ROLE-PLAYING IN A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE

Abstract

In the summer of 1969 a group counseling program was set up in a youth employment office to particularly assist lower levels of urban, minority, disadvantaged youth interested in employment or training. In most cases, the counselees were school drop-outs, of low income or on welfare and had not gained from previous training experiences. The group counseling included remedial work in mathematics, spelling, reading, typing, role-playing in job interviewing and psychodrama and role-playing in areas blocking self-development.