This research tested the effectiveness of two Interventions employed to assist 33 first time job seekers with mild and moderate learning disabilities to increase the extent of self-determination in the vocational choices they make during the job selection component of the supported employment model. A job taster programme was set up in two South Wales supported employment agencies. During the Baseline the job coaches were provided with no specific instructions. Intervention I comprised a one-day training package to teach job coaches the principles of self-determination; to implement a self-instructional approach; and to encourage them to use structured job reviews following each job taster session. At this stage a written questionnaire was introduced and was formatted so as to enable job seekers to make informed decisions without the need of continued assistance from the job coaches. Intervention 2 comprised the introduction of a pictorial job review profile aimed at further increasing job seeker independence in the review procedure. Results from direct observations and job seeker self-report, suggested that job seeker self-determination was enhanced through the project, indicated by a high degree of job seeker accuracy in reporting factual aspects of their experiences accompanied by a drop in the rate of job coach assistance.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:629584 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Creators | Kilsby, Mark Stephen |
| Publisher | Cardiff University |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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