Centers on how to encourage counselor activity in the placement process not only to secure jobs for clients with severe disabilities but also to learn firsthand about the local world of work. Placement training must receive proper emphasis in rehabilitation education programs. (CT)

This paper examines the role of agency-sponsored job coaches in supported employment, and proposes a broader concept of supported employment. Suggested alternative support options involve the active participation of supervisors and co-workers. These are titled the mentor option, the training consultant option, the job sharing option, and the…

Discusses the need for expanded work placement programs to enable special needs students to enter the work place efficiently. Outlines a career education progression for the development of work and daily living skills. (CT)

This report resulted from a project designed to involve people with disabilities in the development of employment policies and rehabilitation services. The report presents recommendations addressing employment preparation, placement, postemployment, and support systems. The project, titled "National Agenda for the Employment of People with…

Discusses the Handicapped Placement Program of the AFL-CIO Human Resources Development Institute and its success in placing 1,900 disabled people. Points out the need for educational programs about what the unions can do for disabled job seekers. (Disabled USA, President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, Washington, DC 20210) (JOW)

A successful transition program for individuals with disabilities uses a "train-place-train" concept, where vocational training is provided in school, followed by job placement, followed by on-the-job-training by a job coach who provides support until the employee can work independently. (JOW)

The newsletter contains several separate sections which explore recent research on the information needs of the rehabilitation counselor or address issues counselors face when using supported employment with clients. An interview with Darlene Ackerman, a vocational rehabilitation counselor in Virginia, is include, in which she comments on barriers…

The article suggests that computer expert systems that do not require exotic languages and machines will soon be applied in human services to help decision making in the areas of eligibility determination, casework quality control, written service plans for clients or students, job placement, service acquisition, and policy interpretation.…

This report summarizes contributions, discussions, results, and proposals from a conference focusing on the social and economic integration of the disabled. Introductory materials include the conference objectives and summaries of the opening, words of greeting, and introduction to conference objectives by Ernst Piehl, Henry Scicluna, and Tina…

Discusses community-based assessment and how it was linked with the job-matching process to assist students with severe disabilities in the job development and placement process. (JOW)

The role of supported employment in the transition of disabled students from school to work is examined. Needed are functional vocational training curricula, student placement in jobs, school collaboration with adult service agencies, development of a community transition team, staff development, collaborative planning, parental involvement,…

A series of articles discusses vocational training for youth, employment standards for the disabled, and educational reform movements in the United States. (SK)

The first part of the paper describes research addressing whether there is a match between vocational preparation and employer expectations for individuals having disabilities, with emphasis on research performed in Alberta, Canada. Research goals include the identification of generic and/or specific skills and behaviors for vocational training of…

This document focuses on employer/employment services in vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs. Vocational rehabilitation is undergoing transformation in employment services to respond to redefined priorities, diverse populations, changing labor markets, state-of-the-art technologies, legislative mandates, and economic factors. Changes in…

Includes "Ultimate Default Management System" (Coppock); "Effective Job Placement for the 90s" (Yena); "Planning the Future of Your School" (Herzing); "Budgeting: Your Financial Road Map" (Sears); "Making the Americans with Disabilities Act Work for You" (Leonard); "Helping Students to…