Finding the right personal assistant.
A thorough self-assessment by the employee with a disability is critical to determining the level of need for workplace Personal Assistance Services (PAS). This paper describes why the self-assessment process should be employee-driven and how the self-assessment can assist the individual to select t...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 87 - 92 |
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| Formato: | tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2003
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