scholarly journals Exploring Participants’ Views on a Supported Work Internship Program for Autistic and Learning Disabled Young People

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Melissa Romualdez ◽  
Katie Yirrell ◽  
Anna Remington
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Young People ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Search Model ◽  
Meaningful Experiences ◽  
Internship Programs ◽  
Supported Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Job Coaches ◽  
Project Search

Individuals with additional needs, such as learning disabilities, face a crisis of unemployment in the United Kingdom (UK). Many of these individuals encounter few adult services that are in place to address their support needs. Supported work internship programs are one attempt to address this crisis. One such program for young people with learning disabilities is the Project SEARCH model. Though a number of research studies have explored the efficacy of the Project SEARCH model, the reported markers of success (e.g., subsequent employment rates) have not taken into account first-hand participant experiences. The current study aimed to establish whether participant views were consistent with the previously reported, positive, quantitative measures. We explored the views of seven interns, aged 17 to 24 years, with various learning difficulties, and three job coaches who were involved in the program from September 2017 to June 2018. Semistructured interviews were conducted and analysed using thematic analysis. Participants revealed meaningful experiences for those involved, positive self-development, and renewed aspirations for the future. The value of a strong and consistent support network involving family members, job coaches, coworkers, and supervisors was highlighted. The study also found ongoing challenges associated with the scheme. These centred on concerns that interns’ abilities were being underestimated, the impact of a reduction/withdrawal of support at the conclusion of the program, and the barriers to finding subsequent competitive employment for interns. The research highlights the value of eliciting participant voice within research, and discusses how the findings can be used to further develop supported work internship programs.

scholarly journals Supported work experience and its impact on young people with intellectual disabilities, their families and employers

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Beyer ◽  
Andrea Meek ◽  
Amy Davies
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Skills ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
Job Coaching ◽  
Supported Work ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The Real Opportunities project set out to implement a number of the approaches identified through research that can assist transition to adulthood in nine local authority areas in Wales. Supported work experience was delivered by small job coaching teams in each area. The purpose of this paper is to establish the impact of the work experience and employment teams by describing the placements provided, any change in the skills of young people, and the responses to the placements by employers, young people and their families. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected over 24 months by participating employment services. Questionnaires were administered to employers. Interviews were carried out with a sub-sample of young people (24) participating and a family member (25). Findings – Over a 24-month period 297 young people received supported work experience. In total, 262 young people had an intellectual disability, 35 an autistic spectrum disorder. Up to three placements were delivered to each person, averaging five weeks per placement, with 405 placements in total. In total, 62 per cent of those with two placements had a different category of second work placement to their first. These numbers demonstrated that work experience in community placements is possible with support. Young people improved work skills significantly between first and second placements. Employers reported high satisfaction rates with the young person’s work in a range of key performance areas and company benefits from participation for other staff, company image and customer relations. Interviews with 24 young people and 25 of their family members reported satisfaction with support and placements. Six young people had paid work now, and 33 per cent said they would get a job at some future time. Families reported changes in young person’s outlook but their view of prospects of employment remained pessimistic due to the external environment. Research limitations/implications – Implications for future research are discussed. Practical implications – Implications for transition are discussed. Originality/value – The paper provides new insight into the impact of a large number of supported work experience placements.

scholarly journals P141 Young Ambassadors Project: engaging patients attending a specialised young adult clinic

Rheumatology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines Soares ◽  
Caroline Cotton ◽  
Lorraine Brinkley ◽  
Cristina Estrach
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Young People ◽  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Clinical Area ◽  
Age Appropriate ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Emerging literature has highlighted that transition to adult services is a challenging time where many young patients are lost to follow up and disengage with health services. Furthermore, developmentally appropriate healthcare improves adherence and empowers young people. This recognises the changing biopsychosocial development needs of young people and advocates for a ‘young-person-friendly’ service. Aintree Hospital runs a young adult clinic based on the EULAR guidelines. Attending patients suggested that their positive experience could support and improve engagement of peers ready for transition. At the same time, they raised that the existing shared clinical area did not feel tailored to them given the lack of age-appropriate literature and lack of representation in the existing displays. This feedback led the team to a review of the service with the ultimate aim to improve patient engagement and satisfaction. Methods Using Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) quality improvement methodology, a multidisciplinary healthcare team alongside a group of willing young adult patients (Young Ambassadors) identified a strategy to improve the young adult clinical area and facilitate transition peer support. Pilot funding was obtained from the Trust, with the aim to expand the methods to other specialities if successful. Results The team worked with the Young Ambassadors and a professional media company to produce ‘pop-ups’ featuring photographs of our young adult patients with positive inspirational messages. These were purposefully produced as mobile units rather than static posters to increase flexibility of use. We also improved the availability of age-appropriate literature in the waiting room (e.g. literature from Arthur’s Place, a magazine and social network for young adults with arthritis). Additionally, we developed a set of videos featuring three of our Young Ambassadors talking about their transition experience and how this affected their day-to-day lives. The videos will be available to patients ready to enter transition while still in children’s services. We envisage that this initiative will provide a patient perspective of living with chronic conditions, empower young people to take control of their health needs and therefore increase adherence, independence and promote positive career and life goals. Lastly, through the project and focus group sessions, our patients have already started a support network for young patients with rheumatic diseases. Conclusion Our young patients are keen to be involved in service development and wish to raise awareness of their life with chronic rheumatic diseases. We will measure the impact of our interventions through patient satisfaction questionnaires, group feedback sessions and by auditing patient attendance rates pre- and post-project. By working with our Young Ambassadors, we have successfully developed patient-led initiatives, tailored to young adult patients with the aim of improving future engagement and empowerment. Disclosures I. Soares None. C. Cotton None. L. Brinkley None. C. Estrach None.

