Presents model for job development, which can be useful to employment, rehabilitation, and career counselors in surveying the employment community and identifying unadvertised job openings, skills essential to the role of placement specialist. (Author)

Intended for teachers, counselors, job placement specialists, employers, and disabled persons, this publication provides information about jobs performed in business and industry by persons with disabilities. Each of the 71 job descriptions presented specifies the type of job, disability of the person performing the job, company information, job…

This compilation presents descriptions of 146 unusual and innovative job development activities that have been used successfully by deans, directors, and placement coordinators of Missouri area vocational-technical schools and community colleges. The strategies are divided into nine categories: Innovative Ideas, Educators Go to Employers,…

The Santa Fe Community College Work Exploration Center (Florida) provides work evaluation and placement services to persons who are unable to obtain or maintain suitable employment due to handicapping conditions, undefined or poorly defined vocational training, limited employment skills, and limited knowledge of skills levels. To help maintain…

This paper provides a basic overview of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), which mandates equal access, protection, and opportunity for persons with disabilities in four major areas: employment, telecommunication, transportation, and public services and accommodations. It notes that the employment…

Drawing from an examination of changing economic conditions, student needs, and training demands, this manual suggests an ideal plan for developing or revising existing college job placement services. Chapter 1 reviews the literature on the goals, components, and clients of job placement services. Chapter 2 focuses on organizational concerns, such…

This document, the result of the collaborative efforts of the members of the Prime Study Group of the Institute on Rehabilitation Issues, provides information concerning techniques, strategies, models, and resources for rehabilitation professionals who are working with persons with coexisting abuse problems and disabling conditions. Chapter I, an…

This manual is designed to give placement and other school personnel detailed suggestions related to the formation and implementation of a school-based job placement service. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction which discusses goals for organizing and implementing job placement services, functions of a job placement service, and essential…

This text provides an overview of vocational rehabilitation counseling and services. Part 1 lays the foundation. "Foundations of Rehabilitation" (Martin) describes bases of the process. "Historical Antecedents of the Rehabilitation Enterprise in America" and "Development of the Rehabilitation Enterprise in America" (Lassiter, Lassiter) describe…

This manual is designed to assist vocational educators in meeting the needs of students preparing for careers in nontraditional occupations. Discussed first are the effects of sex bias and stereotyping on employment and earning patterns, barriers to nontraditional training, and the role of vocational education in equal access. Discussed in a…

This combination procedures manual and annotated bibliography is intended to assist faculty and staff at community colleges in North Carolina in developing centralized job placement and development services. The first section describes the project to establish centralized employment services at Guilford Technical Community College during which the…

This booklet lists and describes materials that can be used for employment counseling in Canada. The booklet is organized in two parts. The first part lists and describes counseling tools. Some of the tools listed include Moving On, the Canadian Occupational Interest Inventory, the General Aptitude Test Battery, Index to Canadian Occupations,…