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The co-worker training model: outcomes of an open employment pilot project
- Authors:
- FARRIS Bryan, STANCLIFFE Roger J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 26(2), June 2001, pp.143-159.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Evaluates the viability of trained co-workers providing direct job training and support to employees with a disability in open employment. Selected staff from 11 KFC restaurants in Australia attended a 2 day co-worker training course. Following training they placed a modestly but significantly higher value on persons with a disability in the workplace than previously. Subsequently, an individual with a disability was employed in each of 10 KFC restaurants and received job training and support from a co-worker trainer. Employment outcomes for consumers with co-worker support were as good as for a comparison group who worker in similar jobs at KFC restaurants with job coach support. Comparison group members received substantially mores support hours from job coaches. Consumers with co-worker support experienced high levels of involvement with co-workers. Concludes that the co-worker training model may provide a viable, cost-effective alternative to the traditional place and train model.