Improving Quality of Life and Career Attitudes of Youth With Disabilities: Experiences From the Adolescent Employment Readiness Center

dc.contributor.author	Wolf-Branigin, Michael
dc.contributor.author	Schuyler, Vincent
dc.contributor.author	White, Patience
dc.date.accessioned	2009-02-11T18:53:45Z
dc.date.available	2009-02-11T18:53:45Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.description	Copyright 2007 SAGE Publications
dc.description.abstract	Improving quality of life is the primary focus as adolescents with disabilities enter adulthood. They increasingly, however, encounter difficulties transitioning into domains such as employment as these services occur near the end of their high school experience. Using an ecosystems model within a developmental approach, the program sought to improve the likelihood that adolescents will find and maintain meaningful employment as adults. The authors measured physical health, psychosocial functioning, and attitude toward employment of adolescents participating in the program during a 2-year period. Physical health, school functioning, and total functioning improved dur¬ ing the 2 years. Career attitudes were above the norms in earlier grades but fell in later grades. This suggests the need for early and continued intervention.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1920/3438
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject	Disability
dc.subject	Quality of life
dc.subject	Adolescence
dc.subject	Ecosystems
dc.subject	Complex systems
dc.subject	Career attitudes
dc.title	Improving Quality of Life and Career Attitudes of Youth With Disabilities: Experiences From the Adolescent Employment Readiness Center
dc.type	Article

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