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Nikos Drosos

European University Cyprus, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty Member

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I am an assistant professor of career guidance and counselling in the European University Cyprus and co-ordinator of its master programme in career guidance and counselling.
Address: Athens, Attikí, Greece

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Career Adaptability and Career Resilience in the Workplace

Routledge eBooks, Jul 7, 2023

Using the â€œARIADNEâ€ Interest Questionnaire to Assess Cypriot Adolescentsâ€™ Career Interests

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, Apr 27, 2016

The Relationship between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Vocational Interests of Greek 10th and 11th Grade Students

Psychology, 2016

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence and vocation... more The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence and vocational interests using a sample of 272 Greek 10th and 11th Grade students. Trait Emotional Intelligence model (Petrides & Furnham, 2000, 2001, 2003) and Holland's RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising & Conventional) vocational interest model are used. Trait Emotional Intelligence is assessed with the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Adolescent Short Form (TEIQue-ASF) (Petrides, Sangareeau, Furnhum, & Frederickson, 2006) and the RIASEC types are assessed with the Self-Directed Search-SDS (Holland, 1994). The results show that trait emotional intelligence is positively correlated to the Enterprising Type in all SDS subscales. Additionally, emotional intelligence has low positive correlations with the Investigative and Realistic Types (only in the "Competencies" and "Self-Estimates" subscales), and the Social and Conservative Types (only in the "Competencies" subscale). Implications for research and adolescents' career counselling are also discussed.

ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΕΥΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΣΑΝΑΤΟΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΣΕ ΑΤΟΜΑ ΜΕ ΑΝΑΠΗΡΙΑ: ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗ ΨΥΧΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΘΕΚΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΠΡΟΣΔΙΟΡΙΣΜΟΥ

by eleni athanasiou and Nikos Drosos

Επιθεώρηση Συμβουλευτικής - Προσανατολισμού, τεύχος 130-131, 2022, σσ. 30-39, 2022

Η εργασία διαδραματίζει βασικό ρόλο στην κοινωνική ένταξη ατόμων με αναπηρία και στην ποιότητα ζ... more Η εργασία διαδραματίζει βασικό ρόλο στην κοινωνική ένταξη ατόμων με αναπηρία
και στην ποιότητα ζωής τους. Αποτελεί σημαντικό παράγοντα για την προώθηση ανεξάρτητης
και αξιοπρεπούς διαβίωσης. Παρά ταύτα ο δείκτης απασχόλησης για ΑμεΑ είναι εξαιρετικά χαμηλότερος από αυτόν του γενικού πληθυσμού και οι προοπτικές είναι περιορισμένες
καθώς το θεσμικό περιβάλλον δεν είναι φιλικό προς την επαγγελματική ένταξη. Αντίθετα με
παλαιότερες θεωρήσεις της αναπηρίας που έδιναν έμφαση σε αδυναμίες και συνεπακόλουθα
στην «επιδιόρθωσή» τους, ο αυτοπροσδιορισμός και η κοινωνική συμπερίληψη στοχεύουν
στην υποστήριξη της ανάπτυξης θετικών χαρακτηριστικών και ικανοτήτων. Δίνεται λοιπόν
έμφαση στις δυνάμεις και επιδιώκεται η υποστήριξη πλήρους συμμετοχής στους τομείς κοινωνικής δραστηριότητας.
Η παρούσα μελέτη εστιάζει στην ψυχική ανθεκτικότητα και τον αυτοπροσδιορισμό και
διερευνά την αξιοποίηση τους στις υπηρεσίες συμβουλευτικής και επαγγελματικού προσανατολισμού. Γίνεται περιγραφή μοντέλων επαγγελματικής ανάπτυξης, συμβουλευτικής και
επαγγελματικής ένταξης που έχουν δημιουργηθεί και αξιοποιηθεί με ΑμεΑ.

