Job coaches for adults with disabilities : a practical guide /
edited by Karola Dillenburger, Ewa Matuska, Marea de Bruijn, and Hanns Rüdiger Röttgers ; forewords by Blazej Piasek and Norman Sterritt.
- London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019.
- 224 pages ; 23 cm
Includes index.
What is a job coach for adults with disabilities? -- Having a job coach: Insider perspectives -- Job coaches for adults with mental health conditions -- Job coaches for adults with physical and sensory -- Job coaches for adults with intellectual disabilities -- Job coaches for adults on the autism spectrum -- On-the-Job functional assessments -- Dealing with crisis and challenging behaviours -- Collaborating with employers -- Being a job coach: Insider perspectives -- Training job coaches: Framework, principles and practical illustrations -- Appendix 1: Job coaching curriculum and skills: Practice examples -- Appendix 2: Job coaching employees with specific disabilities.
"Defining the role of a job coach, this book sets out EU-wide training standards for helping people with disabilities gain and maintain meaningful employment.
The book includes the perspectives of both people with disabilities and their job coaches, offering first-hand experience of the specific issues faced by those who want to enter the competitive open jobs market. It describes how to provide bespoke support for people with an intellectual disability, physical disability, as well as for autistic people and individuals with mental health conditions. Guidance on functional assessment, task analysis, collaborating with employers and training for new and student job coaches is also included."--Back cover
9781785925467 (alk. paper)
2018011463
People with disabilities--Vocational guidance--Europe People with disabilities--Employment --Europe