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COMPETE: A Model for Vocational Evaluation, Training, Employment, and Community for Integration for Persons With Cognitive Impairments.

This paper describes a job skills training progratn for young adults with cognitive impairments called COMPETE, an acronym for Computer Preparation: Evaluation, Training, and Employment. Participants in COMPETE trained in use of information-age machines, (eg., computers, fax machines). The 3-year de...

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Published in:American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 446 - 452
Main Authors: Mann, William C., Svorai, Susan Braun
Format: case study tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Occupational Therapy Association May1994
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          Mann, William C.
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          Rehabilitation, Cognitive
          Community Reintegration
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