Wraparound supports in employment & skills training: A feminist perspective

policy-makers and practitioners identify policies and Professor, School of Psychology Senior Researcher, Centre for Research on Educational and programs that improve the well-being of all Canadians, Community Services with a special concern for the effects on the disadvantaged, and to raise the standards of evidence Gordon Berlin Research Professor, Georgetown University and that are used in asses. [...] Beginning with an overview of wraparound supports and practical exemplars, the brief follows by outlining a series of considerations and approaches that may support the design and implementation of wraparound supports in employment and skills training. [...] Social Research and Demonstration Corporation 1 Informing wraparound supports in employment & skills training: A feminist perspective WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS: AN OVERVIEW WHAT ARE WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS? Wraparound supports refer to a customized suite of History of wraparound services, systems of referrals, and other interventions supports intended to support service users in all aspects of their lives a. [...] In the context of employment and skills training such as that offered through the WOMEN FIRST program, both the skills training and the wraparound supports serve as catalysts for meaningful and long-term change in learners’ lives. [...] For instance, Pakula and Smith Fowler (2021) point to several barriers constraining equity-deserving groups’ access to training and employment, including the cost and time commitments of training, physical and mental health challenges, the need to work multiple jobs, and a lack of affordable childcare.