Turning Skills and Strengths into Careers for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

The BASICS College Curriculum

Michelle Rigler, Amy Rutherford, Emily Quinn (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2015
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84905-798-1 (ISBN)

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This practical college curriculum helps students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to begin to make the transition to the next stage of life - their career. With detailed personality and skills profiling, job-hunting strategies, and interview preparation, it is an ideal textbook for ASD college programs or for student self-study.

The BASICS College Curriculum presents a hands-on approach to learning essential independence and life skills for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The third book helps young adults to translate their strengths and interests into possible careers and develop job-hunting skills that will set them on the road to success.

Students are shown how to identify their unique skill set, write an effective resume, build a network of contacts, prepare for interviews, and secure that internship position. Other possible life paths are also explored including continuing in education and studying abroad.

Ideal as a textbook for ASD college programs and suitable for young adults to use for their own self-study, each chapter has a lesson-based progressive structure, providing valuable information and advice for the student, useful diagrams, practical exercises and workbook components that can be filled in at home or in class. Self-assessment tools ensure the skills from each chapter can be reviewed and adjusted as necessary.

The book can be used on its own or in conjunction with the other BASICS curriculum books to further develop essential life skills.

Michelle Rigler, EdD, is Director of the Disability Resource Center at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Director of the MoSAIC Program for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder on which the BASICS Curriculum is based. Amy Rutherford, MEd, is Program Coordinator as well as a coach and instructor for the Disability Resource Center's MoSAIC Program for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Emily Quinn is Access Coordinator for the Disability Resource Center and serves in the role of coach and instructor for the MoSAIC Program for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Introduction. 1. Comparing Interests, Talents, and Skills. Lesson 1: Understanding Skills. Lesson 2: Interests Vs. Skills. Lesson 3: Talents Vs. Skills. Lesson 4: Creating Balance. 2. Identifying Your Individual Skill Set. Lesson 1: Assessing Your Skills. Lesson 2: Defining Your Skill Set. Lesson 3: The Continuum. Lesson 4: Challenge Your Skill Development. 3. Identifying Your Skill Set Quadrant. Lesson 1: Exploring Your Quadrant Direction. Lesson 2: Identifying Complementary Quadrant Direction. Lesson 3: Building Your Team. Lesson 4: Career Exploration. 4. The Big Picture of Success. Lesson 1: Valuing Your Journey. Lesson 2: Career Preparation One Piece at a Time. Lesson 3: Making Sense of Puzzling Directions. Lesson 4: Linking Action and Opportunity. 5. Realistic Career Preparation. Lesson 1: Exploring the College-to-Career Transition. Lesson 2: Networking Potential. Lesson 3: Resume Development. Lesson 4: Increasing Your Chances. 6. The Interview. Lesson 1: Skill Set and Prep Work. Lesson 2: Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior. Lesson 3: To Disclose or Not to Disclose. 7. Work Exposure, Lesson 1: Job Shadowing. Lesson 2: Informational Interviews. Lesson 3: Career Fairs. Lesson 4: Networking with Professionals. 8. Internships and Strategically Planning for the Future. Lesson 1: Process Awareness. Lesson 2: Setting Up Support. Lesson 3: Receiving Feedback. Lesson 4: The Possibilities. 9. Alternate Paths. Lesson 1: Graduate School. Lesson 2: Study Abroad. Lesson 3: Job Vs. Career. Lesson 4: Potential Pitfalls. Appendix A: BASICS Chart Student Example. Appendix B: Guided Discussion. References. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.11.2015
Reihe/Serie	The BASICS College Curriculum
Zusatzinfo	20 black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	214 x 278 mm
Gewicht	560 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
ISBN-10	1-84905-798-2 / 1849057982
ISBN-13	978-1-84905-798-1 / 9781849057981
Zustand	Neuware