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Associations between Emotional Exhaustion, Social Capital, Workload, and Latitude in Decision-Making among Professionals Working with People with Disabilities
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Kowalski, Christoph; Driller, Elke; Ernstmann, Nicole; Alich, Saskia; Karbach, Ute; Ommen, Oliver; Schulz-Nieswandt, Frank; Pfaff, Holger – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Background: Many people working in human services in Western countries suffer from burnout, characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and decreased personal performance. Prevention of emotional exhaustion (the first phase of burnout) constitutes a great challenge because emotional exhaustion may cause increasing turnover rates in…
Descriptors: Human Services, Fatigue (Biology), Physical Disabilities, Mental Retardation
Implementation of Systematic Instruction to Increase Client Engagement in a Day Habilitation Program
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Crites, Steven A.; Howard, Barbara H. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Individuals with severe disability exiting school are likely to be enrolled in day activity and sheltered workshops at least as often as in supported employment. Such facilities are often staffed by paraprofessionals who may not have the skills to engage clients in meaningful activities. This article describes a 3-phase staff training…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Severe Disabilities, Autism, Sheltered Workshops
Careers of Young People with Disabilities between Ages 15 and 21 Years.
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Hirst, Michael – Disability, Handicap and Society, 1987
The study investigated vocational activities of 274 English young people between the ages of 15 and 21. Two-thirds entered occupational centers for disabled adults; only 5% found a job in open employment. The physically impaired experienced a more difficult transition but the mentally impaired faced a more limited range of vocational choices.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employment Potential, Followup Studies, Foreign Countries
Modifying Work Personalities of the Handicapped.
Tesolowski, Dennis G.; Halpin, Gerald – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1979
Results of this experiment indicate that instructional guidance, related to job-seeking skills and job-maintenance behaviors, enhances worker personality orientations of physically handicapped sheltered workshop employees. A strong positive change in agreeableness in getting along with co-workers and employers is indicated by the Agreeableness…
Descriptors: Instructional Programs, Job Applicants, Job Search Methods, Personality Development
Turnover among New Employees with Physical and Mental Disabilities because of Unsuccessful Socialization in Sheltered Workshops.
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Dijkstra, Atze – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1986
The study investigated the relationship between prognosis of turnover (before placement) and actual turnover within two years after placement for new handicapped employees (N=1948) in Dutch sheltered workshops. The clinical judgment of rehabilitation professionals proved to be the best predictor variable controlling for all other explanatory…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence
A Way of Looking at Sheltered Workshops for the 1970's. Interface Number 3.
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Redkey, Henry – 1975
Sheltered work programs for the handicapped in five European countries (Denmark, Sweden, Poland, West Germany, and The Netherlands) are described in this paper. Basic features of the programs in each country are discussed, including population, financing, and aspects of the programs that can be applied in helping America improve employment…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Cooperative Programs, Design Requirements, Disabilities