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Career Decision‐Making Intervention With Unemployed Adults: When Good Intentions Are Not Effective
Author(s) -
BullockYowell Emily,
Leavell Kari A.,
McConnell Amy E.,
Rushing Amanda D.,
Andrews Lindsay M.,
Campbell Michael,
Osborne Lauren K.
Publication year - 2014
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.2161-1920.2014.00038.x
Subject(s) - psychology , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , unemployment , compensation (psychology) , cognitive information processing , career counseling , applied psychology , career development , control (management) , social psychology , medical education , clinical psychology , management , medicine , economic growth , psychiatry , economics
This study adapted existing empirically supported interventions to explore options for serving large numbers of unemployed adults. Participants included 150 unemployed adults (72 experimental group, 78 control group) seeking employment office services to maintain U.S. federal unemployment compensation. A 1‐hour workshop was offered to the 72 experimental group participants. The same career development variables were assessed during data collection for both groups. Results revealed the workshop had no impact on negative career thinking and potentially increased career decision‐making difficulties in the experimental group. Intervention effectiveness issues, implications for future research, and intervention options with unemployed adults are discussed.