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Utah lunch-and-learn: transitioning from paid job coaches to workplace natural supports
Summary
At a Utah Department of Workforce Services lunch-and-learn, Jason Bennington of USOR explained how employers can shift responsibility from paid job coaches to supervisors, coworkers and mentors, listing practical steps—job carving, assistive technology, confidentiality and regular check-ins—to sustain employment for people with disabilities.
Jason Bennington, an employment support services specialist with USOR, laid out how employers can shift support for employees with disabilities from paid job coaches toward employer- and peer-based natural supports.
Bennington said job coaching is a formal, vocational rehabilitation–funded service delivered by community rehabilitation programs and that the objective is to “increase that individual's independence.” He warned that "job coaches are not performing the job or the employee," and described a three-stage pathway: job development and placement, on-the-job coaching, then a planned fading of the coach as natural supports take over.
Why it matters: Bennington argued that using natural supports—supervisors, coworkers, mentors and family—can…
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