Career Development Impacts of COVID-19: Practice and Policy Recommendations
Kelsey L. Autin, David L. Blustein, Saba Rasheed Ali, Patton O. Garriott
Abstract
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in drastic changes to employment around the globe. In the present article, we identify four emerging impacts of the pandemic and how career development professionals might respond through policy and practice. Specifically, we focus on four distinct but related domains: unemployment, worker mental health, the work–family interface, and employment disparities. For each domain, we offer recommendations for policy and practice with the hope that career development professionals might reframe the COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity for a renewed commitment to supporting worker well-being.
Topics & Concepts
Cognitive reframingCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Career developmentGlobePandemicUnemploymentPublic relationsWork (physics)Economic growthPolitical sciencePsychologyMedicinePedagogyEconomicsSocial psychologyMechanical engineeringPathologyDiseaseNeuroscienceEngineeringInfectious disease (medical specialty)Employment and Welfare StudiesRetirement, Disability, and EmploymentWorkplace Health and Well-being