Paving the Way to Work: A Guide to Career-Focused Mentoring for Youth with Disabilities

Author(s)
Joe Timmons, Mary Mack, Anthony Sims, Rebecca Hare, Joan Wills

Description

A guide providing specific disability-related and career preparation information relevant to mentoring youth with disabilities during their transition from secondary school to postsecondary work. Designed primarily for those developing and implementing mentoring programs at the secondary school level, it provides a menu of choices for structuring mentoring services in an array of settings and provides a range of possible activities to be pursued by mentors and mentees. Published by the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, which includes the Institute's National Center on Secondary Education and Transition.

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Details

Date
2006 
Type
Resource Guide 
Publisher
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth

Topics

  • Education practices (K12 and transition)
    • Mentoring of youth
    • Transition planning
  • Specific life stage
    • Adolescents and young adults
  • Employment and postsecondary education
    • Career preparation