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Prevocational training
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Job training helps consumers prepare for a transition to working in a new field or role. Traditional job training occurs on a prevocational basis, with generalized training in a controlled training setting. Jobsite training limits prevocational training and focuses on providing job-specific training in a workplace after initial placement. Evidence currently supports jobsite training as leading to better employment outcomes.
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Wagner, C., Graham, K.M. (2018). Job Training. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_412
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