Future of ECADOC, Quality Report, and Evaluation

Editorial More than a year has now passed since we have issued the last issue of the NICE Newslet... more Editorial More than a year has now passed since we have issued the last issue of the NICE Newsletter. A lot has happened since. From a political perspective, we have been witnessing a new surge of national-istic movements across the globe, especially in Europe. European politics, at the same time, is struggling to find solutions for many concurrent challenges (distribution of refugees, financial crisis, tax competition, etc.). While we value diversity and national sovereignty, we are worried about these tendencies: Many of the contemporary challenges of the World call for more international collaboration, even stronger global or regional institutions, not less. The Euro-pean Union brought decades of peace to a war-ridden continent. The United Nations' action plan for the reduction of climate change is probably humanity's only chance to prevent massive catastrophes in the near future. In Europe, we need more solidarity and cooperation, not less, in order to solve many of the ...

The Istanbul Conference

The fourth NICE conference took place in Istanbul from May 23-25, 2013 at the Suleyman Demirel Cu... more

The Network for Innovation in Career Guidance and Counselling in Europe (NICE) involves 45 partne... more

Career Guidance and Counselling in Times of Volatile Labour Markets and Dynamic Biographies

News from around Europe

Submissions of the news and things going in the field of CGC from many European countries, - Denm... more Submissions of the news and things going in the field of CGC from many European countries, - Denmark, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Turkey, Slovakia, Sweden, Spain, Greece, the Faroe Islands, the Nordic countries, Italy, Hungary, Scotland, France, Finland, - and European Insitutions, - PES to PES Dialogue of the European Commission and ELGPN.

Last page/Disclaimer

European Doctoral Programme in Career Guidance and News from European Doctoral Programme in Career Guidance and Counselling Find news from the ECADOC project and the next summer school in Paris (pages 12-16). Editorial Board

Women leaders in times of economic crisis: leadership style, career self-efficacy, and job insecurity

Women, Business and Leadership, 2019

News from Greece

More than 400 career counseling and guidance practitioners attended the training seminars that we... more More than 400 career counseling and guidance practitioners attended the training seminars that were co-organized by the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP) and the Career Counseling Research & Assessment Center of the University of Athens (KEAES).

Coping Strategies and Trait Emotional Intelligence of Academic Staff

Psychology, 2017

This study examines the relationship between coping strategies and trait emotional intelligence o... more This study examines the relationship between coping strategies and trait emotional intelligence of 548 academic staff employed in public universities in Greece Coping strategies were assessed by the Coping Scale of the Occupational Stress Indicator-OSI (Cooper, Sloan, & Williams, 1988); and Trait Emotional Intelligence was measured by the Short form of the Trait Emotional Questionnaire/TEIQue-SF (Petrides, 2009a, 2009b). Academic staff reported high levels of trait emotional intelligence, and the results also indicated that there is a considerable diversity in the coping strategies that academics use. Most of the demographic variables were found not to differentiate academic staffs' trait emotional intelligence or coping styles. Trait emotional intelligence had medium to low positive correlations with all coping strategies. Results are discussed in terms of their practical implications.

Subjective Psychological Well-Being of the Aging Workforce in Times of Economic Crisis: The Case of Greece

The Aging Workforce Handbook, 2016

Career beliefs of Greek and Non-Greek Vocational Education students

Creative Education, 2012

The present study aims at investigating Greek and non-Greek Vocational Education students' career... more The present study aims at investigating Greek and non-Greek Vocational Education students' career beliefs. The sample consists of 238 students who attend Greek Secondary Vocational Education schools in the region of Attica. The study also investigates whether various demographic variables (e.g. gender, immigrant status, parents' educational level) differentiate these beliefs. Career beliefs were assessed by Career Beliefs Patterns Scale-2. Five factors were found to contribute to career beliefs: Culture & common practice, Proficiency beliefs, Control & self-direction beliefs, Persistence beliefs, Fatalism & Socioeconomic status impact. The results revealed statistically significant relationships between the level of career beliefs and gender and immigrant status. Findings are discussed in terms of their practical applications for career counseling.

