Reid, D. H., Parsons, M. B., & Green, C. W. (1998).
Identifying work preferences among individuals with severe multiple disabilities prior to beginning supported work.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
31, 281-285.
We evaluated a prework assessment for predicting work-task
preferences among workers with severe multiple disabilities prior
to beginning supported work. The assessment involved comparing
worker selections from pairs of work tasks drawn from their
future job duties. Results of workers' choices once they began
their jobs in a publishing company indicated that the assessment
predicted tasks that the workers preferred to work on during
their job routines. Results are discussed regarding other
possible means of determining preferred types of supported work.
DESCRIPTORS: supported work, severe multiple disabilities,
vocational preference assessment