Supported Employment: A Community Implementation Guide"At last...a practical guide that shows how persons in many capacities can all help to develop supported employment programs. The book begins with an outline of the 5 goals critical to successful programs, and goes on to describe employment models to consider in establishing specific ones. Supported Employment helps the professional get started with practical suggestions for forming a planning group and developing a program proposal. The authors also offer several management tools, and guide the reader through important management decisions, such as those related to staff training and quality control. Here is a book that parents, educators, and human service workers will find invaluable for its abundant advice on implementing supported work programs...and helping more people with disabilities join the working world" -- Back cover. |
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Supported Employment | 1 |
Program Models and Organizational | 19 |
Planning a Supported Employment | 35 |
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