Individuals seeking career counseling often present with a complex array of issues, and thus it is often difficult for counselors to separate career satisfaction and development from other mental health issues. Career, Work, and Mental Health examines this tightly woven connection between mental health issues and career development and offers practical ways for counselors to blend career and personal counseling. Taking this integrative approach, author Vernon Zunker offers step-by-step procedures for delivering effective intervention strategies – tactics that are meaningful and relevant to career choice, career development, and the interconnectedness of personal problems.
"This text integrates career counselling/development with mental health counselling.
Packed with helpful tips and up-to-date information, this is an indispensable guide for anyone embarking on a career in mental health.
Our jobs are often a big part of our identities, and when we are fired, we can feel confused, hurt, and powerless—at sea in terms of who we are. Drawing...
This book makes the case that career development practice is a mental health intervention, and provides skills and strategies to support career development practitioners in their work.
Key features include psychological treatment and quick job placement with follow-up coaching in the workplace ... The scheme could be expanded to reach many more of the large number of people with common mental health problems.
Packed with helpful tips and up-to-date information, this is an indispensable guide for anyone embarking on a career in mental health.
In this book leading psychologists Adrian Furnham and Mary-Clare Race explore the psychiatric classification of illness and how symptoms can be identified to help develop mental health literate organizations.
Pursuing a Career in Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide for Aspiring Professionals
Describes careers in psychology, and lists job and internship sources
The book concludes with an exploration of private practice and the next steps in the career ladder. Ideally suited for professional development courses, this volume helps students prepare for life outside of school.