Due to changes in agriculture and the resulting decline in numbers of migrant families, many migrant programs must redefine job responsibilities and retrain and reassign migrant support personnel. This practicum was aimed at retraining migrant educational and health support personnel in the job skills necessary to move into available Chapter 1…

An attempt was made to increase dislocated worker's self-esteem and decrease their anxiety through implementation of a technical retraining program that included teaching employability skills and counseling. The program was offered by a community college to 23 dislocated workers. Self-esteem and anxiety were measured three times during the program…