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Wolf-Branigin, Michael; Schuyler, Vincent; White, Patience – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
Improving quality of life is the primary focus as adolescents with disabilities enter adulthood. They increasingly, however, encounter difficulties transitioning into domains such as employment as these services occur near the end of their high school experience. Using an ecosystems model within a developmental approach, the program sought to…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Disabilities, Adolescents, Educational Experience
PERKINS, DOROTHY C.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THESE 126 ANNOTATIONS ARE THE THIRD VOLUME OF A CONTINUING SERIES OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES LISTING ARTICLES APPEARING IN JOURNALS AND CONFERENCE, RESEARCH, AND PROJECT REPORTS. LISTINGS INCLUDE TESTS, TEST RESULTS, STAFF TRAINING PROGRAMS, GUIDES FOR COUNSELORS AND TEACHERS, AND ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING, AND RELATE TO THE MENTALLY RETARDED, EMOTIONALLY…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Programs, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies
STUBBINS, JOSEPH; AND OTHERS – 1965
THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR 146 BOOKS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, FINAL REPORTS, AND CONFERENCE REPORTS FROM 1961 TO 1965 CONCERNING WORKSHOPS FOR THE HANDICAPPED. ALSO INCLUDED IS AN ARTICLE, "THE PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED COUNSELOR IN THE REHABILITATION WORKSHOP," IN WHICH GEORGE W. DUNCAN, JR. DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Counseling
Phelps, L. Allen; And Others – 1982
A 6-month study was conducted of Illinois job training, rehabilitation, and vocational education programs serving handicapped persons by the Illinois Vocational Education Task Force. From a list sent to 225 vocational and special education directors, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act prime sponsors, and rehabilitation services officers,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness
Russell, Harold – 1967
A directory of federal and state programs to help the handicapped find employment, this booklet also describes programs for the able-bodied. Contents included are (1) programs for people who need additional education, rehabilitation, or training before they can get a job, (2) programs for those who need a job and for communities that need to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Business, Career Counseling
JONES, MONA; KANDEL, DITHA – 1964
RESULTING FROM ONE OF SIX 1-WEEK STUDY COURSES FOLLOWING THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS IN 1962, THIS MANUAL PRESENTS A BROAD REVIEW OF THE PHILOSOPHY, ROLE, AND TECHNIQUES OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN THE FIELD OF PREVOCATIONAL EVALUATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND SHELTERED WORKSHOPS. NINETEEN…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Adults, Disabilities
Griffiths, Matthew; And Others – 1989
The study described in the first part of this two-part document identified the kind of ongoing support that would be most beneficial to all those concerned in the employment of young people with disabilities in England and Wales. Semistructured interviews were conducted with employers, representatives of preparation and placement agencies, and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adolescents, Advocacy, Agency Cooperation