More Than a Job: Securing Satisfying Careers for People with Disabilit

by John Kregel and Paul Wehman

Book Overview

This forward-thinking text offers guidelines on helping people with disabilities identify interests, decide which careers to pursue, and work with professionals to identify options. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557663289
• ISBN13: 9781557663283
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Paul H Brookes Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Genuine advice for people with disabilities

This is a very good book because it eschews the 'medical' model of rehabilitative services job placement in favor of a holistic approach. The book argues that jobs for people with disabilities should NOT be conceptualized as busywork, and makes the case that we also have the right to a career. A minimum wage job at a fast food restaurant is not going to work for somebody who already knows that they are capable of doing so much more. Because a career is something with growth and opportunities for advancement (including authority and a larger paycheck) it is critical for breaking people with disabilities out of the 'children' stereotype. I also liked the fact that it did acknowledge building a support network was necessary. Public schools are ideally involved in the transition, but when they cannot (or will not) recognize the independence of the job seeker/career person, making and asking supportive friends for that extra help is also important.