Trends in Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Outcomes of Youth With Autism: 2006-2010

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 80-89

  Migliore, Alberto ^a   Butterworth, John ^a   Zalewska, Agnieszka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

career vocational; employment; process and outcome; rehabilitation counseling; transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890397122     PISSN: 00343552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0034355213493930     Document Type: Article

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