, Gregory C.; King, Neville J. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2007
Post-injury vocational achievement is an important index of successful rehabilitation. This study involved the identification of factors reported to influence (positively or negatively) labour force participation of people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Forty participants were selected from a larger study of 450 based on the most extreme…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Injuries, Rehabilitation Programs, Rehabilitation
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Burlew, Larry D. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1985
Presents model for job development, which can be useful to employment, rehabilitation, and career counselors in surveying the employment community and identifying unadvertised job openings, skills essential to the role of placement specialist. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselors, Employment Services, Job Development
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Rose, Robert F. – RQ, 1988
Reports on a workshop presented at San Diego State University as a cooperative project between the university library and the Center for Counseling Services and Placement to teach students how to identify potential employers, develop corporate research strategies, and find relocation information. Background, organization, content, and evaluation…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Employment Services, Higher Education, Job Placement
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Elksnin, 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
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Strauser, 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
Zambrano, Laura C. – Academic Therapy, 1988
This article examines the role of the vocational counselor in the job-seeking process for learning-disabled adults. It covers assessment of clients' interests and abilities and matching with job opportunities; teaching of job-seeking skills; use of volunteer jobs to assess clients' work habits; job-hunting procedures; and dealing with work…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Counseling, Counselor Role, Employment Opportunities