APPENDIX C: FOCUS GROUP ONE QUESTIONS

Supporting Employment Counsellors in Rural and northern Regions

There are three steps to the data collection process in this study. There will be a one hour phone interview followed by two focus groups. Participants will be asked to talk about: What supports do you need as an Employment Counsellor, to enhance your effectiveness?

The Focus Group One questions are as follows:

  1. Describe your work conditions when you feel you are performing your job most effectively.
  2. Describe your role when you felt the most effective supporting a client toward achieving employment success?
  3. If you had three wishes for a changed system at work, what would they be?
  4. Share a story about innovative approaches you have seen to the life/work conditions in rural and northern regions.