Job Interview and Vocational Outcomes Among Transition-Age Youth Receiving Special Education Pre-Employment Transition Services.

IF 1.7 3区医学 Q2 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI:10.1352/1934-9556-59.5.405

Matthew J Smith, Kari Sherwood, Shannon Blajeski, Brittany Ross, Justin D Smith, Neil Jordan, Leann Dawalt, Lauren Bishop, Marc S Atkins

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Vocational outcomes among transition-age youth receiving special education services are critically poor and have only incrementally improved since the implementation of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act. Few studies highlight whether interviewing may be critical to obtaining vocational outcomes such as competitive employment or internships. This study evaluated vocational interviewing and outcomes among 656 transition-age youth receiving special education pre-employment transition services from 47 schools. Results suggest 20.8% of these youth were currently employed, and 88.8% of these employed youth interviewed prior to obtaining their job, which is higher than anecdotal evidence suggests and speaks to the importance of job interview skills as an intervention target for special education pre-employment transition services. We discuss the implications and directions for further study.

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接受特殊教育就业前过渡服务的过渡年龄青年的求职面试与职业结果。

接受特殊教育服务的过渡年龄青年的职业成果非常差，而且自《劳动力创新机会法》实施以来只有逐步改善。很少有研究强调面试是否对获得职业成果(如竞争性就业或实习)至关重要。本研究对来自47所学校的656名接受特殊教育职前过渡服务的过渡年龄青少年进行了职业访谈和结果评估。结果表明，20.8%的青年目前有工作，88.8%的就业青年在找到工作之前接受了面试，这比轶事证据表明的要高，并且说明了面试技能作为特殊教育就业前过渡服务干预目标的重要性。最后讨论了进一步研究的意义和方向。

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期刊介绍： Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is dedicated to meeting the information needs of those who seek effective ways to help people with mental retardation. The journal reports new teaching approaches, program developments, administrative tools, program evaluation, service utilization studies, community surveys, public policy issues, training and case studies, and current research in mental retardation. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is a peer-reviewed journal whose consulting editors represent a broad spectrum of settings: universities, research centers, public and private residential care facilities, and specialized community service agencies.