Download or read book Helping Persons with Severe Mental Retardation Get and Keep Employment written by M. Sherril Moon and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 1990 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supported employment has greatly changed the work histories and vocational outcomes of thousands of persons with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. Unfortunately, many programs exclude those individuals supported employment was designed to assist. Many individuals with severe mental retardation have difficulty finding and keeping employment due to their mental disability ; the persence of interfering, challenging behaviors ; and/or other disabling conditions. This hands-on resource provides explicit strategies, based on extensive field testing and use in community job training, for addressing issues and methods in supported employment for persons with functional, severe, or profound mental retardation. Essential to employment specialists, special educators, and vocational program managers, this field-tested guide supplies : - employment outcomes appropriate for persons with severe mental retardation ; - steps and activities required to develop a situational assessment site ; - strategies for job development, finding an employment niche, and selling supported employment services ; - steps to employ in job-site training to include orienation, skill acquisition, and performance stabilization ; - advocacy guidelines for maintaining competitive employment. Included are implementation guidelines, illustrative graphs and charts, sample letters, forms, and checklists - all designed to enhance the employability of persons with severe mental retardation.
Download or read book Supported Employment for People with Severe Mental Retardation written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pathways to Employment for Adults with Developmental Disabilities written by William E. Kiernan and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book People with Intellectual Disability Experiencing University Life written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will introduce the reader to international perspectives associated with post-secondary school education for students with intellectual disability attending university settings.
Download or read book Vocational Experience Programs for Students with Disabilities written by Ann Kellogg and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Charge We Have to Keep written by United States. President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The National Reform Agenda and People with Mental Retardation written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Successful Transition Programs written by John McDonnell and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2009-02-27 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing the full range of curricular and instructional issues that face professionals working in middle school, high school, and post-high school programs, Successful Transition Programs: Pathways for Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Second Edition is the most relevant text available for teachers and administrators. Authors John McDonnell and Michael L. Hardman take the position that the most effective transition programs are those that cumulatively build on the capacity of students for employment, community living, and citizenship. Key Features and Benefits Covers systematic transition planning, employment preparation, participation in the general education curriculum, instruction in community settings, and preparing students to live as independently as possible Aligns with recommended practice in the field and with federal legislation governing educational and community service programs Contains ecological curriculum models for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities Includes focus review questions, real-life example windows, and point/counterpoint boxes from key researchers on controversial issues to help readers connect the book's concepts with the typical needs of students
Download or read book The Intellectual and Developmental Disability Treatment Planner with DSM 5 Updates written by David J. Berghuis and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timesaving resource features: Treatment plan components for 28 behaviorally based presenting problems Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions—plus space to record your own treatment plan options A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans that meet the requirements of most insurance companies and third-party payors The Intellectual and Developmental Disability Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payers, and state and federal review agencies. Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized treatment plans for the severely and persistently mentally ill Organized around 28 main presenting problems, from family conflicts to paranoia, parenting, health issues, and more Over 1,000 clear statements describe the behavioral manifestations of each relational problem, and includes long-term goals, short-term objectives, and clinically tested treatment options Easy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem or DSM-5TM diagnosis Includes a sample treatment plan that conforms to the requirements of most third-party payers and accrediting agencies (including TJC and NCQA)
Download or read book Learning Disabilities written by Bob Gates and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is the authoritative textbook for students of learning disabilities covering a wide variety of topics. It is relevant not only for nursing courses, but also for care workers, OTs, and other professional and non-professional carers. The new edition has been completely updated and includes the latest evidence for practice. There are new chapters which means the book provides comprehensive coverage of learning disablities throughout a person's life. There are also new contributors, including people with learning disabilities. Each chapter is supported by information on further reading and other resources.
Download or read book Opportunities for Too Few written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beyond Basic Care written by Roy I. Brown and published by Captus Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Special Education written by Anthony F. Rotatori and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history of special education by categorical areas (for example, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, and Autistic Spectrum Disorders). This title includes chapters on the changing philosophy related to educating students with exceptionalities as well as a history of legal and legislation content concerned with special education.
Download or read book A Working Life for People with Severe Mental Illness written by Deborah R. Becker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-06-12 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supported employment is a conceptual approach to vocational rehabilitation designed for people with developmental disabilities. The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) method described within utilizes the concept, but modifies it for the severely mentally ill.
Download or read book Autism and Asperger Syndrome written by Patricia Howlin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autism and Asperger Syndrome reviews what is known about adults with autism in terms of their social functioning, educational and occupational status. Focusing mainly on the problems experienced by high functioning people with autism - and those working with and caring for them - the book offers practical ways of dealing with their difficulties. Each chapter makes use of clinical case material to illustrate the kinds of problems faced and ways in which they may be overcome. First-hand accounts from people with autism are included and links with psychiatric illness in later life are explored. This updated edition is helpful to both professionals and families with autistic children and has been completely updated to take account of the latest research in the field. It also includes an additional chapter on the differences between autism and Asperger syndrome.
Download or read book Psychosocial Aspects of Disability written by Noreen M. Glover-Graf, RhD, CRC and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What a marvelous and amazing textbook. Drs. Marini, Glover-Graf and Millington have done a remarkable job in the design of this highly unique book, that comprehensively and very thoughtfully addresses the psychosocial aspects of the disability experience. These highly respected scholars have produced a major work that will be a central text in rehabilitation education for years to come." From the Foreword by Michael J. Leahy, Ph.D., LPC, CRC Office of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies Michigan State University "This is an excellent book, but the best parts are the stories of the disabled, which give readers insights into their struggles and triumphs." Score: 94, 4 Stars--Doody's Medical Reviews What are the differences between individuals with disabilities who flourish as opposed to those who never really adjust after a trauma? How are those born with a disability different from individuals who acquire one later in life? This is the first textbook about the psychosocial aspects of disability to provide students and practitioners of rehabilitation counseling with vivid insight into the experience of living with a disability. It features the first-person narratives of 16 people living with a variety of disabling conditions, which are integrated with sociological and societal perspectives toward disability, and strategies for counseling persons with disabilities. Using a minority model perspective to address disability, the book focuses on historical perspectives, cultural variants regarding disability, myths and misconceptions, the attitudes of special interest and occupational groups, the psychology of disability with a focus on positive psychology, and adjustments to disability by the individual and family. A wealth of counseling guidelines and useful strategies are geared specifically to individual disabilities. Key Features: Contains narratives of people living with blindness, hearing impairments, spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophy, polio, mental illness, and other disabilities Provides counseling guidelines and strategies specifically geared toward specific disabilities, including "dos and don'ts" Includes psychological and sociological research relating to individual disabilities Discusses ongoing treatment issues and ethical dilemmas for rehabilitation counselors Presents thought-provoking discussion questions in each chapter Authored by prominent professor and researcher who became disabled as a young adult
Download or read book Individual Placement and Support written by Robert E. Drake and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive monograph synthesizes the research on the Individual Placement and Support model of supported employment for people with severe mental illness. It identifies empirical foundations for core principles of the model and reviews the literature on effectiveness, long-term outcomes, cost-effectiveness, generalizability, implementation, and policy implications.
