Achieving Best Practice in Employment Supports: Defining Measures of Effectiveness. Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 4

Institution	University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion
Titel	Achieving Best Practice in Employment Supports: Defining Measures of Effectiveness. Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 4
Quelle	(2016), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Disability; Developmental Disabilities; Best Practices; Supported Employment; Job Skills; Consultants; Specialists; Employment Qualifications; Job Applicants; Employment Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Entwicklungsstörung; Arbeitsförderungsmaßnahme; Produktive Fertigkeit; Consultant; Berater; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Bewerber; Employment service; Arbeitsvermittlung
Abstract	People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are among the most likely Americans to be unemployed, live in poverty, or rely on public programs. In 2013, only 23% of working-age people with cognitive disabilities--a broad demographic category that includes individuals with IDD--were employed, compared to 72% of people without disabilities. While over 30 states have adopted an Employment First policy (a declaration that employment is the priority outcome for people with disabilities), a key challenge is ensuring that supports meet the standards for best practice. Employment supports are delivered by what we refer to as "employment consultants." We use this term to describe staff who support individuals with disabilities to find and keep an individual integrated job in the community. Other titles may include employment specialist, job developer, or job coach. This brief: Shares what we know about bringing best practice to scale; Introduces a line of research that builds a strategy for an effective workforce for employment supports. [This report was prepared by ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston and the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Advancing Employment for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (RRTC), a project of ThinkWork!.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute for Community Inclusion. University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. Tel: 617-287-4300; Fax: 617-287-4352; e-mail: ici@umb.edu; Web site: http://www.communityinclusion.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01