Career Counseling With Juvenile Offenders: Effects on Self-Efficacy and Career Maturity

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of career counseling on a juvenile offender population (N = 22). Results indicated the intervention produced significantly higher levels of career maturity and self-efficacy for the treatment group compared with a control group.

The Contribution of Assertive Technique Behavioral Counseling to Minimize the Juvenile Delinquency Behavior

“…It includes the systematic application of principles learned at changing behavior towards ways that are more adaptive. In accordance with the above statement, then behavior can be changed or developed from a low social behavior into a higher social behavior (Allen & Bradley, 2015;de Vries et al, 2015;Sue, Sue, Sue, & Sue, 2015).…”

“…Abnormal behavior is a result of learning the "wrong". The purpose of this counseling is the individual would be able to remove the patterns of negative behavior, helping clients learn constructive behavior and changing individual behavior into a more positive direction (Allen & Bradley, 2015;de Vries, Hoeve, Assink, Stams, & Asscher, 2015).…”

Cross-cultural validation of the career maturity inventory

“…Other researchers narrowed the scope of their research into adolescent samples such as gifted students and at-risk middle school students (Allen & Bradley, 2015;Kelly, 1992). With a focus on gifted adolescents, Kelly (1992) reported a positive relationship between academic achievement and career maturity by comparing the scores of gifted students with those of nongifted students.…”

“…This study indicated that the scores of gifted students' vocational identity were not higher than the scores of non-gifted students enrolled in the regular curriculum. With an interest in career counseling for at-risk adolescents, specifically juvenile offenders, Allen and Bradley (2015) found that a 12-week career counseling intervention that consisted of career self-awareness and career exploration produced significantly higher levels of career maturity and self-efficacy for the treatment group compared with a control group.…”

“…With attention to the effects of career counseling, Allen and Bradley (2015) investigated the level of self-efficacy and career maturity of juvenile offenders to explore the effects of career counseling. They identified that counseling interventions significantly influenced the levels of career maturity and self-efficacy for the treatment group, as compared to a control group (Allen & Bradley, 2015). This study clarified the importance of counseling interventions in developing the level of career maturity and self-efficacy.…”