Vocational Goals & Skills
Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC
Continuing Education (CE) credits can be earned for this presentation at https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/515/c/
Objectives
~ Identify the purposes of vocational goals
~ Learn ways to help people explore vocational wants and needs
~ Learn about the CGOE online
~ Define and explore the concept of functional assessment
~ Review skills related to finding, getting and maintaining a job
~ Discuss job coaching
Why I Care/How It Impacts Recovery
~ Jobs
~ Provide structure
~ Fill time
~ Help clients practice new interpersonal, coping, refusal skills in a semi-structured environment
~ Reinforce the concepts of honesty, faith, trust and hope
~ Provide a sense of accomplishment
~ Financially support
Vocational Needs and Wants
~ Needs
~ Regular hours (preferably not overnight)
~ Boundaries
~ Drug free environment
~ Reasonable stress
~ Extrovert vs. Introvert
~ Structure vs. Spontaneous (Judging vs. Perceiving)
~ An effective supervisor
Vocational Wants
~ Wants
~ Pay
~ Opportunity for advancement
~ Power
DOT and CGOE Online
~ Dictionary of Occupational Titles
~ Guide for Occupational Exploration
~ Print
~ O*NET OnLine
~ Interest Profiler
~ Results can be directly linked to over 900 occupations in O*NET OnLine
~ Checklist
~ Identifying Skills
Finding and Getting a Job
~ Create a resume
~ Use skills and abilities identified from ONet functional assessment
~ Keep it one page
~ Be prepared to address gaps in employment
~ Interview
~ Dress for the occasion
~ Be on time
~ Don’t overdo the perfume/cologne/makeup
~ Stay positive
Finding and Getting a Job
Guide for Occupational Exploration Print O*NET OnLine
Functional Assessment Checklist
Identifying Skills
Interviewing
- How To Ace The 50 Most Common Interview Questions
- 50 Most Common Interview Questions – Glassdoor Blog
- Ten Tough Interview Questions and Ten Great Answers – CollegeGrad.com
- Top 10 Interview Questions (…And How To Answer Them)
- Top Job Interview Questions | Monster.com
- 31 Most Common Interview Questions and Answers | The Muse
Hiring and Supported Employment
Federal Bonding Program
Article about hiring people with a mental illness
SAMHSA Supported Employment Best Practices
Maintaining a Job
~ Punctuality
~ Make the tasks you hate manageable
~ Find solutions
~ Ensure frequent rewards
~ Review the benefits of your job regularly
~ Review your job expectations on a regular basis and identify areas for improvement
~ Maintain a support system outside of work
~ Remember that you often recreate your family of origin at work
~ Regularly discuss work relationships with your coach/sponsor/therapist
Burnout
~ Burnout work environments are common
~ Characteristics
~ Unclear requirements
~ Discipline without reinforcement/recognition
~ Impersonal
~ High stress with no down time
~ General stress
~ Personal Stress
~ Lack of personal control/no say
~ Poor communication
Related Issues
~ Money Management
~ Direct deposit
~ Co-Signer on withdrawals larger than $50
~ No ATM
~ No debit card
~ Prepaid credit cards to rebuild credit
~ Budgeting –New job can seem like Christmas
~ Work addiction/compulsion
~ Set long term occupational goals
Job Coaches and OneStops
~ Have awareness of local hiring trends
~ Have connections with addiction and disability friendly employers
~ May be aware of certain programs
~ Federal Bonding Program
~ Supported employment
~ Article about hiring people with a mental illness
~ SAMHSA Supported Employment Best Practices
Summary
~ Employment provides a variety of benefits to the person in recovery
~ Self-Esteem
~ Structure
~ Financial independence
~ Social Support
~ A safe(er) place to practice new skills
~ ONet provides an online resource to identify career skills and abilities and jobs that fit the person
Summary
~ The first 6 months of employment often require significant support from a coach/sponsor/therapist
~ Maintaining Motivation
~ Identifying family of origin issues