Abstract
People with mental or physical disabilities have the right to join the labour market in order to be active, independent citizens with a sufficient standard of living, which is a challenge that must be met. In this paper we discuss the theme of intellectual disability. In terms of education, the Specialised Workshops included in Initial Professional Qualification Programmes (PCPI for its initials in Spanish) offer suitable training in social, personal and work skills for this group of people. The results of applying a Job Placement Itinerary within a European project framework, which involved students from three schools in Finland, Spain and Denmark as well as their families, are presented in this paper. To measure the degree of work adjustment these young people have responded to the Work Adjustment Inventory-WAI and their families were interviewed. The results have determined that the designed job placement itinerary constitutes a suitable training option for these students and emphasized that the degree of work adjustment is related to the individual’s level of activity, empathy, sociability and assertiveness. Through the interviews it was possible to identify the profile of these students’ families and their expectations about the future of their children. The final conclusions underscore the high expectations of families for the inclusion of their children, as well as the high value placed on the designed itinerary as a key strategy for more comprehensive training and suitable social and labour integration.
Highlights
In this paper we discuss the theme of intellectual disability
the Specialised Workshops included in Initial Professional Qualification Programmes
measure the degree of work adjustment these young people have responded to the Work Adjustment Inventory-WAI
Summary
La Transición a la Vida Activa de las Personas con Discapacidad: Expectativas Familiares y Grado de Ajuste al Trabajo Transition to Active Life of People with Disabilities: Family Expectations and Degree of Work Adjustment. Apresentamos os resultados da aplicação de um Itinerário de Inserção Laboral, dentro do quadro de um projeto europeu, no qual participaram estudantes de três centros educativos da Finlândia, Espanha e Dinamarca, assim como as suas respetivas famílias. Os resultados permitiram saber que o itinerário de inserção laboral desenhado constitui uma oferta formativa adequada para os estudantes em questão, enfatizamos que o grau de adaptabilidade ao trabalho está relacionado com o nível de atividade, empatia, sociabilidade e assertividade de cada pessoa. As entrevistas possibilitaram a identificação do perfil das famílias destes estudantes e identificar as suas expectativas em relação ao futuro dos seus filhos e filhas. Destacam-se as altas expectativas das famílias no que diz respeito à inserção dos seus filhos, assim como o alto nível de avaliação relativamente ao itinerário desenhado como estratégia fundamental para conseguir lograr uma formação integral e uma inserção sócio-laboral adequada.
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