Supported Employment: Promoting Employee Independence.

Rusch, Frank R.; Hughes, Carolyn

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ERIC Number: EJ387152

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Supported Employment: Promoting Employee Independence.

Rusch, Frank R.; Hughes, Carolyn

Mental Retardation, v26 n6 p351-55 Dec 1988

Four strategies employment specialists can use to promote the independent performance of disabled workers in supported employment settings are described: (1) evaluating employee independence on the job, (2) teaching employee adaptability, (3) facilitating assistance by coworkers, and (4) transferring control of employee independence to work-related stimuli. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, On the Job Training, Supported Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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