Significantly then‚ such theories may help explain an individual’s vocational behaviour‚ such as their initial career choice or later aspects of career development. This essay attempts to identify the theoretical framework that will underpin my guidance practice in the future. Initially‚ the guidance and client context is identified‚ with reference to their age group‚ diversity and need for careers guidance. This is followed by theories of Transitions‚ with Hodkinson et al’s work detailing the type of
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When analyzing Holland’s Model of Personality and Occupational Types I tried to determine which types I had the least in common with first. I think it is rare to find a person whose personality exactly with one of the six traits. Frankly‚ most individuals probably contain a piece of all six personality traits. However‚ of the six traits there are two I have identified that I have the least in common with: artistic and conventional. The artistic personality trait is described as individuals who thrive
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Occupational Psychology Industrial organizational psychology is the branch of psychology that applies psychological theories and principles to organizations. Often referred to as I/O psychology‚ this field focuses on increasing workplace productivity and related issues such as the physical and mental well being of employees. The overall goal of this field is to study and understand human behavior in the workplace. Occupational psychology is concerned with the performance of people at work‚ how
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hazardous agent. This issue has also been preempted by corporate stress management‚ health promotion‚ or employee assistance programs‚ which explain stress as a purely personal reaction‚ and often treat the symptoms‚ not the causes‚ of job stress. The occupational stress field also has been plagued by a variety of definitions and difficulties in measurement of stress.(Buunk‚De-Jong‚Y-Bemas&De wolff‚1998) In addition‚ changes in job design or work organization are often inherently more "systems challenging"
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Occupational standards are the first steps in gaining qualifications that identify the competence of an individuals capability to do there job in an efficient manner and produce the best work possible. There are specific targets/specific standards that must be met as part of there job role. Employees also must have an understanding of the job role they have undertaken as part of occupational standards. For employers to identify if and where training is required employees must demonstrate there capabilities
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Introduction Evidence-based practice is a patient/client-focused approach‚ and it is an essential part of the physical therapy profession. It enables the physical therapist practitioner to use current best evidence in making a decision that will impact patient care. Formulating a clinical question is an important first step in evidence-based research and with the advancement of technology‚ the physical therapist can use multiple electronic medical databases simultaneously to search for
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pressure‚ and psychological pressure；especially‚ the occupational stress. It becomes one of the hot issues all over the world. Nowadays‚ harm of occupational stress has been a serious and social problem of individual health; people pay more attention to the issue of work-related stress. There are many theories which have been proposed to show the main factors and outcomes of occupational stress. This paper will focus on the main causes of occupational stress and some positive and negative effects which
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Occupational Wellness Since turning 16 years old I have always had a full time job‚ and for the past 15 years I have been searching to find the right job for me. Whether at a restaurant or in an office setting I have always strived to work my hardest and to show my managers that they made a great choice hiring me. Up till now I really haven ’t thought about whether or not the job I was at made me happy‚ or if I felt like at the end of the day that I truly loved my job. “Because what we do
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ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES IN REGISTERED NURSING PRACTICE The competency of a registered nurse (RN) to perform the skills of complementary and alternative therapies begins with nursing education and ends with the safe nursing practice of those skills in such a way "that ensures the safety‚ comfort‚ personal hygiene‚ and protection of patients; and the performance of disease prevention and restorative measures” (B&P.§ 2725). A RN is deemed competent in complementary and alternative therapies when she/he
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"Reintegrating prisoners back into the community - do occupational therapists play an important role within forensic settings?" Forensic psychiatry is a sector of mental health that manages the assessment‚ treatment‚ containment and community management of mentally disordered offenders (Couldrick‚ 2003). Forensic services primarily aim to reintegrate patients back into the community accompanied by a risk and treatment plan (Cronin-Davis‚ Lang‚ & Molineux‚ 2004). Offenders receiving psychiatric
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