Marginalized Group Career Counseling Paper
For this assignment you will select a marginalized group (veterans, minorities, individuals with disabilities, etc.) and write a paper of 1,750 to 2,100 words that can be used as a resource when working with an individual from the selected group. Use peer-reviewed resources to support your use of a specific career theory as well as interventions with this population. The paper should include the following:
- An explanation of who the population is and why it is important for this group to receive career counseling
- Statistics on the group (e.g., how large, how many have employment problems, how many utilize career counseling)
- Discussion of career counseling theory to be used with the group (e.g., Minnesota theory of work adjustment). Include evidence supporting the use of this theory in the general population as well as within the group. Please note: If none are available, it is important to indicate that as well.
- Basic plan for counseling utilizing chosen theory (e.g., interview, use of assessment tools, explanation of theory)
- Environmental/personal barriers that may prevent the client from finding work (e.g., disability, substance use history, felony, transportation, limited computer access)
- Local resources available to help the client obtain work (e.g., job center, training programs, support groups)
- Your conclusion on whether or not this plan is tenable and will work, based on the information listed above.
- A minimum of four scholarly references.
I have included a previous file as the outline that is possible to be used, along with references. However, if you desire to change the reference I am fine with that
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According to Hayden, Green, and Dorset, (2012), war veterans reporting back to normal life from different time zones in the U.S represent one marginalized group in the society requiring career counseling after coming home from war. Adjustment issues like the adaptability to normal living compared to war zones play a massive factor in undermining shift of the veterans to a different career path. Majority of veteran’s report issues like anxiety and depression when dealing with the after-effects of war. The disorders mentioned can contribute to adverse or psychological related effects for the veterans when seeking to shift their careers (Hayden & Buzzetta, 2012). Other veterans suffer permanent or temporally injuries. Before heading back home from war, they can undermine their potential capability regarding appropriate selection of career path. Different injuries can also act as threatening factors…
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