Characteristics and professional development needs of staff working in employment services for people with a disability

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 333-342

  Dempsey, Ian ^a   Arthur, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SHELTERED WORKSHOP; SKILL; TRAINING; VOCATION;

EID: 0031764513     PISSN: 1326978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668259800033811     Document Type: Article

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