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The Efficacy Of Vocational Skills- Based Training Program For People With Intellectual Disabilities At The Stage Of Vocational Rehabilitation, Abdelaziz Sartawi, Owaisha Al Muhairy, Yasser Al Natour, Rawhi M. Obaidat Jan 2016

The Efficacy Of Vocational Skills- Based Training Program For People With Intellectual Disabilities At The Stage Of Vocational Rehabilitation, Abdelaziz Sartawi, Owaisha Al Muhairy, Yasser Al Natour, Rawhi M. Obaidat

Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies

This study targeted investigating the efficacy of a vocational skill- based training program for people with intellectual disabilities. The program was set forth by the Department of Welfare and Rehabilitation of Persons with Disability, Ministry of Social Affairs (2009) at UAE. Subjects were 10 male individuals, age 15-20, with intellectual challenges who receive vocational training in Dubai Rehabilitation Center, UAE and who had an IQ score of 55-69 on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (The Emirati Version). A control group was also recruited for the purpose of comparison (n=10). The Vocational Skill Scale as introduced by the investigators and was conducted …