Working Together: Workplace Culture, Supported Employment, and Persons with DisabilitiesAimed at employers, job coaches, and other program staff in these areas, this book stresses partnerships between businesses, service providers, and natural support systems to achieve positive employment outcomes for individuals with significant disabilities. In a highly readable format, Working Together presents practical approaches to all aspects of developing meaningful careers, from career planning and job development to mentor relationships and coworker supports on the job. The proven strategies are based on the authors' experience with facilitating social inclusion into the cultures of workplaces. Anecdotes and suggestions throughout illustrate the strategies, demonstrate the meaning and power of workplace culture, and give readers the tools to facilitate social inclusion. |
Contents
Summary | 16 |
Workplace Culture and The Meanings of Integration | 35 |
Testing May Be Hazardous to Your Career | 50 |
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