by Dillenburger (Author), Matuska (Author), de Bruijn (Author), Röttgers (Author)
Defining the role of a job coach,
this book sets out EU-wide training standards for helping people with
disabilities gain and maintain meaningful employment.
The book
includes the perspectives of both people with disabilities and their job
coaches, offering first-hand experience of the specific issues faced by
those who want to enter the competitive open jobs market. It describes
how to provide bespoke support for people with an intellectual
disability, physical disability, as well as for autistic people and
individuals with mental health conditions. Guidance on functional
assessment, task analysis, collaborating with employers and training for
new and student job coaches is also included.