Mploy – A Job Readiness Workbook (eBook)

Career Skills Development for Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum and with Learning Difficulties

Michael P. McManmon (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
168 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78450-408-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This ready-to-use workbook provides everything you need to help young people with autism or learning differences prepare for work. Suitable for those working with young adults aged 16-26, this workbook includes activities and worksheets designed to develop key skills for meaningful careers, so young people can enter employment with confidence.

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This self-guided workbook is suitable for young adults aged 16-26 with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) or LD (Learning Differences), to teach the necessary skills for entering the workforce and forging a meaningful career path.Providing insight into a range of industries and workplace settings, this workbook will help you to support young people in choosing rewarding and successful careers. Detailing the College Internship Program's (CIP) successful Mploy program, the information in this book will help young adults to develop self-confidence and build social connections. Including activities and ready-to-use worksheets, this is a focused look at preparing for work. Key topics include:* Career assessments* Creating effective resumes/CVs* Interview skills * Employer expectations* Professional communication* Performance appraisals* Handling stress in the workplace* Social thinking* Executive functions in the workplace

Autor

Dr. Michael P. McManmon is the founder of the College Internship Program (CIP), that prepares young adults with learning differences and on the autism spectrum with academic, career, social and independent living skills, at five centers across the USA.Dr. Michele Ramsay is a Program Director at CIP Brevard and has 18 years of experience in school district management.Jennifer Kolarik is a Lead Career Coordinator at CIP and has over 20 years of experience working with teens and young adults.

Inhalt

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Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.10.2017
• Co-Autor: Michele Ramsay, Jennifer Kolarik
• Vorwort: Carol Gray
• Zusatzinfo: 20 full colour graphics, 20 full colour photos
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 220 x 220 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
• Schlagworte: Anxiety • ASC • ASD • Asperger Syndrome • Assessment • autism spectrum condition • Autism spectrum disorder • CV • Employment • Executive Functions • Industry • Internship • Interview • Life Skills • manual labour • Office • organization • Resume • Social Skills • Stress • Vocational Training • Work Experience • workplace
• ISBN-10: 1-78450-408-4 / 1784504084
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78450-408-3 / 9781784504083