Career counselling ex-offenders: issues and interventions

Vocational and career wellbeing is of essential importance for the successful reintegration of ex-offenders back into civil society, becoming healthy and productive citizens who contribute to the common good of the general society in which they live. Within a Canadian context, this article intends to draw attention to the vocational wellbeing of adult ex-offenders who have served time in prison after a conviction. To this end, the article identifies the major career issues for ex-offenders, and then links theoretical knowledge and research evidence to career development interventions to counte ... Show more

Authors: Chen, Charles P.; Shields, Brittany

Published: London, England, Sage Publications in association with ACER, 2020

Resource type: Article

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