Facilitating the Vocational Success of Students with Mild Handicaps. The Need for Job-Related Social Skills Training.

Elksnin, Nick; Elksnin, Linda K.

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ERIC Number: EJ422364

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Publication Date: 1991

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Facilitating the Vocational Success of Students with Mild Handicaps. The Need for Job-Related Social Skills Training.

Elksnin, Nick; Elksnin, Linda K.

Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, v13 n2 p5-11 Win 1991

When the skills taught in eight commercial social skills training programs were compared with 20 generalizable interpersonal skills, programs were found to address 15-70 percent. The correlation between social skills and employment difficulties of mildly disabled adolescents highlights the need for validating job-related social skills and promoting generalization. (SK)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Daily Living Skills, Instructional Material Evaluation, Interpersonal Competence, Mild Mental Retardation, Underemployment, Unemployment, Vocational Education

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Language: English

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