Effective group training techniques in job-search training

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-275

  Vuori, Jukka ^a   Mutanen, Pertti ^a   Price, Richard H ^b   Malmberg Heimonen, Ira ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Group training; Inoculation; Mental health; Reemployment; Trainer skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT; FINLAND; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; JOB APPLICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

EID: 24644432377     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.10.3.261     Document Type: Article

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