Employment as an Integral Part of Social Inclusion: The Case of Mental Health Patients in Greece

International Perspectives on Inclusive Education, 2019

Although work has a fundamental role in the individual’s psychological well-being, the vast major... more Although work has a fundamental role in the individual’s psychological well-being, the vast majority of mental health service users are not in employment. This is the result of various barriers that impede their work re-integration process despite their desire to work. Apart from the illness’ symptoms, these barriers are strongly associated with the negative effects of long-term unemployment, the negative stereotypes and attitudes towards mental health service users and the fear of losing disability benefits. There are several occupational intervention models aiming at vocational rehabilitation of mental health service users. Arguably, the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment has proved to be more effective compared to other models. This chapter presents an innovative career counselling approach that combines elements from the IPS model and from the newly emerged career theories that have been developed to address today’s world of work challenges. This model was developed by the Pan-Hellenic Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Work Integration (PEPSAEE) in Greece during the recent major economic crisis. Further implications of the model’s implementation regarding vocational rehabilitation of mental health users as means for social inclusion are discussed.

Attitudes toward women managers and female authority: an empirical study among women managers in Greece

Women, Business and Leadership, 2019

Career decision-making skills of primary education students in Greece : planning of career guidance activities throughout the curriculum

The purpose of this study was to construct a theoretically driven and psychometrically sound care... more The purpose of this study was to construct a theoretically driven and psychometrically sound career decision making skills questionnaire to measure the dimensions that contribute to career decision-making of 6th grade primary education students. Principal components analyses indicated the presence of three empirically derived components that contribute to career decision making of primary education students and call for demands to develop educational activities throughout the curriculum. These career guidance activities have three main goals: (a) investigation of the world of work in relation with students’ self awareness, (b) development of simple strategies of decision making and problem solving, (c) awareness of the relationships among variables such as personal characteristics, school attendance, and life preparation. These activities can be used in school settings and have a strong effect on students’ understanding of how choices and planning affect their future. Career decisio...

Brexit and Corporate Social Responsibility: a controversial case

Career Adaptability and Career Resilience in the Workplace

Routledge eBooks, Jul 7, 2023

Using the â€œARIADNEâ€ Interest Questionnaire to Assess Cypriot Adolescentsâ€™ Career Interests

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, Apr 27, 2016

The Relationship between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Vocational Interests of Greek 10th and 11th Grade Students

Psychology, 2016

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence and vocation... more The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence and vocational interests using a sample of 272 Greek 10th and 11th Grade students. Trait Emotional Intelligence model (Petrides & Furnham, 2000, 2001, 2003) and Holland's RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising & Conventional) vocational interest model are used. Trait Emotional Intelligence is assessed with the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Adolescent Short Form (TEIQue-ASF) (Petrides, Sangareeau, Furnhum, & Frederickson, 2006) and the RIASEC types are assessed with the Self-Directed Search-SDS (Holland, 1994). The results show that trait emotional intelligence is positively correlated to the Enterprising Type in all SDS subscales. Additionally, emotional intelligence has low positive correlations with the Investigative and Realistic Types (only in the "Competencies" and "Self-Estimates" subscales), and the Social and Conservative Types (only in the "Competencies" subscale). Implications for research and adolescents' career counselling are also discussed.

ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΕΥΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΣΑΝΑΤΟΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΣΕ ΑΤΟΜΑ ΜΕ ΑΝΑΠΗΡΙΑ: ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗ ΨΥΧΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΘΕΚΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΠΡΟΣΔΙΟΡΙΣΜΟΥ

by eleni athanasiou and Nikos Drosos

Επιθεώρηση Συμβουλευτικής - Προσανατολισμού, τεύχος 130-131, 2022, σσ. 30-39, 2022

