Supported employment, quality of jobs and employment typicalness: The experience of the Engage to Change project.
autism
inclusion
intellectual disabilities
job coaching
job equality
supported employment
Journal
Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID
ISSN: 1468-3148
Titre abrégé: J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9613616
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2024
May 2024
Historique:
revised:
26
02
2024
received:
06
06
2023
accepted:
02
03
2024
medline:
23
3
2024
pubmed:
23
3
2024
entrez:
23
3
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Paid employment represents a challenge for people with an intellectual disability and/or autism. This paper analyses the quality of jobs offered by the Engage to Change project and their relationship to the 'typicalness' of the employment offered. Data on the quality of 384 paid jobs were collected, including hours worked and wages earned, and reported social integration at work. The typicalness of the employment experience was assessed for 141 young people, using the Index of Typicalness of Placement Questionnaire. The Engage to Change project offered a wide range of jobs. There is no difference in the typicalness of the employment experience in relation to the interactions in the workplace, but there are some differences in the recruitment process for men and women. Job coaches should make sure that, despite the procedures being 'atypical' for the workplace, the outcome is 'a typical employment experience' for each employee.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Paid employment represents a challenge for people with an intellectual disability and/or autism. This paper analyses the quality of jobs offered by the Engage to Change project and their relationship to the 'typicalness' of the employment offered.
METHOD
METHODS
Data on the quality of 384 paid jobs were collected, including hours worked and wages earned, and reported social integration at work. The typicalness of the employment experience was assessed for 141 young people, using the Index of Typicalness of Placement Questionnaire.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The Engage to Change project offered a wide range of jobs. There is no difference in the typicalness of the employment experience in relation to the interactions in the workplace, but there are some differences in the recruitment process for men and women.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Job coaches should make sure that, despite the procedures being 'atypical' for the workplace, the outcome is 'a typical employment experience' for each employee.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Organisme : National Lottery Community Fund
Organisme : Welsh Government
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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