SYSTEM AND METHOD OF JOB TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

• US 20070264619A1
• Filed: 11/15/2006
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anne Hull
• Original Assignee: Anne Hull
• Inventors: Hull, Anne
• Application Number:
  US11/560,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20070264619A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

A system and methods of job placement are provided. Participants are exposed to an executive-type job setting, corporate-type job setting or other job setting that involves or is built on a relationship with customers or that involves social interaction in a controlled environment of a training facility/agency/foundation. Individualized training/support is provided that includes exposure in the job settings as well as public exposure in other manners such as through volunteer work, recreational activities, etc. Once a participant is placed outside the training agency, each participant is provided individualized ongoing support to ensure continued success of the placed participant.

Claims

1. A method of job placement comprising:

exposing a participant to a job setting while in a controlled environment;

providing said participant individualized support within said controlled environment;

placing said participant in a job outside said controlled environment; and

providing said participant support while employed outside said controlled environment.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support is ongoing while said participant is employed outside said controlled environment.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said participant is a person with a learning disability.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support comprises a cue.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said job setting in said controlled environment includes social interaction with a customer.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein said job setting comprises a product delivery service.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein said job setting comprises a retail store.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of exposing the participant to the public through an extracurricular activity.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein said extracurricular activity is selected from the group comprising volunteer work, exercise, recreation, socializing and planning a party.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of assembling multiple participants into a team in said controlled environment.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein said team includes a team leader that is an employee of a training agency.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said controlled environment is controlled by a training agency.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein said step of providing said participant support while employed outside said controlled environment is performed by an employee of said training agency.