39th Annual Student Research Conference
Vocational Decision-Making of Youth with Intellectual Disabilities Participating in a Summer Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Sarah Gillespie
Dr. Carol Cox, Faculty Mentor
Hear about vocational health and changes in vocational decision-making difficulties of students with intellectual disabilities before and after participating in a paid, career exploration/work-based summer learning program. Intellectual disability is a condition that limits intellectual function, learning, and independent living skills. Preparation for future workforce participation for those students needs to include early school-to-work transition planning and exposure to a variety of career opportunities to match their capabilities and interests. One recommended, evidence-based, pre-employment transition service is supported, integrated, paid work experience while still in school. Fifty transition-aged students with intellectual disabilities participated in the paid work experience. They completed pre-post program individual interviews using a vocational situation scale to determine any change in vocational decision-making difficulties on Total Vocational Situation and two scales: Vocational Identity and Occupational Information and Barriers. From oral pre-post interviews, changes in vocational decision-making will be presented.
Keywords: Public Health, youth, intellectual disabilities, vocational decision-making
Topic(s):Health Science
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Session: -4
Location: SUB 3201
Time: 10:45