Career development for adolescents and young adults with mental retardation.

From: Professional School Counseling | Date: December 1, 2004| Author: Cocco, Karen; Milson, Amy; Wadsworth, John | Copyright information

Career development activities by professional school counselors at the elementary, middle, and high school levels can help students with mental retardation make meaningful career choices as adults. School counselors can be advocates and providers of career development activities that link the individualized educational process for students with disabilities to career success. Career development activities that promote career goals, career interests, transferable occupational skills...

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