What Do Employment Specialists Really Do? A Study on Job Development Practices

Autor/inn/en	Migliore, Alberto; Hall, Allison Cohen; Butterworth, John; Winsor, Jean
Titel	What Do Employment Specialists Really Do? A Study on Job Development Practices
Quelle	In: Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 35 (2010) 1-2, S.15-23 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1540-7969
Schlagwörter	Job Development; Employment Services; Employment Programs; Developmental Disabilities; Job Applicants; Interpersonal Relationship; Supported Employment; Employment Opportunities; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employment service; Arbeitsvermittlung; Employment program; Employment programme; Employment programmes; Beschäftigungsprogramm; Entwicklungsstörung; Bewerber; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Arbeitsförderungsmaßnahme; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; USA
Abstract	This study examined the extent to which employment specialists implemented the job development practices recommended in the research literature when assisting job seekers with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Self-reported data were collected through a Web-based survey from 163 employment specialists from 74 employment programs in 28 states. Questions focused on the following four clusters of activities: getting to know job seekers, finding job openings, engaging employers to hire, and facilitating transition to a job. Findings showed that some employment specialists self-reported practices conflicted with the practices advocated in the literature. On the basis of our findings, we recommended a greater emphasis on implementing job development activities recommended in the literature as well as furthering research on effective, evidence-based practices. (Contains 1 footnote and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10