Η εργασία διαδραματίζει βασικό ρόλο στην κοινωνική ένταξη ατόμων με αναπηρία και στην ποιότητα ζ... more Η εργασία διαδραματίζει βασικό ρόλο στην κοινωνική ένταξη ατόμων με αναπηρία
και στην ποιότητα ζωής τους. Αποτελεί σημαντικό παράγοντα για την προώθηση ανεξάρτητης
και αξιοπρεπούς διαβίωσης. Παρά ταύτα ο δείκτης απασχόλησης για ΑμεΑ είναι εξαιρετικά χαμηλότερος από αυτόν του γενικού πληθυσμού και οι προοπτικές είναι περιορισμένες
καθώς το θεσμικό περιβάλλον δεν είναι φιλικό προς την επαγγελματική ένταξη. Αντίθετα με
παλαιότερες θεωρήσεις της αναπηρίας που έδιναν έμφαση σε αδυναμίες και συνεπακόλουθα
στην «επιδιόρθωσή» τους, ο αυτοπροσδιορισμός και η κοινωνική συμπερίληψη στοχεύουν
στην υποστήριξη της ανάπτυξης θετικών χαρακτηριστικών και ικανοτήτων. Δίνεται λοιπόν
έμφαση στις δυνάμεις και επιδιώκεται η υποστήριξη πλήρους συμμετοχής στους τομείς κοινωνικής δραστηριότητας.
Η παρούσα μελέτη εστιάζει στην ψυχική ανθεκτικότητα και τον αυτοπροσδιορισμό και
διερευνά την αξιοποίηση τους στις υπηρεσίες συμβουλευτικής και επαγγελματικού προσανατολισμού. Γίνεται περιγραφή μοντέλων επαγγελματικής ανάπτυξης, συμβουλευτικής και
επαγγελματικής ένταξης που έχουν δημιουργηθεί και αξιοποιηθεί με ΑμεΑ.

Future of ECADOC, Quality Report, and Evaluation

Editorial More than a year has now passed since we have issued the last issue of the NICE Newslet... more Editorial More than a year has now passed since we have issued the last issue of the NICE Newsletter. A lot has happened since. From a political perspective, we have been witnessing a new surge of national-istic movements across the globe, especially in Europe. European politics, at the same time, is struggling to find solutions for many concurrent challenges (distribution of refugees, financial crisis, tax competition, etc.). While we value diversity and national sovereignty, we are worried about these tendencies: Many of the contemporary challenges of the World call for more international collaboration, even stronger global or regional institutions, not less. The Euro-pean Union brought decades of peace to a war-ridden continent. The United Nations' action plan for the reduction of climate change is probably humanity's only chance to prevent massive catastrophes in the near future. In Europe, we need more solidarity and cooperation, not less, in order to solve many of the ...

The Istanbul Conference

The fourth NICE conference took place in Istanbul from May 23-25, 2013 at the Suleyman Demirel Cu... more

The Network for Innovation in Career Guidance and Counselling in Europe (NICE) involves 45 partne... more

Career Guidance and Counselling in Times of Volatile Labour Markets and Dynamic Biographies

News from around Europe

Submissions of the news and things going in the field of CGC from many European countries, - Denm... more Submissions of the news and things going in the field of CGC from many European countries, - Denmark, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Turkey, Slovakia, Sweden, Spain, Greece, the Faroe Islands, the Nordic countries, Italy, Hungary, Scotland, France, Finland, - and European Insitutions, - PES to PES Dialogue of the European Commission and ELGPN.

Last page/Disclaimer

European Doctoral Programme in Career Guidance and News from European Doctoral Programme in Career Guidance and Counselling Find news from the ECADOC project and the next summer school in Paris (pages 12-16). Editorial Board

Women leaders in times of economic crisis: leadership style, career self-efficacy, and job insecurity

Women, Business and Leadership, 2019

News from Greece

More than 400 career counseling and guidance practitioners attended the training seminars that we... more More than 400 career counseling and guidance practitioners attended the training seminars that were co-organized by the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP) and the Career Counseling Research & Assessment Center of the University of Athens (KEAES).

