美国职业培训计划中的失业者,移民和老年亚洲工人:他们的经验和福祉,以及接触这一重要人口的策略
Patrick Ho Lam Lai1, Cal J Halvorsen1,2, Kun Chang3
1School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
Journal of gerontological social work
|April 10, 2024
概括
在高级社区服务就业计划 (SCSEP) 中的老年亚洲移民报告说,他们的健康状况良好,监督人员支持他们. 许多人经历了经济困难,并且对志愿者角色比计划后的有偿就业更感兴趣.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 高龄社区服务就业计划 (SCSEP) 为年长的低收入失业者提供就业培训.
- 联邦资金的具体拨款针对SCSEP的亚洲参与者,但他们的人口统计和经验仍未得到充分研究.
- 了解老年亚洲SCSEP参与者的个人资料对于他们在劳动力中日益增长的存在至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查马萨诸塞州SCSEP中老年亚洲参与者的健康,福祉和经验.
- 收集关于这一特定人口群体的初步数据,以告知未来的研究和程序开发.
主要方法:
- 一项试点研究利用了一项调查,分发给马萨诸塞州的老年亚洲SCSEP参与者.
- 从39名受访者收集的数据,重点关注人口统计,健康状况,财务状况以及项目后就业/志愿者兴趣.
- 与服务于中国和越南社区的当地人力服务组织的合作确保了研究的覆盖范围.
主要成果:
- 受访者主要是中国 (72%) 和越南 (28%) 移民,年龄在58-73岁之间,大多数人在家中使用非英语语言.
- 大多数人报告健康状况"良好",但也面临经济挑战.
- 在培训实习的监督者被认为是支持性的,参与者对有薪工作表达了适度的兴趣,但对SCSEP后的志愿者角色表达了更大的兴趣.
结论:
- 在SCSEP中,老年亚洲移民是一个独特的群体,有着独特的需求,在财务不安全感和良好的健康感之间取得平衡.
- 支持性的监督和对志愿者机会的偏好是他们经验的关键方面.
- 该研究强调了文化敏感的外展和支持对这个年长工人的日益增长的人口结构的重要性.
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