The co-worker training model: Outcomes of an open employment pilot project

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-159

  Farris, Bryan ^a   Stancliffe, Roger J ^b  

^a First Contact Human Resources   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAINING; WORK;

EID: 0034943740     PISSN: 1326978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250020054459     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Anderson, P., & Wisener, K. (1996). Open employment services for people with disabilities 1995: the first year of NIMS data. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
2. Curl, R. M., Hall, S. M., Chisholm, L. A., & Rule, S. (1992). Coworkers as trainers for entry-level workers: a competitive employment model for individuals with developmental disabilities. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 11(1), 31-35.
3. Edwards, A. L. (1967). Statistical methods, 2nd edn. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
4. Farris, B. (1997). The complete co-worker training model ... in a toolbox. Gosford NSW: LTW Training Systems.
5. Farris, B., Stancliffe, R. J., & Hancock, S. (1999). An analysis of open employment agencies implementing the co-worker training model in Australia. Gosford NSW: LTW Training Systems.
6. Gervey, R., & Bedell, J. R. (1994). Supported employment in vocational rehabilitation. In J. R. Bedell (Ed.), Psychosocial assessment and treatment of persons with severe mental disorders (pp. 151-175). Washington DC: Taylor & Francis.
7. Hanley-Maxwell, C., Rusch, F. R., Chadsey-Rusch, J. L., & Renzaglia, A. (1986). Reported factors contributing to the job terminations of individuals with severe disabilities. Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 11, 45-52.
8. Jeltes, G. M. (1991). An analysis of financial and employment outcomes of people with an intellectual disability provided in a community-based employment service. Australian Disability Review, 1-91, 29-34.
9. Lewis, G. M., Dempster, J. E., Lawn, R. W., & Robertson, S. K. (1986). The G. J. Coles venture: a strategy for creating multiple jobs for intellectually disabled workers in large corporations. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 12, 79-83.
10. Mank, D., Cioffi, A., & Yovanoff, P. (1997a). Analysis of the typicalness of supported employment jobs, natural supports, and integration outcomes. Mental Retardation, 35, 185-197.
11. Mank, D., Cioffi, A., & Yovanoff, P. (1997b). Patterns of support for employees with severe disabilities. Mental Retardation, 35, 433-447.
12. Mank, D., Cioffi, A., & Yovanoff, P. (1998). Employment outcomes for people with severe disabilities: opportunities for improvement. Mental Retardation, 36, 205-216.
13. Nisbet, J., & Hagner, D. (1988). Natural supports in the workplace: a reexamination of supported employment. The Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 13, 260-267.
14. Parmenter, T. R., Koop, T., Atkinson, N., Riches, V. C., McGaw, A., & Robertson, G. (in press). What about people with a disability in the workplace? A national study. In T. R. Parmenter & V. C. Riches (Eds.), The role of social integration in supported employment for people with disabilities. Sydney: Centre for Developmental Disability Studies, University of Sydney.
15. Practical Employment Services (1997). Application for disability research grant. Gosford, NSW: author. (Application to the then Department of Health and Family Services, Disability Programs Division).
16. Rhodes, L., Mank, D., Sandow, D., Buckley, J., & Albin, J. (1990). Supported employment implementation: shifting from program monitoring to quality improvement. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 1(2), 1-12.
17. Rogan, P., Hagner, D., & Murphy, S. (1993). Natural supports: reconceptualizing job coach roles. Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 18, 275-281.
18. Rusch, F. R., Hughes, C., Johnson, J., & Minch, K. (1991). A descriptive analysis of co-worker involvement in supported employment. Mental Retardation, 29, 207-212.
19. Rusch, F., Hughes, C., McNair, J., & Wilson, P. (1989). Co-worker involvement scoring manual and instrument. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Secondary Transition Intervention Effectiveness Institute.
20. Rusch, F. R., Wilson, P. G., Hughes, C., & Heal, L. (1994). Matched-pairs analysis of co-worker interactions in relation to opportunity, type of job, and placement approach. Mental Retardation, 32, 113-122.
21. Test, D. W., & Wood, W. M. (1996). Natural supports in the workplace: the jury is still out. The Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 21, 155-173.
22. Tuckerman, P., Morgan, J., Smith, B., & Delahunt, R. (1992). The relative costs of supported employment: Jobsupport six years on. Australian Disability Review, 4-92, 49-60.
23. York, D. (1991). Getting the job done: a co-worker training manual. Perth: Proem Publications.