ERIC Number: EJ1351137
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1934-9491
EISSN: EISSN-1934-9556
The Benefits of Active, Person-Centered Job Placement: Results from Service Providers Undergoing Organizational Transformation Away from Sheltered Employment
Lyons, Oliver; Timmons, Jaimie; Hall, Allison; Enein-Donovan, Lara; Kamau, Esther
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v60 n3 p234-245 Jun 2022
Recent national and state-level policy changes have created an imperative for service providers to transform from sheltered work to competitive integrated employment. The current study sought to understand the impact of participation in a 1-year, comprehensive technical assistance pilot designed to support service providers to transform away from sheltered workshops towards encouraging competitive integrated employment and delivering job development supports. Findings showed competitive integrated employment is attainable if given the appropriate organizational emphasis and when effective job development practices are implemented to a strategically identified group. Implications highlight the values of slowly preparing individuals for competitive integrated employment; facilitating an active, person-centered job placement process; engaging key stakeholders in job development; and focusing on individual job placement in the context of organizational transformation.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Technical Assistance, Employment Qualifications, Job Skills, Job Placement, Disabilities, Supported Employment, Job Training, Individual Needs
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: https://meridian.allenpress.com/aaidd
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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