Job Coach Scenario
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Skill training on the job is effective because the environmental cues and reinforcers are present and vivid. This allows the supported employee to more easily attend to social cues he or she has missed or misunderstood. Help the employee change ineffective behaviors just after they occur. Consider an employee, for instance, who sings to himself while
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It may not be possible to provide training in needed social skills within the flow of the job, such as when a situation occurs infrequently. Social skill training also could disrupt business operations. Also, learning social behaviors in situations that would be offensive to customers or co-workers, such as responding to abusive language, are usually
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As we have seen, sometimes persons behave in ways that violate expected standards of behavior at work. And sometimes it is not what we do, but what we don’t do! This poses the risk of making people vulnerable to getting a negative reputation, being in conflict with others and ultimately losing their job. This is
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Inappropriate social behaviors can occur for many reasons at work. For a new employee with little observational skills or perhaps with little motivation to pick up cues to decipher cultural norms, social errors will likely occur. In these situations, provided there is a desire to remain on the job, some support steps must be taken,
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A person who is demonstrating poor motivation at work will likely not experience job success. Negativity will reduce social support, and during times of stress, people with low energy or those who like to complain can reduce the ability of the work team to react and think creatively. Succeeding at work requires energy, good outcomes
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Transcript: Yes, so you get a taste of what reality is like. I’m a lot more independent than ever. I’ve got my own vehicle, my own apartment, and work independently without my own job coach.
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You can never know which social behaviors will be the important ones on any particular job setting. But you can expect that certain behaviors are likely to be important. A few areas to keep in mind are below. Click on each. If an employee needs assistance, coaching, or training in any of these areas, then
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