Abstract
Rapid expansion of supported employment programs has created a need for qualified personnel to develop jobs for people with disabilities. However, job development methods have lacked consistency on a large scale, and have not been systematically researched. The present study was exploratory in nature and attempted to identify activities performed by job developers that positively or negatively influenced job placement. The job development activities investigated included marketing, analysis of job characteristics, and assessment of client characteristics. Results indicated that specific marketing activities significantly predicted job placement. Additionally, available job development time, use of specific client assessment procedures, infrequent use of trial job placements, and gender of the job developers further explained variance in job placement. Implications and recommendations for future research were discussed.
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