自闭症青少年跨情境就业项目的开发与评价

IF 9.5 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Autism in Adulthood Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-12 DOI:10.1089/aut.2022.0010
Briano Di Rezze, Irene O'Connor, Stelios Georgiades, Robin Brennan, Susan Honeyman, Anna DiFazio, Geoffrey B Hall, Lauren Chan, Robert Steele, Elizabeth Fallowfield, Terry Bennett
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职业计划通常侧重于培养自闭症青少年的技能。然而,越来越多的人认识到,个人周围的支持性环境(或生态系统)在寻找和维持工作方面发挥着重要作用。在高中毕业之前,可以通过协调支持来建立生态系统层面的计划。由支持提供者共同创建一个职业项目,可以促进综合努力,为自闭症青少年就业做好准备。在本研究中,我们描述并评估了 "就业培训计划"(JTP),这是一项由教育工作者和社区社会服务机构共同设计的自闭症高中生职业计划。学校董事会、社区社会服务机构和学术界合作共同创建了 JTP。JTP 将技能教学与大学校园内的有偿辅助就业相结合。这项试点研究使用定性和定量数据对 JTP 进行了评估。研究招募了 12 名自闭症青少年,年龄在 15-18 岁之间(10 名男性,2 名女性),他们的平均智商为 101.9(标准差 = 14.4)。青少年和家长完成了自我报告测量(前-后),包括主要结果--加拿大职业表现测量(COPM)。JTP 结束后,通过访谈、焦点小组和调查等方式收集了来自青少年(11 人)、家长(10 人)、就业指导人员(5 人)和雇主(8 人)的更多信息。青少年的 COPM 分数表明,他们在技能表现(z = -2.5,p = 0.01)和满意度(z = -2.6,p = 0.01)方面的自我感觉评分有了明显改善。定性数据证实了 COPM 的结果,即青少年在自尊、独立、沟通和理解工作方面的技能有所提高。研究结果表明,针对自闭症高中生的职业培训模式大有可为,这为开发综合服务途径以支持就业准备工作提供了参考。
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The Development and Evaluation of a Cross-Context Employment Program for Autistic Adolescents.

Vocational programs typically focus on building the skills of autistic youth. However, there is growing recognition that the supportive environment (or ecosystem) around an individual plays an important role in finding and maintaining work. Programs at the ecosystem-level can be established by coordinating support before high school ends. Cocreation of a vocational program by support providers can facilitate an integrated effort to prepare autistic youth for employment. In this study, we describe and evaluate the Job-Train Program (JTP), a vocational program for autistic high school students codesigned with educators and a community-based social services agency. A school board, community-based social services agency, and academics partnered to cocreate JTP. JTP combined skill teaching and paid supported employment on a university campus. This pilot study evaluated JTP using qualitative and quantitative data. Twelve autistic youth were recruited, aged 15-18 years (10 males, 2 females) with an average intelligence quotient of 101.9 (standard deviation = 14.4), from the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence-2. Youth and parents completed self-report measures (pre-post), including the primary outcome, Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). Post-JTP, interviews, focus groups, and surveys collected additional information from youth (n = 11), parents (n = 10), job coaches (n = 5), and employers (n = 8). Youth COPM scores indicated significant improvements in self-perceived ratings of skill performance (z = -2.5, p = 0.01) and satisfaction (z = -2.6, p = 0.01). Qualitative data corroborated COPM results noting youth skill improvements in self-esteem, independence, communication, and understanding work. Findings demonstrated a promising vocational training model for autistic high school students informing the development of integrated service pathways to support preparation for employment.

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