Coping Strategies and Trait Emotional Intelligence of Academic Staff

Psychology, 2017

This study examines the relationship between coping strategies and trait emotional intelligence o... more This study examines the relationship between coping strategies and trait emotional intelligence of 548 academic staff employed in public universities in Greece Coping strategies were assessed by the Coping Scale of the Occupational Stress Indicator-OSI (Cooper, Sloan, & Williams, 1988); and Trait Emotional Intelligence was measured by the Short form of the Trait Emotional Questionnaire/TEIQue-SF (Petrides, 2009a, 2009b). Academic staff reported high levels of trait emotional intelligence, and the results also indicated that there is a considerable diversity in the coping strategies that academics use. Most of the demographic variables were found not to differentiate academic staffs' trait emotional intelligence or coping styles. Trait emotional intelligence had medium to low positive correlations with all coping strategies. Results are discussed in terms of their practical implications.

Subjective Psychological Well-Being of the Aging Workforce in Times of Economic Crisis: The Case of Greece

The Aging Workforce Handbook, 2016

Career beliefs of Greek and Non-Greek Vocational Education students

Creative Education, 2012

The present study aims at investigating Greek and non-Greek Vocational Education students' career... more The present study aims at investigating Greek and non-Greek Vocational Education students' career beliefs. The sample consists of 238 students who attend Greek Secondary Vocational Education schools in the region of Attica. The study also investigates whether various demographic variables (e.g. gender, immigrant status, parents' educational level) differentiate these beliefs. Career beliefs were assessed by Career Beliefs Patterns Scale-2. Five factors were found to contribute to career beliefs: Culture & common practice, Proficiency beliefs, Control & self-direction beliefs, Persistence beliefs, Fatalism & Socioeconomic status impact. The results revealed statistically significant relationships between the level of career beliefs and gender and immigrant status. Findings are discussed in terms of their practical applications for career counseling.

Employment as an Integral Part of Social Inclusion: The Case of Mental Health Patients in Greece

International Perspectives on Inclusive Education, 2019

Although work has a fundamental role in the individual’s psychological well-being, the vast major... more Although work has a fundamental role in the individual’s psychological well-being, the vast majority of mental health service users are not in employment. This is the result of various barriers that impede their work re-integration process despite their desire to work. Apart from the illness’ symptoms, these barriers are strongly associated with the negative effects of long-term unemployment, the negative stereotypes and attitudes towards mental health service users and the fear of losing disability benefits. There are several occupational intervention models aiming at vocational rehabilitation of mental health service users. Arguably, the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment has proved to be more effective compared to other models. This chapter presents an innovative career counselling approach that combines elements from the IPS model and from the newly emerged career theories that have been developed to address today’s world of work challenges. This model was developed by the Pan-Hellenic Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Work Integration (PEPSAEE) in Greece during the recent major economic crisis. Further implications of the model’s implementation regarding vocational rehabilitation of mental health users as means for social inclusion are discussed.

Attitudes toward women managers and female authority: an empirical study among women managers in Greece

Women, Business and Leadership, 2019

Career decision-making skills of primary education students in Greece : planning of career guidance activities throughout the curriculum

The purpose of this study was to construct a theoretically driven and psychometrically sound care... more The purpose of this study was to construct a theoretically driven and psychometrically sound career decision making skills questionnaire to measure the dimensions that contribute to career decision-making of 6th grade primary education students. Principal components analyses indicated the presence of three empirically derived components that contribute to career decision making of primary education students and call for demands to develop educational activities throughout the curriculum. These career guidance activities have three main goals: (a) investigation of the world of work in relation with students’ self awareness, (b) development of simple strategies of decision making and problem solving, (c) awareness of the relationships among variables such as personal characteristics, school attendance, and life preparation. These activities can be used in school settings and have a strong effect on students’ understanding of how choices and planning affect their future. Career decisio...

