Overview

The latest book in the Brookes Transition to Adulthood Series, this is a practical handbook for helping youth with disabilities transition into integrated, competitive employment alongside their peers, providing advice ranging from career planning and preparation to the job search and sustaining employment.

Full Product Details

Author:   Wendy Parent-Johnson ,  Laura Owens ,  Richard Parent-Johnson
Publisher:   Brookes Publishing Co
Imprint:   Brookes Publishing Co
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9781598573589

ISBN 10:   1598573586
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   31 August 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Series Preface Editorial Advisory Board About the Authors Preface About the Downloads Acknowledgments 1 Getting Started Transition to Employment Importance of Work What Do the Statistics Say? Changing the Landscape of Disability and Employment Upcoming Chapters 2 Strategies to Facilitate Effective Transitions Teacher Vignette The Crucial Importance of Collaboration Grow Your Own Collective Impact Team Collective Impact: A Practical Application Integrating Best Practices 3 How Do We Plan for Employment , Support Self -Directed Team Meetings , and Encourage Adult Agency InvolvementTeacher/Transition Coordinator Vignette Planning for Employment Ready and Reliable Employment First Why Is Person-Centered Planning Important? 4 How Do We Develop Skills, Identify Passions, and Explore Careers?Teacher/Transition Coordinator Vignette Developing High School Services Identifying Learning Styles and Preferences Utilizing Online Career Exploration Tools Providing Community Work and Internship Opportunities Establishing Employment or Post-Secondary Education Areas of Interest 5 Developing Employer Relationships to Develop Job OpportunitiesTeacher/Transition Coordinator Vignette Competitive Integrated Employment Knowing the Business Community Business Knowledge Networking Meeting with Employers Employment Proposals Preparing Students for Employment Through Work-Based Learning or Internships Partnership Agreement Worksite Analysis Intern Criteria and Job Description Application and Interview Process Orientation and Training Evaluation Process 6 Providing Training and Supports While in School and AfterTeacher/Transition Coordinator Vignette Teaching Self-Determination Identifying Instructional Strategies and Support Instructional Strategies Natural Supports 7 Ways to Overcome the Yeah, but . . . SyndromeStudent Vignette Case Studies Challenges That Teachers Face References Index

Reviews

This book reflects optimism for employment outcomes for students with disabilities as well as the importance of student-centered approaches that result in post-school employment. It is full of practical strategies for making that happen. - Richard Luecking, Ed.D., Center for Transition and Career Innovation, University of Maryland

Author Information

Wendy Parent, Ph.D., is Research Associate Professor and Assistant Director, Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities, a Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at The University of Kansas. She has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of supported and customized employment and transition from school to work for individuals with severe disabilities. Dr. Parent has published numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles related to transition and supported/customized employment and has coauthored several books on supported employment. In her efforts to build systems capacity and enhance employment and self-employment outcomes, she provides training and technical assistance to teachers, transition coordinators, families, rehabilitation counselors, job coaches, and individuals with disabilities. She is currently the president of the Kansas Rehabilitation Association and Kansas Association for Persons on Supported Employment (APSE): The Network on Employment and serves on the national Boards of the APSE Foundation and the National Rehabilitation Association. She serves on the editorial board of two journals: Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities and the Journal of Rehabilitation. Her areas of interest and research are supported/customized employment and transition from school to work for individuals with severe disabilities, with an emphasis on creative funding and support strategies, individual and family involvement, job-coach training and leadership, interagency collaboration and service delivery issues, and systems change.

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