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Psychiatric and Mental Health

University of Massachusetts Boston

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Mental retardation

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Research To Practice: Unrealized Potential: Differing Outcomes For Individuals With Mental Retardation And Other Disability Groups, Sheila Fesko Sep 1997

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: Consumer And Family Perspectives On The Meaning Of Work, Sheila Fesko Aug 1995

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.