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Natural Supports in the Workplace: A Reexamination of Supported Employment:
Jan Nisbet,David Hagner +1 more
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In this paper, the role of agency-sponsored job coaches in supporting employees with severe disabilities in integrated work environments is discussed and a broader concept of supported employment is proposed, based on studies of the supports and informal interactions characteristic of natural work environments.Abstract:
The purpose of this article is to examine some of the basic premises of supported employment initiatives In particular, the role of agency-sponsored job coaches in supporting employees with severe disabilities in integrated work environments is discussed A broader concept of supported employment is proposed, based on studies of the supports and informal interactions characteristic of natural work environments Alternative support options, entitled the Mentor Option, the Training Consultant Option, the Job Sharing Option, and the Attendant Option, which involve the active participation of supervisors and co-workers, are presented with suggestions for implementationread more
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Vocational Rehabilitation for Persons With Schizophrenia: Recent Research and Implications for Practice
Judith A. Cook,Lisa A. Razzano +1 more
TL;DR: Research-based principles of vocational rehabilitation that have emerged from the study of diagnostically heterogeneous populations of persons with severe mental illness are presented and a set of recommendations for clinical practice are drawn upon.
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Positive supports for people who experience behavioral and cognitive disability after brain injury: a review.
TL;DR: This article reviews literature on behavioral outcome in children and adults with traumatic brain injury, traditional approaches to behavioral intervention and cognitive rehabilitation, and the history, principles, and assessment and treatment procedures associated with context-sensitive, support-oriented approaches to Behavioral and cognitive intervention.
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Use of a Handheld Prompting System to Transition Independently Through Vocational Tasks for Students with Moderate and Severe Intellectual Disabilities
TL;DR: In this article, the use of a handheld prompting system by four students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities to independently transition between an ordered chain of tasks was examined in a community vocational setting.
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A Quarter-Century of Normalization and Social Role Valorization: Evolution and Impact
Robert J. Flynn,Raymond Lemay +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors trace the evolution and impact of Normalization and Social Role Valorization over the last quarter-century, with many of the chapter authors personally involved in a still evolving international movement.
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At the Crossroads: Supported Employment a Decade Later
Paul Wehman,John Kregel +1 more
TL;DR: The supported employment movement appears to have lost much of its early momentum and is increasingly at a crossroads as discussed by the authors, and major challenges that consumers and professionals alike must face, such as conversion of day programs to integrated work options, expansion of program capacity, the need to insure consumer choice and self-determination, and the achievement of meaningful employment outcomes in a highly competitive economy are among the challenges that those dedicated to the supported Employment movement must solve in th...
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Mentoring Alternatives: The Role of Peer Relationships in Career Development
Kathy E. Kram,Lynn A. Isabella +1 more
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