Leisure Counseling: An Antidote for “The Living Death”

Liptak, John J.

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1920.1991.tb00400.x

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“…He suggested that "one of the biggest changes in career development is the inclusion of other life roles, particularly leisure, as essential aspects of a career" (Liptak, 2001, p. 3). Liptak (1991) found that leisure can actually play a more important role in career development than work, especially in the development of EI skills. He found that leisure was extremely important in a variety of ways, including helping people explore their leadership ability by becoming involved in journal of employment counseling December2005 Vnlume 42 clubs and organizations, developing and practicing effective communication skills in safe environments such as neighborhood parties or social functions, and learning conflict resolution skills and building relationships by engaging in athletic contests.…”

Section: A Career Is Morethan Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Emotional Intelligence to help College Students Succeed in the Workplace

Liptak

2005

Journal of Employment Couns

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Research related to the characteristics that are sought by recruiters and prospective employers in graduating college students suggests that emotional intelligence (El) skills are as important as, if not more important than, job-related skills. Counselors working with college students, however, usually focus on career management and job search skills and neglect the development of El skills. El seems to be an excellent framework to use in helping college students find a job and succeed in the workplace. By using the Confluence Counseling model, counselors working with college students can effectively combine career counseling with personal counseling in a holistic manner.....More than ever, college graduates must have a wider array of skills and knowledge to become successful employees and citizens. Although job-related knowledge is critical, today's college students need other skills to succeed in the workplace.Research (e.g., Goleman, 1998;LaPlante, 1991;Shivpuri & Kim, 2004) suggests that many students finish college only to find that they are ill prepared for dealing with many aspects of their personal and working lives.Many colleges and universities are now interested in educating students using a broad, holistic approach that combines "hard" job-related knowledge and skills with "soft" social skills (Shivpuri & I m , 2004;Wolf-Wendel & Ruel, 1999). Colleges and universities are increasingly concerned about the skill gaps in students who are looking for employment upon graduation. To verify this notion, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) recently surveyed a 0 randomly selected college recruiters to identify the most important performance dimensions currently being sought by prospective employers. The surveyed employers rated interpersonal skills as the most important skills they desired in recent college graduates, followed by ethics and integrity, leadership, perseverance, and knowledge (Shivpuri & IGm, 2004). The interesting finding of the NACE survey was that the first four most sought-after dimensions were "soft" career skills.The theory of emotional intelligence (EI) can provide a valuable framework for career counselors in higher education settings to use to help students be more successful in the workplace upon graduation. The career counseling literature, however, has greatly ignored the connection between EI and success for new college graduates. The purpose of this article is to discuss EI and its impact on a person's career, explore the increasing need for career counselors to be prepared to help college students enhance their EI skills, and explore a model for successfully integrating personal and career counseling by focusing on both career management skills and EI skills. EITHEORYCareer counselors in higher education must first understand what EI is before they can help students learn more effective EI skills. Goleman (1995) described EI as a set John J. Liptak, Experiential Learning and Career Development, Radford University Correspon-dence concerning this article should...

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Section: A Career Is Morethan Workmentioning

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Using Emotional Intelligence to help College Students Succeed in the Workplace

Liptak

2005

Journal of Employment Couns

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“…By many definitions (e.g., Liptak, 1991), avocational (also called "leisure") activities are an integral part of one's career. Scherger, Nazroo, and Higgs (2011) found that participation in leisure activities (defined as having a hobby, being a member of a club, or participating in cultural events) generally tended to continue even with changes in work status and in age but to decline with illness.…”

Section: Avocational (Leisure) Activitiesmentioning

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The Individual Plan for Retirement

Hershenson

2014

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

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Persons with disabilities aged 65 and older are a large and rapidly increasing cohort of the population of those who qualify for rehabilitation services. In providing services to this age group, one issue that has been barely mentioned in the literature is retirement planning. This article argues for the need to address this issue as an integral part of the rehabilitation counseling process with older consumers and proposes the development of a formal Individual Plan for Retirement (IPR) as a supplement to the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) for these consumers. The article suggests a six-step process for constructing and implementing an IPR (RETIRE). Relevant literature on adjustment to retirement and on vocational rehabilitation, independent living, and avocational counseling for older persons with disabilities is summarized.

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“…Carl encouraged students to use the research opportunities of both VT-ECDP and Virginia VIEW, which led to many completed dissertations, and both myself and John Liptak, being awarded NCDA's Graduate Student Research Award, in 1990 and 1991 respectively. Carl's support of his students' professional development has been evident in professional publications he has assisted students to produce (Liptak, 1991a(Liptak, , 1991b(Liptak, , 1992Watts, 1992Watts, , 1994, in the many published articles he has coauthored with students (Hedrick & McDaniels, 1987;Hesser & McDaniels, 1982;McDaniels & Hesser, 1983;McDaniels & Puryear, 1991;McDaniels & Watts, 1987), in coediting special journal issues with students, and in enlisting students to develop a series of career education wall charts (McDaniels & Cole, 1979;1988, 1994McDaniels & McDaniels, 1994a, 1994bMcDaniels & Watts, 1991a, 1991b. I have been honored to record this interview, but have done so only as a representative of many graduate students, who have been both guided into the occupation of professional counselor and welcomed as professional colleagues by Carl McDaniels.…”

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Carl McDaniels: A Life of Transitions

Gale

1998

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Carl McDaniels has made contributions to professional counseling for nearly 40 years. He is well known for practical applications of career development theory such as the Virginia Tech Employee Career Development Program and the Virginia Career Information Delivery System, and for his theoretical formula "Career = Work + Leisure." In this interview, he reflects on transitions in his career as a counselor and a counselor educator. WORK Arden Gale (AG): You have worked in jobs that can be distinguished by different occupational titles, but reviewing your work life, you have, in common with Frank Parsons, the occupational theme of educator. The occupation in which you have Electronic Journal: To print this article select pages 90-95.

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Leisure Counseling: An Antidote for “The Living Death”

Abstract: Employment counselors need to assist their clients in the exploration of leisure interests as an antidote to unemployment or “the living death.”

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

Using Emotional Intelligence to help College Students Succeed in the Workplace

Using Emotional Intelligence to help College Students Succeed in the Workplace

The Individual Plan for Retirement

Carl McDaniels: A Life of Transitions

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