Age at Exposure to Parental Suicide and the Subsequent Risk of Suicide in Young People

Crisis ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuan-Ying Lee ◽  
Chung-Yi Li ◽  
Kun-Chia Chang ◽  
Tsung-Hsueh Lu ◽  
Ying-Yeh Chen
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Proportional Hazards Model ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards Model ◽  
Birth Registry ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Parental Suicide ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Age At Exposure

Abstract. Background: We investigated the age at exposure to parental suicide and the risk of subsequent suicide completion in young people. The impact of parental and offspring sex was also examined. Method: Using a cohort study design, we linked Taiwan's Birth Registry (1978–1997) with Taiwan's Death Registry (1985–2009) and identified 40,249 children who had experienced maternal suicide (n = 14,431), paternal suicide (n = 26,887), or the suicide of both parents (n = 281). Each exposed child was matched to 10 children of the same sex and birth year whose parents were still alive. This yielded a total of 398,081 children for our non-exposed cohort. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to compare the suicide risk of the exposed and non-exposed groups. Results: Compared with the non-exposed group, offspring who were exposed to parental suicide were 3.91 times (95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.10–4.92 more likely to die by suicide after adjusting for baseline characteristics. The risk of suicide seemed to be lower in older male offspring (HR = 3.94, 95% CI = 2.57–6.06), but higher in older female offspring (HR = 5.30, 95% CI = 3.05–9.22). Stratified analyses based on parental sex revealed similar patterns as the combined analysis. Limitations: As only register-­based data were used, we were not able to explore the impact of variables not contained in the data set, such as the role of mental illness. Conclusion: Our findings suggest a prominent elevation in the risk of suicide among offspring who lost their parents to suicide. The risk elevation differed according to the sex of the afflicted offspring as well as to their age at exposure.

To Study & Implementation the Impact of Youth Mentoring

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 122-129
Author(s):  
Monika Bansal ◽  
Sh. Lbs Arya Mahila
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Youth Mentoring ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Study Implementation ◽  
Responsible Adult ◽  
The Impact

Youth Mentoring is the process of matching mentors with young people who need or want a caring responsible adult in their lives. It is defined as an on-going relationship between a caring adult and a young person which is required for self-development, professional growth and carrier development of the mentee and mentors both and all this must be placed within a specific institution context. The purpose of this article is to quantitatively review the three major areas of mentoring research (youth, academic, and workplace) to determine the overall effect size associated with mentoring outcomes for students.

THE IMPACT OF "PUBLIC CULTURE" ON YOUTH SPIRITUALITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-135
Author(s):  
Mukhiddin Tursunmuratov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Young People ◽  
Public Culture ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact

This article provides a detailed description and explanation of the term "popular culture". It also analyzes a number of aspects of "popular culture" that are becoming more widespread today, their role and influence in the formation of the minds and behavior of young people, and draws the necessary conclusions. Most importantly, it also describes ways to protect young people from threats in the form of "popular culture" that negatively affect their morale.

Report1: Impact of Covid-19 on young people aged 13-24 in the UK- preliminary findings

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liat Levita ◽  
Jilly Gibson Miller ◽  
Todd K. Hartman ◽  
Jamie Murphy ◽  
Mark Shevlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Social Recovery ◽  
The Impact

COVID-19 has led to an unprecedented disruption of normal social relationships and activities, which are so important during the teen years and young adulthood, and to education and economic activity worldwide. The impact of this on young people’s mental health and future prospects may affect their need for support and services, and the speed of the nation’s social recovery afterwards. This study focused on the unique challenges facing young people at different points during adolescent development, which spans from the onset of puberty until the mid-twenties. Although this is an immensely challenging time and there is a potential risk for long term trauma, adolescence can be a period of opportunity, where the teenagers’ brain enjoys greater capacity for change. Hence, the focus on young people is key for designing age-specific interventions and public policies, which can offer new strategies for instilling resilience, emotional regulation, and self-control. In fact, adolescents might be assisted to not only cope, but excel, in spite of the challenges imposed by this pandemic. Our work will feed into the larger societal response that utilizes the discoveries about adolescence in the way we raise, teach, and treat young people during this time of crisis. Wave 1 data has already been collected from 2,002 young people aged 13-24, measuring their mental health (anxiety, depression, trauma), family functioning, social networks, and resilience, and social risk-taking at the time of the pandemic. Here we present a preliminary report of our findings, (Report 1). Data collected 21/4/20- 29/4/20 - a month after the lockdown started).

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