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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Research To Practice: The Influential Role Of The Job Developer: Increasing Self-Determination And Family Involvement During The Job Search, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Ashley Wolfe
Research To Practice: The Influential Role Of The Job Developer: Increasing Self-Determination And Family Involvement During The Job Search, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Ashley Wolfe
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
Job developers can influence decision-making during the job search and placement process. For a study exploring the employment decisions of people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD), researchers interviewed 16 individuals with IDD, their family members, and professionals involved in their job search. Participants were asked what factors, circumstances, or people affected their decisions about work. The job developer was consistently named the most influential person in the job-search process.
Research To Practice: Vocational Rehabilitation Services Received By Youth With Autism: Are They Associated With An Employment Outcome?, Jaime Lugas, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Frank A. Smith
Research To Practice: Vocational Rehabilitation Services Received By Youth With Autism: Are They Associated With An Employment Outcome?, Jaime Lugas, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Frank A. Smith
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
While youth with autism represent a small percentage of all vocational rehabilitation (VR) closures, the number who closed out of VR more than tripled between 2003 and 2008 (see Institute for Community Inclusion Data Note 26). As increasing numbers of youth with autism are accessing VR services, it is important to understand how they are using these services and the relationship of these services to outcomes and costs.
Research To Practice: Comparison Of Vr Outcomes For Clients With Mental Illness Across System Indicators, Joe Marrone, Frank A. Smith, Susan Foley
Research To Practice: Comparison Of Vr Outcomes For Clients With Mental Illness Across System Indicators, Joe Marrone, Frank A. Smith, Susan Foley
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
The argument that people with psychiatric disabilities cannot work is an empty one, as anecdotal and research data have shown (Bond, 2004). Recently, there has been a plethora of information on evidence based employment strategies, prominently connected with the research on the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model associated with Drake and colleagues at Dartmouth College (Drake, 1998).
Research To Practice: Working It Out: Workplace Experiences Of Individuals With Hiv And Individuals With Cancer, Sheila Fesko
Research To Practice: Working It Out: Workplace Experiences Of Individuals With Hiv And Individuals With Cancer, Sheila Fesko
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
This brief describes the experiences of individuals with these illnesses, underlines similarities and differences between the two groups, and provides strategies for disclosure, support, and personal advocacy in the workplace.
Research To Practice: The Most Important Member: Facilitating The Focus Person's Participation In Person Centered Planning, Jean Whitney-Thomas, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons
Research To Practice: The Most Important Member: Facilitating The Focus Person's Participation In Person Centered Planning, Jean Whitney-Thomas, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
This brief summarizes research that explored the participation of young people in person centered planning, and gives specific recommendations to assist facilitators in maximizing student participation.
Research To Practice: Building Authentic Visions: How To Support The Focus Person In Person Centered Planning, Jean Whitney-Thomas, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons
Research To Practice: Building Authentic Visions: How To Support The Focus Person In Person Centered Planning, Jean Whitney-Thomas, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
This brief summarizes research on behavior during a planning session that increased or decreased participation of the focus person. Recommendations challenge team members to think about how their own behavior influences the focus person's participation.
Research To Practice: Unrealized Potential: Differing Outcomes For Individuals With Mental Retardation And Other Disability Groups, Sheila Fesko
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
A national study examined job search practices used by community rehabilitation providers and state vocational rehabilitation counselors. Employment outcomes for individuals with mental retardation are contrasted with those for individuals with other disabilities.
Research To Practice: Responding To The Needs Of Youth With Disabilities Who Are Runaway Or Homeless, Sheila Fesko, David Temelini
Research To Practice: Responding To The Needs Of Youth With Disabilities Who Are Runaway Or Homeless, Sheila Fesko, David Temelini
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
Results from a national survey of Family Youth and Service Bureau-funded agencies regarding their knowledge of the needs of youth with disabilities who are runaways, homeless, or at risk for running away.
Research To Practice: Consumer And Family Perspectives On The Meaning Of Work, Sheila Fesko
Research To Practice: Consumer And Family Perspectives On The Meaning Of Work, Sheila Fesko
Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion
Findings from a study that obtained the perspectives of people with significant disabilities and their family members about their employment experiences, outcomes, and expectations.