ABSTRACT
A person with certain kinds of emotional problems, who has been able to function in a stable work situation, may be at risk when faced with job loss. Occupational groups allow participants to discuss perceived obstacles to training and job loss, to recognize stress reactions, and to cope more effectively early in the transition period. The sense of emotional competence is problem-solving process that requires active planning, rather than passively expecting that solutions will emerge. Advocates of mental health interventions for displaced workers have had difficulty in persuading influential in human service systems to implement proactive prevention models for special population-at-risk. The crisis interview usually comes about at the request of the individual client, or on referral from the company, the union, or the reemployment center staff. Individuals suffering from transitional stress conditions manifest symptoms similar to those found in post-traumatic stress disorders, as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-III-R.
