ERIC Number: EJ983955
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jun
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Implementation of Job Development Practices
Migliore, Alberto; Butterworth, John; Nord, Derek; Cox, Monica; Gelb, Amy
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v50 n3 p207-218 Jun 2012
We investigated the extent to which employment consultants implemented job development practices recommended in the literature when assisting job seekers with intellectual or developmental disabilities. We contacted 83 employment consultants from 25 employment programs in Minnesota and Connecticut. Fifty-nine participants were eligible and completed surveys. We found inconsistencies between the employment consultants' practices and the job development literature in areas such as involvement of family members and acquaintances, observation of job seekers in work and nonwork environments, analyses of employers' needs, development of customized jobs, and assistance with work incentives planning. We recommend a system-wide effort for supporting employment consultants in implementing promising job development practices. This effort needs to involve funding agencies, employment programs, accreditation agencies, training programs, and researchers.
Descriptors: Consultants, Disabilities, Job Applicants, Job Development, Employment Programs, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Family Involvement, Observation, Needs Assessment, Incentives, Accessibility (for Disabled)
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 7065, Lawrence, KS 66044-7065. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://aaiddjournals.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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