"In 1992 approximately sixteen million people were unemployed in the United States. Even a healthier economy will not guarantee job security. Traditionally steady workers who never dreamed they'd be out of a job will continue to confront the potential loss of home, community status, and ultimately, family stability. While some of these men and women will be able to find new jobs quickly, most will spend several months, even a year or more, looking for new employment. Surviving Unemployment: A Family Handbook for Weathering Hard Times is the first book to guide the entire family - as well as the unemployed individual - through this often devastating period." "Cathy Beyer, an employment counselor whose family survived job loss three times in a four-year period, joins public relations experts Doris Pike and Loretta McGovern to create an invaluable tool for victims of a faltering economy. Combining professional knowledge with real-life anecdotes, they detail strategies for coping with finances; obtaining transportation; providing the family with food, clothing, and entertainment; meeting tuition payments; and more. They offer a wealth of suggestions on topics ranging from conducting a job search to caring for a family's emotional well-being, and include invaluable lists of resources for further information and support, organizational charts, budget worksheets, and helpful examples of written communication." "Filled with tips from someone who has been through it all, Surviving Unemployment is the essential resource for families who are currently working through the crisis of joblessness together as well as for those who wish to set priorities and prepare for the unexpected."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved