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Addressing The Training Needs Of Supervisors Of Employees With Developmental Disabilities: Development Of A Leadership Training Framework, Laura Heron

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) represent a significantly underutilized talent pool and often miss out on the many benefits of meaningful work. To improve the employment outlook for this population, there is an urgent need for research that investigates ways to eradicate existing barriers limiting opportunities for full-time employment. To address gaps in both research and practice, the overarching purpose of the present collected papers dissertation was to provide evidence-based research that informs the development of supportive workplace practices to improve employment outcomes specifically for people with DD.

Study One involved the identification of skill and knowledge gaps of supervisors …