One of the most practical employment books available, this forward-thinking guide walks employment specialists step by step through customized job development for people with disabilities, revealing the best ways to build a satisfying, meaningful job around a person's preferences, skills, and goals. Internationally known for their innovative, proactive job development strategies, the authors motivate readers to expand the way they think about employment opportunities and develop creative solutions. Readers will get fresh, proven tips and ideas for every aspect of job development for youth and adults with significant support needs: discovering who the person is and what he or she really wants, ensuring goodness of fit between employer and employee, finding-or creating-"hidden jobs" in smaller companies, empowering people through resource ownership (i.e., investing in resources that employers need), skillfully negotiating job duties while managing conflicts that might arise, creatively maximizing benefits using Social Security work incentives, encouraging family support while respecting the individual as an adult. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Cary Griffin is Senior Partner, Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

About the Authors	vii
About the Contributors	ix
Foreword	xi
Introduction	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
1 Introduction to Customized Job Development	1
2 Discovery: The Foundation of Job Development	23
3 Job Matching and Analysis: Exploring Worksite Ecology and Seeking Goodness of Fit	35
4 Person-Centered Job Development Strategy: Finding the Jobs Behind the Jobs	49
5 Active Employer Councils: Leveraging the Networking Power of the Community	73
6 Resource Ownership: Self-Determined Economic Development	85
7 Interest-Based Negotiation, Problem Solving, and Conflict Management	99
8 Job Carving: Creating Jobs that Fit an Individual's Ideal Conditions of Employment and Benefit the Workplace	119
9 Using Social Security Work Incentives	139
10 Active Families: Support, Partnership, and Roles	167
11 Organizational Commitment to Customized Employment: The Role of Leadership in Facilitating Careers	181
Appendix Blank Forms	205
Index	231

Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.