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Lessons for Effective Hybrid Professional Development:

The Customized Employment Bootcamp for Transition Support

By Dr. Carol Burbank

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Optimizing Employment:

Job Development Tips for Job Seekers and Their Families

Part One

By George Tilson, Ed.D.

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BOOKS:

  • NAPE Literature Review: Identifying Root Causes for Marginalization. National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE). (Carol Burbank, lead author). July, 2021.
  • PIPEline to Career Success for Students with Disabilities:Root Causes and StrategiesNational Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE). 2019. (Carol Burbank, lead author).
  • Working Relationships: Creating Career Opportunities for Job Seekers with Disabilities Through Employer Partnerships. Brookes Publishing, 2004  (George Tilson, co-author)

 

ARTICLES:

    • Artists as Leaders for Social Justice: Two Case Studies in Leadership. Transformative Leadership in Action: Allyship, Advocacy and Activism. Emerald Publishing, 2020. (Carol Burbank, essay in collection).
    • Building Relationships with Employers by Applying Solid Customer Service Principles. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1996. (George Tilson)
    • Enhancing Cross-Agency Collaboration through the Use of a Universal Discovery Instrument: Introducing the Life and Career Assessment Matrix. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 2016. (George Tilson)
    • Green Business Leadership. Business Leadership Review, 2011. (Carol Burbank)
    • Guideposts for Success in 2014: Recent Literature on Positive Youth Development, Strengths-Based Approaches, and the Power of Connection. Institute for Educational Leadership, 2014. (Carol Burbank & George Tilson)
    • Involving Employers in Transition: The Bridges Model. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1994. (George Tilson, co-author)
    • School-to-Work Transition of Mildly Disabled Young Adults: Parental Perceptions, Vocational Needs. Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1988. (George Tilson, co-author)
    • Shapeshifter Leadership. Transformational Thinking for 21st Century Leadership. Jossey-Bass. 2011. Nominated for International Leadership Association, Best Leadership Book Award, 2014. (Carol Burbank, essay in collection).
    • The Marriott Foundation's ‘Bridges… from school to work’ program – a framework for successful employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1998. (George Tilson, co-author)
    • Postsecondary Transition Needs and Employment Patterns of Individuals with Mild Disabilities. Exceptional Children, 1989. (George Tilson, co-author)
    • Guideposts for Success in 2014: Recent Literature on Positive Youth Development, Strengths-Based Approaches, and the Power of Connection. Institute for Educational Leadership, 2014. (Carol Burbank & George Tilson)

 

SPECIAL PROJECTS

 

  • Boundless! A Musical Journey. Commissioned by the Delaware Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC). (George Tilson, playwright). A musical celebrating Delaware people with disabilities who teamed up to change discriminatory federal laws.
  • Monkeys and Bananas. Yellow Light Publishing, 2020. (Keith Bosco) A “think and play with language” learning book for young children.
  • The Sloppy Okapi. Yellow Light Publishing, 2017. (Keith Bosco) - A children’s book about overcoming struggles to pursue your dream.
  • Stay-at-Home Bears. Ingram Spark, 2020. (Carol Burbank) - A book for young children struggling with social distancing and home schooling.
  • Storyweaving Playbook One: Answer the Call to Adventure. Storyweaving Press, 2015. (Carol Burbank) - A self-help book supporting personal mastery and self-understanding through Jungian psychology.