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Using career counselling with group life design principles to improve the employability of disadvantaged young adults

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This article explores the effects of group life design counselling on unemployed young adults’ career adaptability skills. Purposive and criterion sampling were used to select 62 participants involved in a skills programme (mean age = 24.86 years, SD = 6.38 years). A quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test comparison group-design, embedded in an intervention framework, was used to gather data. Intervention occurred in the quasi-experimental group. Paired t-tests were used to compare the difference between the pre- and post-test scores obtained on the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS). The scores on career concern and career control, as well as the total score on the CAAS, of the quasi-experimental group increased after the intervention. The results suggest that group career counselling interventions with life design principles enhanced the career adaptability in participants as a core element of employability. Future research should focus on more longitudinal research and tracing the long-term progress of participants to establish the value of the approach for diverse clients in (individual and) group contexts.

Source: Journal of Psychology in Africa

DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2019.1594646

Authors: Jacobus G. Maree, Erna W. Gerryts, Lizelle Fletcher, Joyce Olivier

Institution: University of Pretoria

Language: English

Topic: Career Development and Diversity

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Quality education, Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2944558601