An Analysis of the Activities of Employment Specialists in a Natural Support Approach to Supported Employment
Unger, Darlene, D.; Parent, Wendy; Gibson, Karen; Kane-Johnston, Kelly; Kregel, John; Unger, Darlene, D., Darlene D. Unger, MEd, has been employed with the Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Supported Employment (VCU-RRTC) for the past 9 years and is currently the project co-ordinator for the School-Based Supported Employment Project, which provides training and technical assistance to localities developing school- and community-based employment programs for transition-age youth with disabilities. Address: Darlene D. Unger, VCU-RRTC, 1314 W. Main St., Box 842011, Richmond, VA 23284.; Parent, Wendy, Wendy Parent, PhD, is an assistant professor of special education and a research associate at the University of Georgia. Her research interests include the social integration and job satisfaction of workers with disabilities.; Gibson, Karen, Karen Gibson, MS, is a technical assistance coordinator and employment specialist with the Natural Supports Demonstration Project and the School-Based Supported Employment Project at VCU-RRTC. She has 10 years of experience working with individuals with severe disabilities in the areas of residential living, case management, and supported employment.; Kane-Johnston, Kelly, Kelly Kane-Johnston, BS, is a vocation employment counselor and provides supported employment services for individuals with severe disabilities at the RRTC. She has had 6 years of experience identifying and developing supports in the community and workplace to address both work- and non-work-related issues as they pertain to individuals referred to the RRTC.; Kregel, John, John Kregel, EdD, is a professor of special education and the associate director of the VCU-RRTC. He is also co-editor of Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. He directs the centerʼs Natural Support Outreach Project.
Журнал:
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
Дата:
1998
Аннотация:
The use of natural supports in supported employment service delivery has emerged as a widespread practice of supported employment providers. Though several strategies for using natural supports have evolved, detailed descriptions of the roles of the employment specialist, as well as nontraditional support resources, such as family members, friends, and co-workers, are lacking. The present investigation focused on the activities of one programʼs initial efforts to document the activities of employment specialists as well as nontraditional support providers in a supported employment setting emphasizing natural supports.
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