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Mallary, N. D., Jr. – J Employment Counseling, 1969
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Clerical Workers, Disadvantaged, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedKregel, John – Remedial and Special Education, 1997
Summarizes the present status of supported employment for people with disabilities, discusses major accomplishments of the initiative (such as positive results in benefit-cost analyses) and identifies challenges, including continuing high numbers of individuals in segregated programs, lack of supported employment services for individuals with…
Descriptors: Adults, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Download full textKimberly, John R. – 1967
Staffing patterns in 123 sheltered workshops in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania are described through measures of professional density, and are related to varying organizational characteristics. Shops with no professionals serve fewer clients than those with professionals, and very little professional time is available per client. An…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employment Patterns, Mental Retardation, Neurological Impairments
Sankovsky, Ray, Ed.; And Others
The collection of articles is intended to serve as supplementary reading for students and practitioners in rehabilitation and related fields, and to provide a background in the philosophy, terminology, and methodology of vocational evaluation and work adjustment. The articles are divided into eight areas: philosophy of vocational evaluation (four…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Job Analysis
Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. Dept. of Rehabilitation and Manpower Services. Materials Development Center. – 1974
The behavior identification format was developed as an aid for the observation, identification, and recording of work and work-related behavior which may limit or enhance the employment opportunities of the vocational rehabilitation client. A rating system consists of a series of judgements which are made regarding the client's behavior as they…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Behavior Standards
Goodwill Industries of North Central Pennsylvania, Inc., DuBois. – 1975
The manual describes the vocational rehabilitation program and services for handicapped individuals that are provided by Goodwill Industries of North Central Pennsylvania, Inc., which services an eight-county outreach area. An introductory section provides general background information regarding program objectives, philosophy, and organizational…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Disabilities, Evaluation, Individualized Programs
Craft, Carroll M.; And Others – 1970
The Alaska earthquake of March 27, 1964, had devastating effects upon the population and business economy of the entire South Central Alaska region. The project was devised to offer immediate rehabilitation planning and services for the area and to develop new and extended services consistent with the regrowth of the general economic community.…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Demonstration Programs, Economic Development, Program Evaluation
Button, William H.; And Others – 1969
This paper describes the conceptual framework of a research methodology developed by the Region II Rehabilitation Research Institute, designed to permit the study of an important set of problems confronting sheltered workshops. The main problem is centered in the issues of work as work and of work as mode of behavior change. It has become apparent…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Rehabilitation, Sheltered Workshops
Peer reviewedWehman, Paul; And Others – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1987
Examines a study conducted by Lam (1986) which compared sheltered and supported employment programs for persons with mental retardation. Discusses how study was designed and how some conclusions were drawn. Raises questions about outcome data interpretation and presents alternative means of comparing program models. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness, Research Problems
Peer reviewedLam, Chow S. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1987
Responds to comments made by Wehman, Hill, Kregel, and Moon (1987) concerning the results of Lam's 1986 study comparing supported and sheltered employment programs for persons with mental retardation. Addresses specific questions raised by Wehman and his colleagues and discusses research issues on sample comparability. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness, Research Problems
Durand, John; And Others – School Shop, 1973
Describes the program of the Occupational Training Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. (SB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Job Placement
DiFrancesca, S. J.; Hurwitz, S. N. – J Rehabil Deaf, 1969
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Communication Skills, Exceptional Child Services, Hearing Impairments
Murphy, Stephen T.; Rogan, Patricia M. – 1995
Designed as a hands-on guide for job development specialists, vocational rehabilitation professionals, and agency leaders and staff, this book provides an indepth analysis of the conversion process of Pioneer, a sheltered workshop in Syracuse, New York. The book moves from an examination of the historical roots of sheltered workshops in chapter 1…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Disabilities
Gilmore, Dana Scott; Butterworth, John – Research To Practice, 1996
This fact sheet summarizes data on integrated employment (supported and competitive) and facility-based employment activities (sheltered workshops) from two national surveys of community rehabilitation providers (CRPs). The 1986 survey used a random sample of 952 CRPs from all states, while the 1991 survey used a stratified sample of 643 CRPs from…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Disabilities, Integrated Services
Brown, Lou; And Others – 1983
The paper criticizes the practice of providing sheltered occupational environments to severely handicapped individuals and considers ways in which public school programs and adult service systems can be arranged to maximize vocational functioning. Following an operational definition of meaningful work, the chapter analyzes reasons for the…
Descriptors: Adults, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Employment
