Fostering Meaningful Employment for people with INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Aim:
Gap in the literature: what is best practice for gaining employment?
Literature review:
1)Current circumstances (recent studies – level of employment rates, how they compare internationally, stats around retaining employment, gender as a factor, hours (satisfied/unsatisfied), areas of employment
- National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination Against Older Australians and Australians with Disability 2015
- Inquiry report into Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination Against Older Australians and Australians with Disability (2016)
- Note: MAIN FOCUS SHOULD BE ON POINT 2(Barriers and Factors)
2)Barriers to employment (for people with intellectual disability ) – refer to participation criteria. Current approaches/pathways for seeking employment – often people with high level needs perceived as “too difficult” .
Factors that needs to be in place for people with intellectual disabilities .
3) Effects of underemployment (tie in with fundamental needs)
4) Justification for finding employment for people with high levels of Intellectual disability
- Positive contribution
5) How would Social workers train ID clients individually for employment
Key theories:
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