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Effect of Brief Staff‐Assisted Career Service Delivery on Drop‐In Clients
Author(s) -
Osborn Debra S.,
Hayden Seth W.,
Peterson Gary W.,
Sampson James P.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/cdq.12050
Subject(s) - psychology , drop out , anxiety , service delivery framework , intervention (counseling) , applied psychology , service quality , medical education , service (business) , medicine , business , marketing , psychiatry , economics , demographic economics
Brief staff‐assisted career counseling services based on cognitive information processing theory were evaluated using 138 drop‐in clients who completed pre‐ and postintervention self‐report measures of knowledge about next steps, confidence in making next steps, and anxiety about career concerns. Significant changes occurred in each dimension and were significantly associated with the quality of career adviser interaction. Participants rated the experience as highly positive. Decreases in anxiety about career concerns were unrelated to the intervention. Implications include that a brief service delivery model yields positive outcomes for many clients but requires adjustments in organizational culture, physical environment, practitioner approaches, and client expectations. Future research should examine relational variables related to decreased anxiety with a brief service delivery model, the degree to which this approach works with specific career needs, and client attributes leading to successful versus unsuccessful outcomes with this model.