Enhancing career exploration,decision making,and problem solving of adolescent girls with disabilities

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of an intervention designed to address the career exploration, decision-making, and problem solving needs of girls with learning disabilities. The sample consisted of 120 9th grade girls with and without disabilities. The intervention group consisted solely of girls with disabilities who participated in an eight-session program over a two-week period. All students completed the Career Maturity Inventory-Revised (CMI-R), which measures career exploration and decision-making abilities. They all also completed the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI). At pre-testing, there were statistically significant differences found for girls with disabilities as a whole for these constructs when compared to girls without disabilities. Girls with disabilities who participated in the intervention had significantly better scores at post-testing on the decision-making and problem solving variables.