Counseling Psychology and Welfare Reform
Implications and Opportunities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8912822 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Scott A Edwards (Ball State University, corresponding author), K Chris Rachal (Ball State University), David N Dixon (Ball State University) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 263-284 |
| Publication date | 1999-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0011000099272006 |
| OpenAlex | W2143497297 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
The passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRA) of 1996 marked the beginning of reforms in the welfare system that promise to affect more than 20 million people in the next 5 years. Although many agree that reform was needed, efforts may be based on misconceptions about welfare recipients. The transition from welfare to work may be problematic for many, as they face individual factors (e.g., psychological disorders) and contextual variables (e.g., lack of well-paying jobs). Counseling psychology traditionally has rested on the foundations of the vocational guidance, psychological testing, psychotherapy, and mental hygiene movements. The context of welfare reform offers unique opportunities and obvious responsibilities for the profession. This article discusses the philosophies and values of counseling psychology in the context of realities and misconceptions of the past welfare system and implications of the PRA. Recommendations for points of entry for counseling psychologists are made
Career Counseling · Context (archaeology · Counseling psychology · Moral responsibility · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Vocational education · Welfare · Welfare reform · Work (physics · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Applied Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Law · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
Toward a Unifying Social Cognitive Theory of Career and Academic Interest, Choice, and Performance
Predictors of employment and earnings among Jobs participants
Effects of Welfare Reform on Teenage Parents and Their Children
A Controlled Evaluation of Comprehensive Social Services Provided to Teenage Mothers Receiving AFDC
Handbook of career counseling theory and practice
From Welfare to Work
Assessing family preservation programs
Social Networks and the Poor
State Welfare Reform for Employable General Assistance Recipients
Programs and Policies for Working Poor Families
"Why do they hate me so much?" A history of welfare and its abandonment in the United States
They don't come in
Patterns of welfare use among poor and homeless women
Work and welfare
Looking to the Future
The Vocational Development of Non-College-Bound Youth
Counseling Psychology in Multidisciplinary Health Settings
Professional Practice of Counseling Psychology in Various Settings
Counseling Psychology's Public Image
Interprofessional Collaboration for Children and Families
Research in Counseling Psychology
Organizational and Political Issues in Counseling Psychology
Training and Accreditation in Counseling Psychology
A Scientist-Practitioner Model of Psychological Assessment
A Social Cognitive Framework for Career Choice Counseling
Multicultural Counseling Competencies and Standards
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2004 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |