Career Training and Personal Planning for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (eBook)

A Practical Resource for Schools

Vicki Lundine, Catherine Smith (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2006
192 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84642-525-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This training program assesses ASD students' strengths, abilities, fears and challenges and helps them acquire the skills necessary for a smooth transition from school to employment. It is packed with lesson plans, implementation procedures, interactive activities and photocopiable worksheets, and the course can be taught over one or three years.

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This training program for teachers and carers assesses ASD students' strengths and abilities, fears and challenges and helps them acquire the skills necessary for a smooth transition from school to employment.The authors give guidance on developing life skills for employability and independent living, for example, hygiene, time and money management, communication skills, decision-making and setting and achieving realistic goals. They also clearly define the role of parents, job coaches and employers and stress that students are empowered by appropriate support from collaborative, informed teams.The career program enables students to find out about and explore career options, know how and where to search for a job and how to understand job advertisements. The sections on career preparation include strategies for writing resumes, filling in application forms, compiling career portfolios and conduct at interviews. The authors also cover topics such as punctuality and appropriate behavior in the workplace itself.This practical teaching resource is packed with lesson plans, implementation procedures, interactive activities and photocopiable worksheets, and the course can be taught over one year or three years.

Autor

Vicki Lundine is the District Career Facilitator for the Campbell River School District and a valued member of the Career Education Society of British Columbia, Canada. Catherine Smith is an Educational and Behavioral Consultant for the Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders in British Columbia, Canada. She has 30 years experience working with elementary and high school students, including students with autism spectrum disorders.

Inhalt

Foreword by Jo-Anne Seip. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Overview. 2. Self-awareness. 3. Life Skills. 4. Decision-making, Goal-setting and Problem-solving. 5. Career Awareness. 6. Job Preparation. 7. Career Portfolios: A Demonstration of Skills, Attitudes and Abilities. 8. Connections. Appendix. Resources.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.6.2006
• Vorwort: Jo Anne Seip
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lernhilfen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
• Schlagworte: additional needs • emotional support for teachers • handbook for educators • Inclusive classrooms • Inclusive Education • learning support • Lesson Plans • Resilience • safeguarding children • school • Sen • sensory learning • sensory stories • Special education • Special Needs • students with autism • Teacher Education • teaching autistic students • trauma-informed • Workbook
• ISBN-10: 1-84642-525-5 / 1846425255
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84642-525-7 / 9781846425257