A framework for integrating parental influence into adolescent career counseling has these steps: development of a trusting relationship; exploration of the valence of parental influence; and interventions depending on whether parents have positive, negative, or no involvement. (SK)

Defines current perspectives on voluntary job change, documents its prevalence in North America, lists positive and negative effects, and considers theoretical frameworks, counseling interventions, and research needs. (22 references) (SK)

Outlines a conceptual framework for job change analogous to a thermostat, in which job satisfaction is the "thermometer," change in a job or between jobs is the "adjustment lever," and values, life status, readiness to change, and job opportunities are the "controls." (26 references) (SK)

A futures perspective on job change encompasses the changing world and emergence of a global marketplace, their implications for job change, and related themes and research questions. (SK)

The 10 components of a career development curriculum for mentally ill individuals are intended to achieve 3 goals: (1) job readiness (reality of work, integration of mental illness and employment, on-the-job behavior); (2) career decision making (self-assessment, occupational information, career choice); and (3) getting and keeping employment (job…

Stresses the interrelationship of career development and mental health and lists future research questions related to the quality of life as a product of work satisfaction and life satisfaction of service delivery that enhances both career and personal adjustment. (SK)