Supporting Autistic Adolescents and Young Adults: The Stepped Transition to Employment and Postsecondary Education Success (STEPS) Program Stepped Transition to Employment and Postsecondary Education Success, Workbook

by White, Susan W.

• ISBN13: 9780197847718
• ISBN10: 0197847714
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780197847725
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2026-08-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Author Biography

Dr. Susan White is Professor and Doddridge Saxon Chair in Clinical Psychology at The University of Alabama, where she directs the Center for Youth Development & Intervention. Her research, which has been continuously funded for more than 20 years, spans multiple areas in developmental psychopathology, with primary focus on mechanism-driven intervention for co-occurring and core problems in autism. In addition to authoring more than 200 books, chapters, and research articles, Dr. White has worked as a clinician in private practice and in residential inpatient settings, cementing her belief in the importance of research and evidence-based practice being mutually informative.

Table of Contents

PART I: COACH WORKBOOK

Introduction
Module 1: Planning and Needs Assessment
Module 2: Goals Clarification
Module 3: Managing Intense Emotion
Module 4: Independent Adulthood: Soft Skills
Module 5: Getting Ready: Problems and Goals
Module 6: Problem Solving
Module 7: Social Interaction and Disclosure
Module 8: Cognitive Flexibility
Module 9: Health and Stress Management
Module 10: Self-Advocacy
Module 11: Balancing Independence and Support
Module 12: Final Meeting and Planning Ahead

PART II: STEPS MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

Appendix A: Client Worksheets and Handouts