This article is a compendium of strategies for rehabilitation counselors and their clients to secure job leads in relatively painless ways. Traditional job search mechanisms, such as want ads and state employment services, have been shown to be decidedly ineffective as compared to a good first-hand job lead. Job placement is not an exact science,…

Describes the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) program, with funds provided under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, to train apprentices in home construction trades and place them on jobs, with particulars about the carpentry training program. (MF)

The National Recreation and Park Association's Office of Education and Professional Services has developed a publication titled "Employ," designed to assist individuals in the parks and recreation field to prepare for and locate opportunities for employment. (JD)

Three major theorists in career and personnel development stress the importance of the individual in counseling and reconfirm the right of every client to ask how much counselors consider the individual in job placement. (Author)

Trying to place those students who are not the "cream of the crop" can really challenge a placement counselor's ingenuity and skills. (Author)

Development of the placement program in Highland Community Schools included obtaining administrative approval, publicity, slide presentations for business and industrial groups, and resulted in a successful placement service that was not a significant cost factor within the school's budget. (TA)

Discusses the McHenry High School Career Employment Placement Service (CEPS), one of 15 Illinois Pilot Exemplary Placement Projects (PEPP). Placement models and procedures involving students and employers are described. (TA)

Group Feedback Strategy was used to evaluate data from 73 employers, 18 tutors, 156 students, and 45 graduates involved in work placements in a library and information science program. Respondents showed reasonably high satisfaction for the following characteristics of placements: teamwork experience, assessment of capabilities, training…

Surveys of Finnish polytechnic graduates in business/administration (n=896), technology/communications (n=1,021), and health care/social services (n=925) indicated that training prepared them for finding jobs, with variations by field of study. Engineers had the most success in finding permanent, high-status jobs. Dissatisfaction was highest among…

Discusses factors that contribute to the lack of success in delivering transition services to students with disabilities. Explores alternatives to existing practice, based on a service integration model focused on the point of transition. Also reviews the benefits and challenges to implementing such a model. (Author/CR)

This paper describes the TEACCH (Teaching and Educating Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children and Adults) program, which has provided supported employment services to over 100 clients with autism. Three models of supported employment used by the program are discussed, as are program demographics and long-term support mechanisms.…

A survey of 1,451 Australian secondary students indicated that 18% participated in structured work placements, 54% in other paid work experience. Despite claims of the superiority of structured placements, other types of work experience also enhanced career awareness, improved self-esteem, and contributed to school-to-work transition. (Contains 28…

Comparison of five Thai students in international work placements and three overseas students completing work placements in Thailand found that both groups encountered difficulties with immigration, language, and communication. Advantages reported included improved self-confidence and career enhancement. Results also show the effect of cultural…

Assesses the predictability of two client employment outcomes from personal background information, counselor-rated functional limitations of the client, and rehabilitation services provided. Results indicated that rehabilitation education programs should put more emphasis on training in job placement activities and rehabilitation counselors…

The "attractor magnet" curricula in the Interdisciplinary Program at Suncoast Community High School (Florida) include drafting, technology, engineering technology, and communications technology. As an alternative to comprehensive high schools, it provides challenging college-prep programs to a diverse population. (JOW)