Evaluation of a Multicomponent Intervention Package to Increase Summer Work Experiences for Transition-Age Youth with Severe Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Carter, Erik W.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Ditchman, Nicole; Swedeen, Beth; Owens, Laura
Titel	Evaluation of a Multicomponent Intervention Package to Increase Summer Work Experiences for Transition-Age Youth with Severe Disabilities
Quelle	In: Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 34 (2009) 2, S.1-12 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1540-7969
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Education Work Relationship; Severe Disabilities; Work Experience; Program Evaluation; Summer Programs; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Community Programs; Employment Experience; Developmental Studies Programs; Transitional Programs; Youth Opportunities; Community Based Instruction (Disabilities) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Sommerkurs; Work experience; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium
Abstract	Early work experiences have been advocated as an important avenue for equipping youth with disabilities with the skills, attitudes, opportunities, and aspirations needed to transition successfully to meaningful careers after high school. We examined the efficacy and social validity of a multicomponent intervention package--composed of summer-focused planning, community connectors, and employer liaisons--aimed at connecting youth with severe disabilities to summer work experiences. Sixty-seven youth were randomly assigned to intervention and comparison groups from within six diverse high schools. Youth in the intervention group were 3.5 times more likely to have community-based work experiences during the summer and worked more hours per week. Key stakeholders generally perceived the intervention strategies to be acceptable, feasible, and effective. We present a detailed analysis of the summer experiences of youth with severe disabilities and offer recommendations for improving students' access to early work and community experiences as part of comprehensive transition education. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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