Job Loss Case Study and Career Counseling Strategies, Thesis of Marketing Management

Download Job Loss Case Study and Career Counseling Strategies and more Thesis Marketing Management in PDF only on Docsity! Running head: JOB LOSS CASE STUDY 1 Unit 4 Assignment: Job Loss Case Study COUN 5279 JOB LOSS CASE STUDY 2 Abstract The Longevin family is going through a transition. All three members in the family, grandfather, mother, and son, have all lost their jobs. This paper will discuss the developmental stages of each family member, the impacts of job loss, career assessments, counseling strategies, and advocacy from a career counseling standpoint. JOB LOSS CASE STUDY 5 those in this category can switch to bridge employment. This is when individuals will switch to parttime employment within the same work environment however, they will have reduced responsibilities and time commitment to their job. This allows for individuals to maintain their career identity until they are ready to fully retire (Zunker, 2017, p.329). During the late career, there is a great emphasis on the individual’s activities outside of the workplace. As they gain activities, they begin to detach from their work environment. Their roles within the workplace also begin to shift. They may being to switch from a role of power to a role that is more minor. Super refers to this stage as decline (Zunker, 2017, p.329). This stage is regarded as the phase in which preretirement considerations are made. The individual is preparing to let go of their responsibilities and pass the baton to someone else. One of the most major adjustments during this stage is learning to accept that their work role has been reduced and changing their focus away from their highly involved work identity. Joe is in his late career. He is at an age in which many individuals have retired or are getting ready to retire. Losing his job can be a way for him to transition from an employee to a retiree. Instead of looking for further employment opportunities, he may decide that he will retire to spend more time with his family or focus on his hobbies. The idea of starting over can create great stress for someone who is in this stage and Joe is no exception. Due to the fact that he has a history of depression, the stress of finding employment at 60 years old can trigger his depression and this is something that should be avoided. If Joe is not ready to completely retire, he may choose to find part-time employment. This will allow him to still have his own income until he has made the decision to fully retire. Impact of Job Loss Job loss is fairly common and adult career transitions have inhabited the interest of counselors for numerous decades. There are two phases in transitions. Within the first phase it JOB LOSS CASE STUDY 6 focuses on the elevation of stress levels that typically come along with transitions. It is suggested that the first response is quite similar to the reaction seen in a crisis that someone has lost all control of the situation and panic and fear ensures (Zunker, 2017, p.299). In the second phase, the individual focuses on situational influences, the circumstances, and how the client interprets the past events and their current circumstances. This is also based on the assumption that the client has relaxed, and their mind is calm. Schlossberg further defined these transitions into anticipated, unanticipated, chronic hassles, and events that do not happen. Transitions that are anticipated are events such as graduation, marriage, or findings your first job. Transitions that are unanticipated are when someone is terminated or transferred to another job location (Zunker, 2017, p.299). transitions that are considered chronic hassles are events that include working long hours, having to work in a hostile work environment, or having poor working conditions. Lastly, are do not happen transitions. These includes events, as the name implies, that do not happen such as promotion, off days, change in schedule, or that corner office (Zunker, 2017, p. 299). When one loses their job, there are many downsides. When individuals work, they do so that they can provide for themselves and their family. Working provides individuals with a time during that the day that is structured and devoted to working, a place where they can share their experiences and interact with others that are outside of their family, an opportunity to express their purpose and goals for their life, reinforce their identity and status, and participate in activities that are associated with their job that is associated with the give and take of their daily lives (Zunker, 2017, p.300). People will differ in how they respond to a loss of their job. It is not uncommon for some to become depressed, begin to suffer in their relationships, have mood swings, or a culmination of these and other things. Stress can stem from the individuals who are stressing because they JOB LOSS CASE STUDY 7 now have the inability to provide funds for themselves or their family. This can be something that the entire Longevin family is experiencing. Joe is the patriarch of the family and may feel the sense that he needs to provide for himself and also help his daughter and grandson. Joe is has suffered from depression in the past however, it is currently under control. However, it does not mean it will always stay that way. As previously mentioned, job loss can cause the person to become clinically depressed. Since Joe already suffers from depression, the loss of his job could cause him to go back into an active depressive state. However, as mentioned, he may decide that he will retire and losing his job was not the end of the world. Angela is the 40-year-old daughter of Joe and the mother of 20-year-old Peter. She is a single mother, and the loss of her job is going to create strain as she loses her financial capability to help her father and son. Working in her job for the past several years has allowed her to self- identify with her job and now that identity is coming to an end as her job ends. Once she chooses a new job, she will then form a new self-identity. Her role as provider for her family has changed and in order to maintain that role, she will have to find a job. Peter is Joe’s grandson and Angela’s son. He is only 20 years old and is just beginning his working career. Since he is new to the working world, losing his job will not affect him as much as his grandfather and mother were affected by the loss of their jobs. Due to him being in early career development, he can continue working on building harmonious relationship in a work environment, understand and become well versed on rules and regulations of the workplace, and continue to demonstrate satisfactory performance once he reenters the working world (Zunker, 2017, p.324). Job loss does not just affect someone’s mental well-being, it can also affect relationships. Job loss and unemployment can affect couples and families in a few ways:couples or family JOB LOSS CASE STUDY 10 approach that best describes Angela is constructivism. Constructivism is based on the idea that people define themselves as they participate in relationships and events within their environment (Zunker, 2017, p.63). Individuals will develop their own personal construct in which they view the world, and they will continue to change over their life span. The client also takes on an active role in their career development and Angela is doing just that. From this viewpoint, counselors assist the client in identifying and understanding their unique personal constructs to help them develop intervention strategies (Zunker, 2017, p.63). it is not uncommon for individuals to develop life role clarity and meaning of life through their career. Angela identifies with her career and without she lacks meaning of life to an extent. Her career is apart of her identity. Peters assessment has determined that he wants to go to college to become an architect since he enjoys working with his hands. He also does not want his mother and grandfather taking care of him anymore. He has also decided that he will work part-time to support himself financially why he attends college. Peter is still in the early stages of career development and with only one job under his belt, it can be hard to establish a career identity yet. Advocacy In counseling, advocacy allows counseling professionals to remove or minimize barriers so that counselors can provide services to clients. In career counseling, counselors possess knowledge of different career resources that clients can utilize. Advocacy is not just for diverse clients, it about being able to provide services for all clients who require help. Advocating for career development means providing services to clients so that they do not have to stress and be overwhelmed with figuring out who to find careers or what they should be in life. According to Fickling (2016), “career counselors, particularly those who work with the long-term unemployed and underemployed, witness the economic and psychological impact of unfair social JOB LOSS CASE STUDY 11 arrangements on individuals, families and communities. In turn, they have a unique vantage point when it comes to social justice and a significant platform from which to advocate.” Conclusion Every family member in the Longevin family is at different career stages in their lives. One is just beginning, one is in the middle, and one is in his late years. However, they all have one thing in common is that they are all losing their jobs. With proper career assessments and career counseling, they can all reenter the working world with greater knowledge and skills to succeed in their fields. Career counseling involves many different aspects and can help to eliminate some of the barriers that clients face in the working world. Ensuring the proper assessments and strategies are used can provide all the difference for a client seeking career counseling services. JOB LOSS CASE STUDY 12 References Cairo, P., Kritis, K., & Myers, R. (1996). Career Assessment and the Adult Career Concerns Inventory. 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