@article{cc5a7a3b738248aca4861bcaf0e1d7f1,
title = "Action-Oriented Hope: An Agent of Change for Internationally Educated Professionals",
abstract = "This exploratory study examined the relationship between action-oriented hope and progression on a pathway to licensure (forward movement) for internationally educated health professionals in Canada. The Hope-Centered Career Inventory and a series of hope-based interventions were used with participants (N = 19) who were all working in an underemployed capacity in a health region. Outcomes were tracked using a mixed-methods approach. Helping and hindering factors for licensure (as experienced by participants) were also discussed. Results showed that participants made a significant improvement with regard to the hope-centered career competencies after the interventions.",
author = "Amber Clarke and Norman Amundson and Spencer Niles and Yoon, {Hyung Joon}",
note = "Funding Information: Amber Clarke, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Norman Amundson, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Spencer Niles, William & Mary School of Education; Hyung Joon Yoon, Department of Human and Organizational Learning, George Washington University. Hyung Joon Yoon is now at Department of Learning and Performance Systems, Pennsylvania State University. This research was supported by Health Canada{\textquoteright}s Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Amber Clarke, Saskatchewan Health Authority, 701 Queen Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 0M7, Canada (email: Amber.Clarke@saskhealthauthority.ca). Funding Information: Pathways: IEHP Support, Bridging and Integration Project (2011–2016) received funding through Health Canada{\textquoteright}s IEHP initiative . Through this funding, the project provided support to IEHPs who were working in an underemployed capacity within the 13 health regions in Saskatchewan . Core supports included pathway guidance and career planning services, language and communication, peer network and mentorship opportunities, and financial assistance . Despite these supports, signs of pathway disengagement and failure to progress toward licensure were evident among many participants . As the Pathways Project (represented by the first author) began to search for new models to support participants, it became necessary to explore approaches beyond the traditional technical supports, such as language classes and bridging programs, and to help underemployed immigrants to reengage on their pathway to licensure on an individualized level . As a result, we formed a research partnership . Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 by the American Counseling Association. All rights reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2018",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1002/joec.12095",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "55",
pages = "155--165",
journal = "Journal of Employment Counseling",
issn = "0022-0787",
publisher = "American Counseling Association",
number = "4",
}