Employment
Overview of Employment
Employment is an important part of life for most people. Having a job allows people to make money and be independent. Many people report that their job helps them to feel like they are part of society. A person may describe her work as an important part of who she is as a person. However, it is not easy for everyone to find jobs. When someone cannot find work, she may feel unhappy or depressed. Sometimes people have trouble finding or keeping a job. Mental illness, developmental disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury or other disabilities can make it more difficult to find a job. Positive supports are used to help adolescents and adults find and keep jobs that they enjoy. Some positive supports help people by improving their social and emotional wellbeing. Other practices prepare people by teaching important job skills. A business will use positive supports to help everyone within a work environment to be more successful. These types of practices help create positive and productive work settings.
Stories Across the Lifespan
The following stories describe how positive supports can be used to support people across a variety of employment settings.
- ABA , PBS and Employment: Wellness World Fitness Center, Logan (MNPSP web page)
- Assertive Community Treatment: Jose (MNPSP web page)
- Assertive Community Treatment: Melissa (MNPSP web page)
- Person-Centered Practices and Employment: Charles (MNPSP web page)
Positive Support Strategies for Employment
Below are some articles designed to provide important background information about topics that are relevant across lifespans and settings.
- Applied Behavior Analysis in Practice – ABA is focused on better understanding how different variables impact an individual’s behavior.
- Assertive Community Treatment History – A group of mental health professionals reviewed the mental health system to determine strategies to help people remain in their communities.
- Person-Centered Planning and Promoting Quality of Life – One way to think about person-centered practices from a systems perspective is to use a Three-Tiered Model of Positive Supports.
- PBS and Preventing Problem Behavior Using the Three-Tiered System – Considering larger organizational issues can be a helpful way to create a positive climate and prevent challenging behavior.
- Positive Behavior Support and Individualized Planning – The first step in an individualized positive behavior support process at Tier 3 is to set up a person-centered plan.
- Trauma Informed Approaches and Three-Tiered Systems of Positive Support – Trauma informed care approaches are implemented across education and human service organizations.
- Relationship Between Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support – Understand the history and current relationship between Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support