HELPING ADULTS WITH ASPERGER’S SYNDROME GET AND STAY HIRED: CAREER COACHING STRATEGIES FOR PROFESSIONALS AND PARENTS OF ADULTS ON THE AUTISM

Book ID/图书代码： 06930015B79469

English Summary/英文概要： Employment expert Barbara Bissonnette provides strategies that professionals and parents need to guide individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to manageable jobs, and keep them employed. Career counselors and coaches, vocational rehabilitation specialists, other professionals, and parents are often unsure of how to assist people with Asperger’s Syndrome. Traditional career assessments and protocols do not match their unique needs. In this practical book, readers will gain insight into how people with Asperger’s Syndrome think and the common employment challenges they face. It explains how to build rapport and trust, facilitate better job matches, improve interpersonal communication and executive function skills, and encourage flexible-thinking and problem-solving. With tried-and-tested advice, assessment tools, and in-depth profiles of actual coaching clients and innovative companies that are utilizing the specialized skills of people with Asperger’s, this book shows the way to a brighter employment future for those on the autism spectrum.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 就业指导专家Barbara Bissonnette为专业人士及父母们提供了帮助自闭症患者求职就业的策略。通常，职业咨询师、职业康复师、专业人士和父母们对于如何辅导自闭症患者都有些不知所措。传统的职业评估方式无法满足自闭症患者特殊的需求。本书深入探讨了自闭症患者的思维方式及其在求职过程中常见的困难。书中介绍了如何建立信任、加强工作的匹配度、改善人际交往技能及执行能力以及如何解决问题等。本书通过实践检验、各类评估工具以及真实的辅导案例和自闭症求职案例，为自闭症患者的就业前景开辟了新的道路。（LYR）

Awards/获奖情况：“对于与自闭症患者打交道的读者而言，这本书非常实用。作者Barbara分享了帮助客户求职的经历，书中所涉及的信息能够让读者了解如何在求职过程中运用不同的方式。”—— 美国职业发展协会主席Mark Danaher

“对于与自闭症患者共事的雇主和专业人士而言，这本书实在太棒了！一定会成为全球通用的参考书，对于从事该领域工作的学生而言也是必读书目。书中内容易于理解，例证充分，从中可以学到许多处理实际问题的办法。”——执行董事Luby Aczel

This coaching book is a must read for anyone working with clients with Asperger’s Syndrome. Barbara does a wonderful job of sharing her experience and client’s stories of applying for and getting hired for a job. The information she provides gives the reader very useful ways to approach the different steps of the employment process. --Mark Danaher, NCC, LPC, BCC, President, National Career Development Association

What a fantastic resource for employers and professionals working with adults with AS! There is finally some growth of understanding and organizations for our adults, and this book is sure to become a universal reference, and a first read for students coming into the profession. Unfortunately being smart is not enough. Individuals with the designation of high-functioning continue to face significant employment challenges. Barbara Bissonnette’s easy, understandable style and abundance of real life examples gives us the benefit of her extensive experience. It is material that I can use with my clients being concrete, realistic and detailed from each point of view. --Luby Aczel, Executive Director

About the Author/作者介绍： Barbara Bissonnette是一名持证职业咨询师，毕业于麻省专业心理学学院，持有管理辅导学硕士学位，现居美国马萨诸塞州，专攻自闭症及非语言学习障碍患者的职业辅导，同时也为雇主提供培训及咨询服务。在此之前，Barbara曾在商业领域供职20余年，曾著有《自闭症患者求职及职场生存指南》。

Barbara Bissonnette is a certified coach and the Principal of Forward Motion Coaching. She specializes in career development coaching for adults with Asperger’s Syndrome and Non-Verbal Learning Disorder. She also provides training and consultation to employers. Prior to this, Barbara spent more than 20 years in business, most recently as Vice President of Marketing and Sales for an information services firm. She holds a graduate certificate in executive coaching from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology and is certified by the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC). Barbara is the author of The Complete Guide to Getting a Job for People with Asperger’s Syndrome and Asperger’s Syndrome Workplace Survival Guide, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. She lives in Stow, Massachusetts.

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