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Temelini, David; Fesko, Sheila – 1997
This newsletter issue discusses the results of a survey of 242 Family and Youth Service Bureau agencies that investigated the number of youth (ages 16-21) with disabilities served, and the incidence of and response to youth who did not have an identified disability, but whom staff may have suspected had an underlying learning, emotional, or other…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Disabilities, Disability Identification
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Johnson, Gil L.; Maxson, John H. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
Describes the Job Placement Training Program, a training program run by Southern Illinois University that is designed to teach rehabilitation counselors and placement specialists employed by state rehabilitation agencies the knowledge, techniques, and strategies necessary to help rehabilitation clients obtain employment. The program's curriculum…
Descriptors: Adults, Counselor Training, Disabilities, Employment Services
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Ryan, Susan – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1999
To address the shortage of qualified early interventionists for young rural children with disabilities, the University of Alaska Fairbanks developed a Master's program that used distance education at remote practicum sites during fall and spring and on-campus instruction during the summer. The program has fostered university-rural community…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Distance Education, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Sitlington, Patricia L.; And Others – 1982
This document is a monograph in a personnel development series addressing issues that are pertinent for policy-making personnel concerned with preservice personnel preparation of vocational/special educators. Section 1 presents a review of the selected literature related to the development of personnel preparation programs and the results of a…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Disabilities, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
Hasazi, Susan E.; And Others – 1982
This document is a monograph in a personnel development series addressing issues that are pertinent for policy-making personnel concerned with inservice personnel development of vocational/special educators. Chapter 1 addresses the state of the art in inservice education and includes a definition and information on legislative provisions, the…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Change Agents, Disabilities, Higher Education