Supported employment program manager survey: Demographics, self-reported training needs, and preferred training formats

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-186

  Zhang, Dalun ^a   Everson, Jane M ^a   Stiegler, Beverly M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Employment Network of Louisiana Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0008720583     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: 15575047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088572889802100206     Document Type: Article

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