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KMID : 1001720060160020031
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Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
2006 Volume.16 No. 2 p.31 ~ p.50
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Exploration On Occupation Suitable for the Mentally Retarded According to Different Intensity of Labor
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Lee Jun-Seok
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to find the appropriate level in intensity of labor for different levels suitable for the mentally disabled, by investigating the difference in levels of intensity of labor between the mentally disabled and the normal people. The study had participation from mentally disabled from those who are training for occupation in training center, those who came to the training center for occupation ability evaluation and normal college students. Physical ability evaluation tool, TEST, was used to evaluate the intensity of occupation. The test is as follows. First, the study showed that the mentally disabled male were suitable for ’average labor’, mentally disabled female for ’light labor’, normal male for ’hard labor’, and normal female for ’average labor’ Second, there was a difference between the above four groups in intensity of labor for lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling. Third, the results showed that the appropriate jobs for the different levels of intensity of labor were as follows. ’Hard labor’ includes; ironing, street cleaning, farmer, packaging, wood transferring, and etc. ’Average labor’ includes; hospital cleaning, car washing, receiving laundry, assisting laundry, managing parking, shining shoes, and etc. ‘Light labor’ includes; clearing station, distributing leaflets, packing mattress, organizing traffic and etc. ’Very light labor’ includes inspecting tickets of cable car, managing material handling equipment and etc.
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KEYWORD
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mentally retarded, the intensity of labor, occupation suitable, simple labor
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