For this assignment, assume a large employer is closing in the community. In the Longevin family, the
grandfather, Joe (age 60), the daughter Angela (age 40), and the grandson, Peter (age 20), are all losing
their jobs. When Joe was 42, he was diagnosed with depression, but he has controlled this for the past few
years. You may embellish this scenario as needed, including cultural implications and assessment results.
Use Job Loss Case Study Template (linked in Resources) and address the following elements in this
assignment:
Analyze the early, middle, and later developmental stages of career development for a case study.
Analyze the three developmental career stages of Joe, Angela, and Peter.
Analyze the interrelationships pertaining to work, mental well-being, family, and other life roles and
factors. Discuss how job loss might impact each person in terms of their relationships and mental well-
being for the case study.
Discuss how family roles and responsibilities may shift as a result of job loss in the case study.
Which career counseling strategies would you use to help with the changes resulting from job loss?
Select developmentally appropriate career assessments that would be helpful to guide your work with
each client in this case study. Name one assessment you would use for each person and describe the
criteria you used to make this choice.
Assess the cultural appropriateness of the assessments you chose for each client.
Based on the assessment results and the effects of job loss you identified, select and apply career
counseling strategies to the case study that would facilitate skill development for the planning and
management of career, education, and life-work.
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