Program evaluation of a community organization offering supported employment services for adults with autism

Martin, Valérie; Lanovaz, Marc J.

doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2021.101741

Cited by 14 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 59 publications

(80 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Mental health was also explored in relation to job prospects of autistic individuals. Thus, mental health issues need to be addressed as they appear to negatively impact job search and maintenance (Martin & Lanovaz, 2021 ). Besides targeting people with autism, research in mental health also dealt with parents of autistic individuals.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Content Analysis of Abstracts Published in Autism Journals in 2021: The year in Review

Memišević

Djipa

2022

J Autism Dev Disord

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose Ever since Leo Kanner first described autism in 1943, the research in this field has grown immensely. In 2021 alone, 5837 SCOPUS indexed documents were published with a title that contained the words: “autism”, “autistic”, or “ASD”. The purpose of this study was to examine the most common topics of autism research in 2021 and present a geographical contribution to this research. Methods We performed a content analysis of 1102 abstracts from the articles published in 11 Autism journals in 2021. The following journals, indexed by the SCOPUS database, were included: Autism, Autism Research, Molecular Autism, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Advances in Autism, Autism and Developmental Language Impairments , and Autism in Adulthood. Results According to the analysis, the main research topics were: mental health, social communication, social skills, quality of life, parenting stress, ADHD, Covid-19, self-efficacy, special education, and theory of mind. In relation to geographic distribution, most studies came from the USA, followed by the UK, Australia, and Canada. Conclusion Research topics were aligned with the priorities set by stakeholders in autism, most notably persons with autism themselves and their family members. There is a big gap in research production between developed countries and developing countries.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Content Analysis of Abstracts Published in Autism Journals in 2021: The year in Review

Memišević

Djipa

2022

J Autism Dev Disord

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Both groups were asked whether they would recommend these services. The questionnaires were developed based on VALUE OF EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES 9 knowledge gained from previous evaluations of successful support programs (Hillier et al, 2007) and used in a previous evaluation of services (Martin & Lanovaz, 2021).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The value of employment support services for adults on the autism spectrum and/or with intellectual disabilities: Employee, employer, and job coach perspectives

Francesco

Murahara

Martin

et al. 2021

JVR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BACKGROUND: Employment rates among individuals on the autism spectrum or with intellectual disabilities (ID) remain extremely low. Although job coaching services have contributed to successful employment for these individuals, few studies have examined the importance of such support, and even fewer have explored which services are valued most by stakeholders. OBJECTIVE: We examined the importance of employment support services through employee, employer, and job coach perspectives, and employee and employer satisfaction of job coach support. METHODS: A multiple-case study was designed with a community organization providing employment support to individuals on the autism spectrum or with ID, and their employers. Nine employee-employer-job coach triads evaluated the importance of specific services and rated their satisfaction with the job coach support. RESULTS: Services were rated as important, however, some discrepancies were observed between the groups in their ratings of services (e.g., soliciting regular feedback about the employee’s performance). Satisfaction was high for employees and employers; both groups indicated that they would recommend these services. CONCLUSIONS: Job coach support was highly valued by all groups, underscoring the need for these services to be widely available, and suggesting that this support may serve as a critical factor in improving employment outcomes among this population.

show abstract

“…In addition to being more likely to obtain competitive work, those who receive SE services earn more money and work more hours than those who do not receive SE (Wehman, Taylor et al, 2020). The positive impact of SE on wage and hours has been observed among transition-age youth and adults with intellectual disability (Boeltzig et al, 2008;Cimera, 2017;Grossi et al, 2019;Iwanaga et al, 2023;Kregel et al, 1989;Seward, 2022;Wehman, 1986;Wehman et al, 1989), veterans with psychiatric disorders (Davis et al, 2022), adults with autism (Martin & Lanovaz, 2021), youth with autism (Whittenburg et al, 2020), and individuals with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders (Mueser et al, 2011).…”

Section: Body Of Evidence For Supported Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Supported employment and customized employment: How effective are these interventions and what has been their impact on the field?

Wehman

2023

JVR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Program evaluation of a community organization offering supported employment services for adults with autism

Abstract: This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Cited by 14 publications

References 59 publications

Content Analysis of Abstracts Published in Autism Journals in 2021: The year in Review

Content Analysis of Abstracts Published in Autism Journals in 2021: The year in Review

The value of employment support services for adults on the autism spectrum and/or with intellectual disabilities: Employee, employer, and job coach perspectives

Supported employment and customized employment: How effective are these interventions and what has been their impact on the field?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About