Alberto Migliore is a Research Associate at the Institute for Community Inclusion. Alberto’s research focuses on supporting employment consultants in their work with job seekers with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities. His expertise includes descriptive, correlation, and experimental research within the context of implementation science. Earlier in his career he co-founded a social cooperative where he worked as a direct support professional with adults with disabilities.
Email: alberto.migliore@umb.edu
Phone: 617-287-4306
The literature about effective support practices for assisting job seekers with disabilities is extensive. However, employment consultants do not always implement these practices consistently. This suggests that there is a need for articulating these practices into a clearer, more easily communicated support guide. To meet this need, this brief provides a checklist of support activities, organized around five key elements:
This Spotlight on Research shows that on average, employment consultants invest most of their work hours (44%, 3.5 hours/day) in either administrative activities or non-employment related activities, compared to only about 30% (2.4 hours/day) in supports that lead to hiring of job seekers with disabilities.