“ Improving Diversity through

Supported Employment ”

Development and use of a tablet application

for supported employment methodology

Jean-Christophe Dahouindji

hosted by:

In association with:

Nicolas Pazold

1. Our organization and job coaching methodology

2. Project genesis and development3. Demonstration of the application use4. Questions/Answers

CAFAU

•Exists since 2009.•Supported employment for workers with mental disorders or intellectual disabilities. •3 job coaches for 20 workers.•Funded by the state, on sheltered workshop budget.

1. Our organization and job coaching methodology

Our methodology•Weekly job coaching sessions•Discussions on several analysis fields as :

Tasks Interest (like/dislike)Self evaluationRelationships

Emotions and feelingsSignificant eventsGoalsHealth…

How to facilitate the remembering about these points ?How to facilitate the remembering about these points ?

1. Our organization and job coaching methodology

First tools tested :

Limitations and constraints

CONTENT•Some aspects are missing (psychosocial risks, health, tiredness…)

•Misunderstanding of completion instructions.

•Helps events memorization but still insufficient.

CONTENT•Some aspects are missing (psychosocial risks, health, tiredness…)

•Misunderstanding of completion instructions.

•Helps events memorization but still insufficient.

MATERIAL• A big amount of paper to deal with.

• Does not allow a global view on the worker’s evolution over time.

• Delay in access to information for the job coach.

• A painful homework.

MATERIAL• A big amount of paper to deal with.

• Does not allow a global view on the worker’s evolution over time.

• Delay in access to information for the job coach.

• A painful homework.

2. Project genesis and development

Ideas to improve our forms

Supported employees seemed to be at ease with touchsreen devices.

ICT facilitate data collection, reading and analysis.

2. Project genesis and development

Ideas to improve our forms

2. Project genesis and development

User centered design methodolgy

2 University : ergonomics and

computer engineering

2 University : ergonomics and

computer engineering Supported

Employees & Job coaches

SupportedEmployees & Job coaches DesignDesign

Project presentation (acceptability)

Project presentation (acceptability)

NeedsNeeds

User testsUser tests

LaunchingLaunching

2. Project genesis and development

Current situation

Used by 6 supported employees over 1 year.

Device proposed to other French supported employment services that expressed their interest in it.

2. Project genesis and development

Who wants to try the experience ?

3. Demonstration of the application use