Interview skills training for people with neurodevelopmental disorders receiving vocational services: A pilot study
BACKGROUND: People with neurodevelopmental disorders often face significant challenges to finding and keeping employment including engaging in a job interview. Successfully navigating a job interview is a complex and essential stage to finding employment and requires skillful behaviors. OBJECTIVE: T...
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Published in | Journal of vocational rehabilitation Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 197 - 206 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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London, England
SAGE Publications
01.01.2022
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Summary: | BACKGROUND:
People with neurodevelopmental disorders often face significant challenges to finding and keeping employment including engaging in a job interview. Successfully navigating a job interview is a complex and essential stage to finding employment and requires skillful behaviors.
OBJECTIVE:
The study aimed to determine the feasibility of the Presenting Qualifications intervention for people with neurodevelopmental disorders.
METHODS:
Direct skills teaching (DST) is a researched method that can be utilized to help people learn a new skill. The current study implemented a multi-session, group based work-related soft skills intervention (“Presenting Qualifications”) for 76 people with various neurodevelopmental disorders via a DST approach.
RESULTS:
Participants reported increased perceived interview preparedness from pre to post intervention. Participants also reported satisfaction with the intervention.
CONCLUSIONS:
This suggests soft skills interventions delivered in group settings can be successfully implemented among people with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Implications of the findings and future research directions are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 1052-2263 1878-6316 |
DOI: | 10.3233/JVR-221210 |