Studies have found that comprehensive high schools are cheaper costwise and more effective in providing job placement opportunities than area secondary vocational schools. (AN)

The objectives of a mental health program in Illinois are: (1) to have the patient wish to choose a field of work, and (2) to get him to obtain a job in his chosen field. (CK)

This article reports the results of a study of Black coaches at major colleges regarding how they chose their jobs. Almost half had been graduate assistants on major college staffs before accepting a major college position. (JMF)

The working model for Florida's correctional industries program includes orientation, certificated on-the-job training, prerelease training, and postrelease job placement. It is based on the value of the work ethic, employability skills, relevant training, and postrelease services. (SK)

Describes the design and implementation of Career Centers, Inc., a community-based career center in Omaha, Nebraska, which was developed to offer career planning assistance, occupational information, employer literature, job-search skills training, workshops and seminars, a job opportunity bulletin, and a computerized resume listing and selection…

Four Tennessee agencies participating in a job development project for people with disabilities used either the cold-call model or referral. They experienced substantially fewer rejections and more placements with referral. The business approach to job development improved the quality and quantity of efforts. (SK)

Addresses issues relating to job placement function by vocational rehabilitation counselors. Role conflict, increased focus on servicing people with severe disabilities, societal pressures for cost-effective services, and increased emphasis on consumer choice are some of the issues. Vocational rehabilitation counselors must be knowledgeable about…

A quasi-experiment using quantitative methods was conducted to examine the effects on academic student outcomes when a cohort of employed low-SES community college commuter students (the treatment group, N=198) participated in a comprehensive support and access intervention program, compared with similar students (the matched comparison group,…

Occupational outcomes of 100 graduates from two university master's-level rehabilitation counselor training programs were investigated. Follow-up data regarding present occupational role showed that approximately four-fifths of the females and two-thirds of the males from both programs had primarily counseling-related job responsibilities one to…

The directory provides information on 648 private sector programs offering services leading to competitive employment for disabled people. It is designed to help employers looking for trained and job-ready workers as well as to help individuals with disabilities in their search for available training and employment programs. Programs are listed…

The article discusses whether or not proprietary schools are living up to the claims they make about training and placement according to standards of the Federal Trade Commission. (BP)