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The authors provide an overview of the psychosocial impact of unemployment. Case studies, based on interviews with the long-term unemployed during 1988 and 1989 are presented to highlight the Personal Employment Identity Model. The PEIM is a service delivery paradigm designed to assist counselors when working with the unemployed. It utilizes an individuals's ego identity in relation to their self identification with their previous work role to recommend interventions. Interventions will vary according to the inherent and expressed needs of the individual on the continuum of the Personal Employment Identity Model.
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Peregoy, J.J., Schliebner, C.T. Long-term unemployment: Effects and counseling interventions. Int J Adv Counselling 13, 193–204 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00118484
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