Analysis of case managers' support of youth with disabilities transitioning from school to work.

In this study we analyzed employment-related supports provided by case managers in a transition program for urban ethnic minority youth with disabilities. We further assessed the influence of these supports on employment outcomes. Urban ethnic minority youth with disabilities often have lives that are complicated by a host of factors related to living in poverty that influence their ability to find and maintain employment. We found that program staff provided two types of supports to address work needs and living issues of these youth: job specific, related to on-the-job tasks, and off-site work supports, related to other areas of daily living. The results showed that both job specific and off-site work supports predicted higher employment retention for youth with disabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]