Add to ORKGThe most recent reports from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that 8.6 million people in the United States are among the working poor, a population whose formal employment does not provide sufficient income to remain above the poverty threshold. The problems facing the working poor are examined in this article. Labor market issues, job stress, mental health concerns, stigma, and barriers to appropriate treatment were all identified as problems facing this disadvantaged population. Implications for counselors and counseling practice are discussed including considerations for the working poor population and counselor education training programs
This exploratory research focused on the structural context of working poverty, thereby transcending...
Background: Financial inequalities appear to be increasing and poverty is becoming ubiquitous. Pover...
This article explores the inability of the working poor to withstand income shocks. Because they oft...
The most recent reports from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that 8.6 million people in the...
Counseling families in poverty can be a daunting process if one only focuses on what is lacking. Tak...
While Americans historically have supported efforts to provide financial assistance to the truly nee...
This article explores the persistence of working poor families in the United States— families that l...
[Excerpt] At a time when the nation is wrestling with the question of reforming welfare and forging ...
The relationship between increased levels of poverty and decreased levels of psychological wellbeing...
Understanding counseling students’ preferences, competence, and perceived training related to presen...
Economically disadvantaged mothers face numerous barriers to stable, quality employment opportunitie...
The article analyzes problems of poverty in the American society classified among affluent societie...
Who is poor? For decades, the Official Poverty Measure largely answered this question. Using measure...
For many decades America has been stuck in a loop of having millions of impoverished citizens despit...
Based on a 2-year study of Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) programs in a large urban center, th...
This exploratory research focused on the structural context of working poverty, thereby transcending...
Background: Financial inequalities appear to be increasing and poverty is becoming ubiquitous. Pover...
This article explores the inability of the working poor to withstand income shocks. Because they oft...
The most recent reports from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that 8.6 million people in the...
Counseling families in poverty can be a daunting process if one only focuses on what is lacking. Tak...
While Americans historically have supported efforts to provide financial assistance to the truly nee...
This article explores the persistence of working poor families in the United States— families that l...
[Excerpt] At a time when the nation is wrestling with the question of reforming welfare and forging ...
The relationship between increased levels of poverty and decreased levels of psychological wellbeing...
Understanding counseling students’ preferences, competence, and perceived training related to presen...
Economically disadvantaged mothers face numerous barriers to stable, quality employment opportunitie...
The article analyzes problems of poverty in the American society classified among affluent societie...
Who is poor? For decades, the Official Poverty Measure largely answered this question. Using measure...
For many decades America has been stuck in a loop of having millions of impoverished citizens despit...
Based on a 2-year study of Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) programs in a large urban center, th...
This exploratory research focused on the structural context of working poverty, thereby transcending...
Background: Financial inequalities appear to be increasing and poverty is becoming ubiquitous. Pover...
This article explores the inability of the working poor to withstand income shocks. Because they oft...