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4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Successful Transition to Employment
Assuring successful transition from school to work for
individuals with significant disabilities
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Assuring successful transition for All
If we really mean it…o We must embrace the value of an
inclusive working lifestyle for all .o We must truly accept that all people
can work, even if we do not know how to do it.
o We must learn and implement the process to customize employment.Michael Callahan
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Assuring successful transition for All
If we really mean it…o We must utilize non-comparative
strategies like Discovery in lieu of comparative assessment.
o We must start early, as young at ten years of age.
o We must assure that work experiences are individualized and customized, as necessaryMichael Callahan
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Assuring successful transition for All
If we really mean it…o We must offer resolve the tension
between the value of inclusion and the need for real work experiences.
o We must consider the value of partial participation.
o Teachers must be willing to move beyond the classroom to assure access to work experiences.
Michael Callahan
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Assuring successful transition for All
If we really mean it…o We must have access to all possible
funding and blend it to benefit the individual.
o We must assist the individual to get access to assistive technology specific to job tasks.
o We must reach “across the barrier” and include VR and adult services.
Michael Callahan
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Assuring successful transition for All
And finally, if we really mean it…o We must work around complexities
such as behavioral challenges, legal issues, and negative attitudes with solutions rather that exclusion.
o We must welcome and include families, friends, community members –- everyone we can enlist so we do not have to go it alone.
Michael Callahan
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Focus for Volunteering
• Try to connect with student’s interests
• Activity should be seen as one in which others volunteer
• Target specific tasks with volunteer leader
• Provide supports, as necessary• Notice interactions, interests (or
lack), specific skills, pace, focus, endurance
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4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
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Caring for vulnerable animals
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Volunteering at Humane Society
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Focus for Job Shadowing
• Primarily concentrates on student’s interests
• Start with discovery and target direction for possible jobs to shadow based on student’s interests
• Assist student to identify discrete tasks performed during shadowing
• Timeframe per job shadow – up to three hours
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4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Learning specific tasks
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Job Shadowing at airport fire and rescue unit
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Service Learning Focus
• Utilizes features of typical service learning activities and can involve inclusion with other students
• Examples: school clubs such as Jr. Achievement, DECA; Candy-Stripers; 4-H; advanced scouting
• Time frame: episodically, throughout school year
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4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Editing the school yearbook
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Service Learning
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
General Work Experience Focus
• Often utilizes an array of pre-developed community sites that represents the variety of local economy
• Students may rotate through on a set timeframe – two or three months max.
• Facilitators should focus on conditions, interests, and skills
• Time frame: 1 or 2 days per week, 2 -3 hours per day
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4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Watering at the Feed and Seed
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General Work Experience
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Focus for Matched Work Experiences
• Experience is defined by matching for interests and focusing on conditions and potential contributions
• Developed uniquely for each student• Needs supervision or facilitation by
educator in order to identify discrete findings
• Timeframe: 2 – 4 months; 6 – 8 hrs. wk.
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4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Filing for State Highway Department
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Matched Work Experience
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Filing records at county tax assessor
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Matched Work Experience
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Focus for Customized Work Experiences
• Based on a customized plan• Consider paid job before developing• Developed uniquely for each student• Developed using negotiation with
host businesses• Focus on issues beyond conditions,
interests and contributions such as pace, flexibility, endurance, etc.
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4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999
Repairing changer in beverage company
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Customized Work Experience
4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102
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Negotiated tasks in radio Station
Customized Work Experience:
Tasks from:
• Reception
• DJs
• Advertising
• Station manager