Apr 23, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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EDCE 6290 - Job Placement Theory and Techniques


Provides rehabilitation counselor trainees with requisite skills to perform job analyses, suggest job modifications or restructuring, and conduct job development activities that affect successful job placement for individuals with disabilities. Meets the following CORE standards: E.6.1; E.6.2; E.6.3; E.6.4; E.6.5; E.6.6; E.6.7; E.6.8; E.6.9; E.6.10; E.6.11

Requisites: EDCE 6200 and 6260
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Assist employers, businesses, and organizations in the identification of attitudinal, architectural, and procedural barriers and provide consultation for the modification or elimination of such barriers.
  • Educate prospective employers about the benefits of hiring persons with disabilities.
  • Evaluate work activities and job requirements through the use of job and task analysis.
  • Identify and contact employers to develop job opportunities.
  • Integrate functional, educational, psychological, social, cultural, and vocational data in order to make a vocational diagnosis and facilitate the development of a job placement plan.
  • Modify and restructure jobs and use assistive technology where appropriate.
  • Obtain and use labor market information.
  • Provide the necessary support and post-employment services to facilitate job retention and maximize independent functioning.
  • Teach appropriate job seeking and job retention skills.



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