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Apr 23, 2024
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EDSP 5720 - Career Development and Transition Planning for Individuals with Disabilities
Comprehensive overview of the continuum of vocational options for persons with disabilities at the secondary and post-secondary levels. Additionally, procedures for preparing exceptional children and adults to fulfill their career roles as family members, community residents, and workers addressed. Focus on delivery of quality services within limited resource environments.
Requisites: EDSP 5700
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop an awareness of the network of public and private agencies comprising a community support system for citizens with disabilities.
- Develop an understanding of affirmative action programs and equal opportunity employment rights for workers with disabilities.
- Develop individual transition planning to bridge the gap between school and the world of work for students with disabilities.
- Identify and plan for the development of adult daily living skills essential to the survival of persons with developmental disabilities residing within the community.
- Identify appropriate occupational alternatives for youth and adults with disabilities.
- Locate, access, and use vocational guidance and evaluation data for planning.
- Plan for the unique problems of personal, social, and vocational adjustment experienced by persons with exceptionalities.
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