Job Success for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

David Wiegan

ISBN 10: 1843109220 / ISBN 13: 9781843109228

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers Aug 2009, 2009

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Neuware - In the United States alone, there are roughly three million individuals living with a developmental disability, but less than a third are active in the labor market. This book provides a comprehensive approach to developing a successful jobs program for persons with developmental disabilities, drawn from the author's extensive experience and real success.The majority of persons with developmental disabilities are unemployed, underemployed, or still work in sheltered programs where it is almost impossible to reach their full potential. Job success is possible, but it requires a system based on a business model based on proven economics, rather than the traditional social services model. By employing a step-by-step procedure for gaining insight into the client, analyzing market opportunities, matching the client to a job, and supporting the client after placement, service providers can help individuals make a successful transition into good community-based employment.Job Success for Persons with Developmental Disabilities will be essential reading for profit and non-profit rehabilitation service organizations, private job development businesses, government funding agencies, special education job placement programs, transition specialists, and families of persons with developmental disabilities.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Job Success for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Aug 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843109220
• ISBN 13: 9781843109228
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 224W x 147H x 13D millimeters 224 millimeters width by 147 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 249 grams

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Synopsis

In the United States alone, there are roughly three million individuals living with a developmental disability, but less than a third are active in the labor market. This book provides a comprehensive approach to developing a successful jobs program for persons with developmental disabilities, drawn from the author's extensive experience and real success. The majority of persons with developmental disabilities are unemployed, underemployed, or still work in sheltered programs where it is almost impossible to reach their full potential. Job success is possible, but it requires a system based on a business model based on proven economics, rather than the traditional social services model. By employing a step-by-step procedure for gaining insight into the client, analyzing market opportunities, matching the client to a job, and supporting the client after placement, service providers can help individuals make a successful transition into good community-based employment. 'Job Success for Persons with Developmental Disabilities' will be essential reading for profit and non-profit rehabilitation service organizations, private job development businesses, government funding agencies, special education job placement programs, transition specialists, and families of persons with developmental disabilities.

About the Author

David B. Wiegan has over 30 years' experience in vocational services for persons with developmental disabilities. He is currently Executive Director of Mid-Valley Rehabilitation in McMinnville, Oregon, where the job placement system employed boasts a 90 percent success rate, with some clients retaining their jobs for more than 20 years.