SOCIAL WORK CAREER COUNSELING AND THE POROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
SOCIAL WORK CAREER COUNSELING AND THE POROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Summary/Abstract: Finding a job is a real challenge for people with disabilities. Regardless of the type of disability (physical, psychological or cognitive) they face opposition from employers or discriminatory attitudes from colleagues and business managers. The authors aim to contribute to an easier professional integration of people with disabilities through social work and career counseling. Also, the pursuit of the degree of professional satisfaction obtained by the persons with disabilities employed following the counseling was taken into account. For this purpose, a group of 30 people with various disabilities was studied. People were included in a counseling program that lasted 3 weeks. At 6 months after employment, the subjects of the group were asked to answer some questions asked by the counselor regarding work satisfaction, relationship with colleagues and the superior staff and about the quality of services offered by the social worker. The results show that the vast majority of subjects positively appreciate the professional counseling program and consider that without it they would continue to be among the unemployed.

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