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Job Coaching

By: Robert L. Morgan & Tim Riesen
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders
Edited by: Ellen B. Braaten
Subject:Developmental Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities

Many adult service agencies employ job coaches to support the employment of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). Job coaches perform assessment of job skills and interests, teach tasks, serve as a liaison to the employer and co-workers, and fade assistance once the individual performs tasks independently. This entry examines how job coaching supports employment for individuals with ID, the role of a job coach, and specific guidelines for job coaching.

Job Coaching as One Activity in Supported Employment

Job coaching evolved as one component of supported employment (SE). The definition of SE appears in Title IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (2014). SE is a strategy for individuals with intellectual and other disabilities who need intensive supports to find and maintain employment in community businesses. ...

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  Morgan, R., & Riesen, T. (2018). Early childhood development. In E. Braaten (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of intellectual and developmental disorders (pp. 899-901). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n279
  
  Morgan, Robert L., and Tim Riesen. "Job Coaching." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders, edited by Braaten, Ellen B., 899-901. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2018. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n279.
  
  Morgan, R. and Riesen, T. 2018. Job Coaching. In: Ellen B. Braaten Editor, 2018. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 899-901 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n279> [Accessed 14 Aug 2022].
  
  Morgan, Robert L. and Tim Riesen. "Job Coaching." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders. Edited by Ellen B. Braaten. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2018, pp. 899-901. SAGE Knowledge. 14 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n279.
  
  Morgan, Robert L., and Tim Riesen (2018). Early childhood development In: Braaten, Ellen B. (Ed.),Early childhood development The SAGE encyclopedia of intellectual and developmental disorders Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2018:899-901. doi:10.4135/9781483392271.n279
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