Contract Work Case Study: Mr. Winters

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1) Mr. Winters has not made much improvements concentrating on his assignments as evidenced by difficulty remaining focused on his tasks and he was easily distracted by his surroundings in the CRP.

During two of five observations, Instructor Mowdy's noted Mr. Winters did not increase his production rate to an acceptable pace while completing contract work and doing material handling type of work.

Feedback given from Instructor Mowdy during this work adjustment review period indicated that Mr. Winters is making minimum improvement and progress.

2) During two of five observations, Mr. Winters had difficulty demonstrating appropriate personal management skills such as staying focused on tasks, maintaining appropriate grooming and hygiene, being able to work independently, and taking initiative. Instructors verbalized that Mr. Winters wear very strong
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Winters has made minimum improvement and progress.

3) Five of five observations from Instructor Mowdy, indicated Mr. Winters demonstrated the ability to follow verbal instructions by listening carefully and completing assigned tasks.

The finished product on contract work indicated no reports of errors and indicated that he understood and followed instructions.

4) Mr. Winters gained knowledge in the areas of employers' expectations and appropriate work habits by his participation on contract work (Supervised Work Experience). Due to his short stay with the CRP, he did not participate in work adjustment classes. Therefore, he did not gain a lot knowledge about job seeking, job retention, and interviewing. No community based tryout was available.

Additionally, Mr. Winters denied working on becoming more aware and knowledgeable of accessing and utilizing at least two community resources in his community.

Feedback from Instructor, Mowdy during this review period, indicated Mr. Winters has made minimum improvement and

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