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Should I Stay at Home or Should I Go Back to Work? Workforce Reentry Influences on a Mother's Decision-Making Process
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Ericksen, Kirsten S.; Jurgens, Jill C.; Garrett, Michael Tlanusta; Swedburg, Randy B. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2008
The authors examine the literature pertaining to women's life transitions and the difficult decision-making process some women encounter when reentering the workforce after a period of staying at home with young children. On the basis of the unique challenges faced by this population, the authors created a conceptual framework (i.e., the Mother's…
Descriptors: Employment, Mothers, Females, Career Counseling
Counseling Reentry Women: An Overview.
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Chae, Mark H. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2002
Presents an overview of issues related to counseling women reentering the workforce. Suggests that counselors are in a strategic position to help women through the transition and conflicts associated with returning to work and discusses career barriers related to gender role stereotyping, current job trends for women, and expectations for women…
Descriptors: Counseling, Employment Patterns, Females, Reentry Workers
Use of a Job Club to Increase Self-Efficacy: A Case Study of Return to Work.
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Sterrett, Emily A. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1998
Links self-efficacy theory with job club methodology by presenting a case study that measured changes in self-efficacy as a result of welfare recipients' participation in a job club. The job club enhanced each of four sources of job search expectations postulated by Bandura (1977, 1982) and resulted in return to work for all participants.…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Case Studies, Job Search Methods, Reentry Workers
Learned Helplessness: A Factor in Counseling for Displaced Homemakers.
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Wood, Carolyn J. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1989
Describes learned helplessness and its effect on ability of displaced homemakers to enter or reenter the work force successfully. Suggests that success in making transition from homemaker to worker may depend on attributions women provide for their failed or ended marriages. Discusses ways in which counselors may assist displaced homemakers in…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Career Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Displaced Homemakers
The Effectiveness of a Career Guidance Program with Long-Term Unemployed Individuals.
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Donohue, Ross; Patton, Wendy – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1998
The status of career guidance for the long-term unemployed is reviewed. Participants (N=58) in Skillshare training programs (Australia) were studied. Findings describing attitudes and characteristics before and after intervention, satisfaction with the program, and qualitative evaluation results are reported. Graduates can generate more career…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Employment Opportunities, Job Applicants
New Tasks, New Visions: Employment Counseling in Australia.
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Pryor, Robert G. L.; And Others – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1990
Presents some major challenges facing employment counseling in Australia. Addresses strategic policy considerations. Outlines work of Australian employment counselors in organizations, single parents' work force reentry and rehabilitation to demonstrate different ways of reconciling the demands of efficiency, equity, and individuality. (Author/PVV)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Efficiency, Employment Counselors, Foreign Countries