Social Awareness and Transition to Employment for Adolescents with Mental Retardation

Abstract

This article provides a review of relevant literature concerning instruction emphasizing social awareness as opposed to specific social skills for adolescents with mental retardation. social awareness is discussed in terms of promoting discrimination, generalization, and maintenance of appropriate social behavior in work environments. instructional techniques such as cognitive process approaches and community-based instructional settings for promoting social integration are then discussed. recommendations for the field of special education are suggested based on analysis of this literature.