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Sarah K. Howorth; Deborah L. Rooks-Ellis; Alan Cobo-Lewis; Joshua Taylor; Christine T. Moody – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2023
College students on the autism spectrum report the following support needs: interpersonal skills and coping with unexpected change. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the effects of an interpersonal skills seminar using elements of the PEERSĀ® curriculum on the acquisition of conversational behaviors by three young adults on the…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Transitional Programs, College Bound Students
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Park, Jiyoon; Bouck, Emily C.; Duenas, Ana – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2020
Video modeling is an effective teaching method for supporting individuals with disabilities to learn various skills. Yet, limited research explores the use of video modeling to teach social skills for employment. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of video modeling, alone and in conjunction with the system of least prompts, to…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Modeling (Psychology), Interpersonal Competence, Teaching Methods
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Stewart-Ginsburg, Jared H.; Kwiatek, Stephen M. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2020
Religious organizations often serve as mainstays of communities, especially rural communities with otherwise limited support to promote improved transition outcomes. Yet, religious organizations appear not to be utilized as agencies in transition service partnerships. This article addresses involving religious organizations in the transition…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Religion, Organizations (Groups), Agency Cooperation
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Agran, Martin; Hughes, Carolyn; Thoma, Colleen A.; Scott, LaRon A. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2016
Although social skills have long been recognized as essential in promoting employees' employability (e.g., maintaining employment), there has been little research about work-related social skills for the last two decades. A systematic replication of Salzberg, Agran, and Lignugaris/Kraft's investigation of critical social skills was conducted.…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Employment Potential, Career Development
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Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Rowe, Dawn A.; Sinclair, James; Poppen, Marcus; Woods, William E.; Shearer, Mackenzie L. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2016
The purpose of this systematic review was to (a) systematically review the literature to identify National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 secondary analyses articles published since 2009 that met the quality indicators for correlational research, (b) further extend the findings of Test et al. by identifying additional evidence to support the…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Success, Literature Reviews, Longitudinal Studies
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Wehman, Paul – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2013
As children become teenagers and move into early adulthood, there are many transitions they face. For young people with disabilities, this is no different except that there are invariably additional complex challenges that must be overcome. Evidence-based research is the foundation for best transition practices, but too many studies seem abstract,…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Best Practices, Transitional Programs, Guidelines