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Author Callahan, Michael J.

Title Keys to the workplace : skills and supports for people with disabilities / by Michael J. Callahan, J. Bradley Garner
Published Baltimore, Md. ; London : Paul H. Brookes, [1997]
©1997

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 MELB  331.59 Cal/Ktt  AVAILABLE
Description xv, 275 pages : illustrations, forms ; 23 cm
Contents Foreword / Jan Nisbet -- I. Knowing, Believing, and Doing: The Role of Values in Employment. 1. Values and Employment. 2. Individualized Planning: A Validation of Personal Histories, Dreams, Visions, and Choices. 3. The Dynamic Nature of Supports. 4. The Role of Families in the Employment Process. 5. People Issues: Friendships, Relationships, and Human Nature -- II. Planning for Employment. 6. The Seven-Phase Sequence. 7. The Vocational Profile: Building a Foundation for Skills and Supports. 8. Individualized Job Development. 9. Job Analysis: A Tool for Assessing and Utilizing the Culture of Workplaces to Support Employees with Disabilities -- III. Systematic Instruction in the Workplace. 10. Strategies for Organizing Information and Collecting Data. 11. Strategies for Informing, Motivating, and Reinforcing. 12. Practical Tips -- A. Vocational Profile Form, Profile Summary, Profile Meeting Form -- B. Vocational Profile Form, Profile Summary, Profile Meeting Form: Completed
C. Job Analysis Form -- D. Job Analysis Form: Completed
Summary Examines the role of values in the facilitation of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities; addresses several issues surrounding the identification and use of supports to promote community employment for individuals with severe disabilities; and considers systematic instruction as a necessary tool for implementing supported employment
Notes Bibliography: p203-212. _ Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 203-212. - Includes index
Subject People with disabilities -- Employment.
Sheltered workshops.
Vocational rehabilitation.
Author Garner, J. Bradley, 1949-
LC no. 96037324
ISBN 1557662762 (paperback)