An analysis of employer evaluations of workers with mental retardation

A critical component of supported competitive employment is the provision of long-term consumer assessment and systematic follow-along services. To date, there is a paucity of information that describes or validates the process of ongoing consumer assessment. In this article, written employer evalua...

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Published inResearch in developmental disabilities Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 377 - 391
Main Authors Shafer, Michael S., Kregel, John, David Banks, P., Hill, Mark L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Ltd 1988
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Employee Performance Appraisal
Female
Humans
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Intellectual Disability - rehabilitation
Intelligence
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Personnel Management
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Rehabilitation, Vocational - psychology
Social Adjustment
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Sociocultural environment
Competition
Human
Occupational adjustment
Occupational environment
Professional status
Performance
Mental retardation
Professional evaluation
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Summary:A critical component of supported competitive employment is the provision of long-term consumer assessment and systematic follow-along services. To date, there is a paucity of information that describes or validates the process of ongoing consumer assessment. In this article, written employer evaluations of workers with mental retardation were analyzed regarding their relationship to employment retention. Three factors were identified which related to employment retention: (a) workers' attendance, (b) punctuality patterns, and (c) consistency in task performance. These findings are discussed in light of their implications for curriculum design and habilitation efforts for persons with mental retardation.
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ISSN:0891-4222
1873-3379
DOI:10.1016/0891-4222(88)90032-7