Teaching pre-employment skills to 14-17 year-olds : the Autism Works Now! method / Joanne Lara and Susan Osborne ; foreword by Temple Grandin.

By: Lara, Joanne.

Contributor(s): Osborne, Susan 1954-.

Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017Copyright date: 2017Description: 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781785927256 (alk. paper).Subject(s): AUTISM

| ADOLESCENTS

| EMPLOYMENT

| JOB INTERVIEWS

| JOB HUNTING

| JOB SKILLS

| TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO WORK

Contents:

Foreword by Temple Grandin. - Preface. - Introduction. - Part I: UNDERSTANDING AUTISM WORKS NOW METHOD: - 1. The importance of work. - 2. Matching the job to the individual and filling in the blanks. - 3. Getting organized with Google. - 4. Dress for success. - 5. Interview essentials. - 6. Landing a job. - 7. Connecting and coworkers. - 8. Understanding the workplace. - PART II: WORKSHOP STRUCTURE: - 9. Behavior, behavior, behavior. - 10. Group and candidate requirements. - 11. Classroom requirements. - 12. Classroom meetings. - 13. Field trips. - 14. Instructional materials.

Summary: "Teaching young people with autism workplace skills while they are still school-aged is essential for helping them get jobs once they are ready to enter employment. This ready-made curriculum does exactly that, with a structured program for teaching groups of students aged 14-17 vital pre-employment skills, from interviewing to networking." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

List(s) this item appears in: Autism and youth. May 2023. CM | Employment Resources. April 2024. CM

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Teaching young people with autism workplace skills while they are still school-aged is essential for helping them get jobs once they are ready to enter employment. This ready-made curriculum does exactly that, with a structured program for teaching groups of students aged 14-17 vital pre-employment skills, from interviewing to networking." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

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