Work-Family Conflict and Career Development Theories: A Search for Helping Strategies
Rebecca Slan-Jerusalim; Charles, P. Chen
Journal of Counseling and Development 87(4): 492-499
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0748-9633 DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2009.tb00134.xDocument Number: 263886
The authors discuss the connection between the work-family conflict literature and some career development and counseling theories, attempting to use theoretical tenets for the development of effective helping interventions. The focus is on female workers' experience of work-family conflict, given that this group is more exposed to and negatively affected by such conflict in their personal and vocational lives. Career counseling implications are discussed in an effort to identify more effective helping and coping strategies.