Transitions Team, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Disabil Rehabil. 2023 Dec;45(24):4156-4164. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2140846. Epub 2022 Nov 2.
Employment participation offers benefits including income, sense of accomplishment, social engagement, and meaningful contribution to society. Rates of competitive employment of youth with disabilities are amongst the lowest in society, despite having capacity and motivation to participate in the workplace. The marginalization of young workers with disability presents a lost opportunity for youth, potential employers, and social care systems. In order to engage young people with disabilities in employment, we present an integrated, community-based model for employment participation preparation.
The employment participation pathway model is based on best available evidence and 15 years of program delivery for youth with disabilities preparing to transition out of school and into employment in the Canadian context. It was conceptualized using the Knowledge to Action framework and presented for consideration in the current paper.
Starting early, taking a person-directed approach to planning, and considering the individual and our systems contribute to effective and comprehensive transition to employment.
The employment participation model provides evidence and examples for service providers to consider integrating into their repertoire and begin to construct similar pathways to equip their clients and families with skills, capacities, and knowledge as they journey towards workplace participation.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONEmployment for individuals with disabilities is lower than the national average, with rates being even lower for young people (ages 15-25) with disabilities.Low workplace participation for individuals with disabilities is particularly troubling due to the myriad social and health benefits of engagement in employment.Programs that start early (during high school) and provide ongoing, community-integrated support are reported to be most beneficial to the eventual job attainment and retention for young job seekers with disabilities.The presented employment participation pathway model that was developed using the Knowledge to Action Framework integrates evidence and best practices to support service providers in facilitating progressive workplace participation for clients and families.
就业参与带来的好处包括收入、成就感、社交参与以及对社会的有意义贡献。尽管青年残疾人士有能力和动机参与工作场所，但他们的竞争就业率却是社会中最低的。残疾青年工人的边缘化对青年、潜在雇主和社会护理系统来说都是错失的机会。为了让残疾青年参与就业，我们提出了一个综合的、以社区为基础的就业参与准备模式。
就业参与途径模式基于最佳现有证据和 15 年来为准备从学校过渡到加拿大就业的残疾青年提供的项目交付。它是使用知识转化框架构思的，并在当前论文中提出供考虑。
尽早开始，以个人为导向的规划方式，并考虑个人和我们的系统，有助于有效地全面过渡到就业。
就业参与模式为服务提供者提供了证据和示例，供他们考虑整合到他们的方案中，并开始构建类似的途径，为他们的客户和家庭提供技能、能力和知识，因为他们走向工作场所参与。
残疾人士的就业率低于全国平均水平，残疾青年（15-25 岁）的就业率甚至更低。残疾人士低的工作场所参与率尤其令人困扰，因为参与就业有许多社会和健康益处。报告称，早期开始（在高中期间）并提供持续的、社区综合支持的项目对残疾青年求职者最终获得和保留工作最有益。本研究使用知识转化框架开发的就业参与途径模式整合了证据和最佳实践，以支持服务提供者为客户和家庭提供渐进式的工作场所参与。