Brexit and Corporate Social Responsibility: a controversial case

Αξιολόγηση της λήψης επαγγελματικών αποφάσεων: Τι μετράμε και πώς το μετράμε

Δρόσος, Ν. (2019). Αξιολόγηση της λήψης επαγγελματικών αποφάσεων: Τι μετράμε και πώς το μετράμε. Στο Αι. Αργυροπούλου (Επιμ.) Επαγγελματική Συμβουλευτική και Λήψη Επαγγελματικών Αποφάσεων. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Γρηγόρη. , 2019

Due to copyright issues only two pages are displayed. Η αξιολόγηση των χαρακτηριστικών και δεξιοτ... more Due to copyright issues only two pages are displayed.
Η αξιολόγηση των χαρακτηριστικών και δεξιοτήτων του ατόμου που σχετίζονται με τη λήψη επαγγελματικών αποφάσεων γίνεται με την αξιοποίηση ειδικά σχεδιασμένων ερωτηματολογίων. Τα ερωτηματολόγια αυτά ενδέχεται να μετρούν διαφορετικούς μεταξύ τους παράγοντες, καθώς βασίζονται σε διαφορετικές θεωρίες επαγγελματικής ανάπτυξης και η λήψη επαγγελματικών αποφάσεων είναι μια ευρεία έννοια που περιλαμβάνει πλήθος παραγόντων. Το παρόν κεφάλαιο παρουσιάζει 13 ερωτηματολόγια, τα οποία έχουν χρησιμοποιηθεί σε ερευνητικές εργασίες στην Ελλάδα. Κάποια ερωτηματολόγια αφορούν την αξιολόγηση της ετοιμότητας των ατόμων να λάβουν επαγγελματικές αποφάσεις και μετρούν
την επαγγελματική τους ωριμότητα (Career Development Inventory και Κλίμακα Επαγγελματικής Εξέλιξης), καθώς και τις πεποιθήσεις αυτοαποτελεσματικότητας (Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale και Perceived Self-Efficacy in Career Scale). Κάποια ερωτηματολόγια στοχεύουν στον εντοπισμό των δυσκολιών που αντιμετωπίζουν τα άτομα στη λήψη αποφάσεων, όπως η αναποφασιστικότητα (Career Decision Scale), οι δυσλειτουργικές πεποιθήσεις σταδιοδρομίας (Career Thoughts Inventory, Career Beliefs Patterns Scale – Version 2 και Dysfunctional Career Decision-Making Beliefs Questionnaire), αλλά και οι γενικότερες δυσκολίες που σχετίζονται με άλλους παράγοντες (Career Decision Making Difficulties Questionnaire, Emotional and Personality Career Difficulties Scale και Κλίμακα Επαγγελματικών Αποφάσεων). Τέλος, παρουσιάζονται ψυχομετρικά εργαλεία που αξιολογούν διάφορα χαρακτηριστικά του ατόμου κατά τη διαδικασία λήψης απόφασης (Career Decision-Making Profile Questionnaire και Τεστ Δεξιοτήτων Λήψης Απόφασης «ΑΡΙΑΔΝΗ»).

Employment as an integral part of social inclusion: The case of mental health patients in Greece

Drosos, N., & Theodoroulakis, M. (2019). Employment as an integral part of social inclusion: The case of mental health patients in Greece. In K. Scorgie & C. Forlin (Eds.) Promoting Social Inclusion: Co-creating Environments that Foster Equity and Belonging. UK: Emerald Group Publishing LTD., 2019

Due to copyright issues, only two pages are displayed. Although work has a fundamental role in th... more Due to copyright issues, only two pages are displayed.
Although work has a fundamental role in the individual’s psychological wellbeing, the vast majority of mental health service users are not in employment. This is the result of various barriers that impede their work re-integration process despite their desire to work. Apart from the illness’ symptoms, these barriers are strongly associated with the negative effects of long-term unemployment, the negative stereotypes and attitudes towards mental health service users and the fear of losing disability benefits. There are several occupational
intervention models aiming at vocational rehabilitation of mental health service users. Arguably, the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment has proved to be more effective compared to other models. This chapter presents an innovative career counselling approach that combines elements from the IPS model and from the newly emerged career
theories that have been developed to address today’s world of work challenges.
This model was developed by the Pan-Hellenic Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Work Integration (PEPSAEE) in Greece during the recent major economic crisis. Further implications of the model’s
implementation regarding vocational rehabilitation of mental health users as means for social inclusion are discussed.