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Career‐Community Development: A Framework For Career Counseling and Capacity Building in Rural Communities
Author(s) -
Cox Robin S.,
Espinoza Adriana
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2005.tb01086.x
Subject(s) - career counseling , career development , psychosocial , psychology , intervention (counseling) , cognitive information processing , capacity building , career portfolio , public relations , applied psychology , sociology , pedagogy , economic growth , psychotherapist , political science , psychiatry , economics
The authors propose a framework for career counseling in rural communities that addresses the psychosocial and economic challenges of natural disasters and other catastrophic transitions. The career‐community development framework expands the notion of “client” to include a community‐as‐client approach within a capacity building orientation to supporting workers in the wake of large‐scale disruptions. Drawing on a case study of 2 communities recovering from a devastating forest fire, the authors outline an intervention approach that integrates elements from psychological‐trauma theory, career‐community capacity building models, and libratory educational practices. Implications of this framework for counselor training and practice are discussed.