Planning the Transition to Employment

ISBN-13: 9781598573589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 152 str.

Wendy Parent-Johnson; Laura Owens; Richard Parent-Johnson

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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.

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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 Involvement

Teacher/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 Opportunities

Teacher/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 After

Teacher/Transition Coordinator Vignette

Teaching Self-Determination

Identifying Instructional Strategies and Support

Instructional Strategies

Natural Supports

7 Ways to Overcome the Yeah, but . . . Syndrome

Student Vignette

Case Studies

Challenges That Teachers Face

References
Index