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ERIC Number: ED316012
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1987-Feb
Pages: 153
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-1-55719-175-1
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Accommodating Individuals with Special Needs in the Workplace. Module III. Job Match: Together for Good Business.
Buskey, Janet; And Others
Intended for use with supported employment job coaches and job developers as well as business and industry personnel, the training module is part of a kit designed to demonstrate how individuals with disabilities and older persons can be assimilated successfully into the labor force. This module explains the systematic process needed to successfully employ people with special needs. It is intended to allow businesses, industries, and employing agencies to work cooperatively to design training and employment programs that meet the needs of the individuals with special needs, employers, and rehabilitation personnel. An introduction explains how to use the module, providing information on desired competency of participants in the training sessions, target audience, instructional objectives, materials needed, instructions for trainers, and a choice of instructional sequences for the eight training sessions. Chapters have the following titles: "Setting a Career Goal"; "Functional Job Analysis"; "Assessing the Individual"; "Making a Successful Job Match"; "Adapting the Workplace"; "Specific Training Strategies for Integrated, Supported Workplaces"; "Effective Training Techniques"; and "Social Competence and Job Performance." About 100 references. (DB)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Community; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Administration on Developmental Disabilities (DHHS), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Nebraska Univ., Omaha. Center for Applied Urban Research.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Note: For related documents, see EC 230 016-020.