Employment Preparation and Life Skill Development Initiatives for High School Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities.

摘要: Employment preparation and life skill development are crucial in assisting students identified as having emotional behavioral disabilities with successfully transitioning to adulthood following high school. This article outlines four initiatives that a school counselor developed other personnel promote work skills, social development, which include (a) vegetable garden, (b) raised worm bed, (c) sewing group, (d) community collaboration. The authors also discuss implications for counselors recommendations future research.Keywords: counseling, transition, disabilities, adolescentsHigh counselors, teachers the unique position of providing resources help transition from early adulthood. may involve college or employment skills who plan enter workforce rather than attend college. Life (e.g., communication, problem-solving financial management) is young people they out school.The can be especially difficult (EBD). Individuals Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004) defines term disturbance follows:a condition exhibiting one more characteristics over long period time marked degree adversely affects child's educational performance: an inability learn cannot explained by intellectual, sensory, health factors; build maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships peers teachers; inappropriate types behavior feelings under normal circumstances; general pervasive mood unhappiness depression; (e) tendency develop physical symptoms fears associated personal problems.Specifically Florida, where innovative program discussed this was developed, student disability defined "persistent (is not sufficiently responsive implemented evidence-based interventions) consistent responses affect performance environment attributed age, culture, gender, ethnicity" (Exceptional Student Eligibility Students Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities, 2009, para.l). In 2000, researchers reported approximately 230,081 children adolescents United States were receiving services within serious disturbances category, estimated 1.15% age range 13-16 years old (Cameto, Wagner, Newman, Blackorby, & Javitz, 2000). These often have multiple obstacles overcome including social, emotional, academic, environmental challenges (Lehman, Clark, Bullis, Rinkin, Castellanos, 2002). Therefore, it create programs assist these developing knowledge needed make successful adulthood.Transitioning continued education full-time employment. However, ill-prepared (Burgstahler, 2001); therefore, imperative schools provide job training prepare regard IDEA Amendments 1997 2004 outline responsibility Specifically, requires begin planning 14 specified student's Individual Program (IEP) 16 (Sabbatino Macrine, 2007). …