Helping adults with Asperger's syndrome get & stay hired :
Bissonnette, Barbara A.,
Helping adults with Asperger's syndrome get & stay hired : career coaching strategies for professionals and parents of adults on the autism spectrum / Helping adults with Asperger's syndrome get and stay hired Career coaching strategies for professionals and parents of adults on the autism spectrum Barbara Bissonnette. - 224 pages : forms ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index.
Common workplace challenges -- Anxiety, anger and other emotions -- Utilizing strengths within the workplace -- Coaching individuals with Asperger's syndrome -- Finding the right job -- Getting a job -- Keeping a job -- Disclosure and workplace accommodations.
Employment expert Barbara Bissonnette provides strategies that professionals and parents need to guide individuals with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to manageable jobs, and keep them employed. Career counselors and coaches, vocational rehabilitation specialists, other professionals, and parents are often unsure of how to assist people with Asperger's Syndrome. Traditional career assessments and protocols do not match their unique needs. In this practical book, readers will gain insight into how people with Asperger's Syndrome think and the common employment challenges they face. It explains how to build rapport and trust, facilitate better job matches, improve interpersonal communication and executive function skills, and encourage flexible-thinking and problem-solving. With tried-and-tested advice, assessment tools, and in-depth profiles of actual coaching clients and innovative companies that are utilizing the specialized skills of people with Asperger's, this book shows the way to a brighter employment future for those on the autism spectrum.
9781849057547 1849057540
2013427536
GBB497559 bnb
016863663 Uk
People with mental disabilities--Vocational guidance.
People with mental disabilities--Employment.
Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Vocational guidance.
Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Employment.
Autism spectrum disorders--Patients--Vocational guidance.
Autism spectrum disorders--Patients--Employment.
HV3005 / .B525 2015
331.5/94
Helping adults with Asperger's syndrome get & stay hired : career coaching strategies for professionals and parents of adults on the autism spectrum / Helping adults with Asperger's syndrome get and stay hired Career coaching strategies for professionals and parents of adults on the autism spectrum Barbara Bissonnette. - 224 pages : forms ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index.
Common workplace challenges -- Anxiety, anger and other emotions -- Utilizing strengths within the workplace -- Coaching individuals with Asperger's syndrome -- Finding the right job -- Getting a job -- Keeping a job -- Disclosure and workplace accommodations.
Employment expert Barbara Bissonnette provides strategies that professionals and parents need to guide individuals with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to manageable jobs, and keep them employed. Career counselors and coaches, vocational rehabilitation specialists, other professionals, and parents are often unsure of how to assist people with Asperger's Syndrome. Traditional career assessments and protocols do not match their unique needs. In this practical book, readers will gain insight into how people with Asperger's Syndrome think and the common employment challenges they face. It explains how to build rapport and trust, facilitate better job matches, improve interpersonal communication and executive function skills, and encourage flexible-thinking and problem-solving. With tried-and-tested advice, assessment tools, and in-depth profiles of actual coaching clients and innovative companies that are utilizing the specialized skills of people with Asperger's, this book shows the way to a brighter employment future for those on the autism spectrum.
9781849057547 1849057540
2013427536
GBB497559 bnb
016863663 Uk
People with mental disabilities--Vocational guidance.
People with mental disabilities--Employment.
Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Vocational guidance.
Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Employment.
Autism spectrum disorders--Patients--Vocational guidance.
Autism spectrum disorders--Patients--Employment.
HV3005 / .B525 2015
331.5/94