Academic Research: Facilitate the Transition from High School to Community Employment

This article summarizes one pilot program that brought together a school district, the vocational rehabilitation services, a local employment vendor, and a local community college to help encourage students in their final years of high school to find and maintain employment as well as to grow functional skills and self-advocacy skills in order to enter adulthood and live more independently. This article summarizes the success/limits of the project as well as provided some suggestions for replication.

Read the Article – Collaborating with a Community College and a Supported-Employment Agency to Facilitate the Transition from High School to Community Employment.