This study aims to develop possible job preparation programs for the better job hunting efficiency of the low-income unemployed even with alcoholic problem. In other words, this study was intended to ask the generalist social workers in community social welfare centers to cluster a group of the low-income unemployed with alcoholic problem, who live within permanent rental housing lot, according to an issue titled ‘job preparation\' in order to relieve their negative psycho-emotional problems about unemployment and poverty(e.g. depression, anxiety, distrust, etc.) as critical disorder factors of their job hunting behavior and alcoholic problem as well. Furthermore, this study was also intended to facilitate generalist social workers to intervene in the low-income unemployed for their better job seeking motivation and skills so as to prevent them from being unemployed on a long term basis, so that it can develop so-called “model of job preparation program for the better job hunting efficiency\" that may contribute to the more positive reactions of the low-income unemployed.
The modified version of job preparation program model is characterized by the followings:
First, initial model considered the alcoholic problem of the low-income unemployed to be an individual challenge that requires solution, while making clear that alcoholic problem of subjects was somewhat relieved along with their changing attitudes to job seeking skills and motivation shown as the result of test. Modified model defined the function of job preparation program as the operation of job club focused on better job hunting efficiency. Here, alcoholic problem was not considered as special issue but to be the negative reactions of subjects to their unemployment situation. Modified model was focused on natural drop of such reaction by motivating subjects to take more aggressive job hunting attitudes.
Secondly, cognitive method theory was adopted for the modified model. Here, the basic concept of this theory was identical with that of initial model, but the model was modified in the form of various activities and follow-up impression sharing after activities in terms of its application by allowing for subjects\' responsiveness. In addition, the modified model involved growing self-esteem and self-respect through voluntary service works and other practices of social skill training like learning in-house personal relationship through side job outreach and leisure activities, how to assert oneself, experience in high quality culture and so on.
Thirdly, since the procedure of effect and process evaluation revealed some unrealistic aspects for its application to practical works, evaluation was performed only through job hunting efficiency test and NMH\'s Alcoholism Screening Test(NAST), which all contain some components of initial model.
Fourthly, other factors unexpected even in initial model were found out and provided as a guideline useful for running job preparation program.
Key Words: low-income unemployed, alcoholic problem, self-support, job preparation, job hunting efficiency, Design & development model, generalist social workers, community social welfare centers, community practice