203 Training for supervisors to guide employees with a work disability organizations. Between 8 to 18 supervisors were expected to participate in each training. Each training was provided by two trainers who worked in a municipal organization. These organizations have the duty to enact the Participation Act (Participatiewet, in Dutch) which aims to help people with a disability to find a job, maintain employed and to support employers by wage subsidies, job coaches, trial placements or other forms of (financial) support. Supervisors enrolled in different ways for the training; through their employer or on an individual basis directly at the municipal organizations. The trainers did not need specific education to be able to provide the training, but were experienced trainers in the field of work and social security and were trained to provide the ‘Mentorwijs’ training. Homogeneity across training sites was assured by a train-the-trainer program and a handbook of ‘Mentorwijs’. During the training there was variation between theoretical and practical work forms, where providing knowledge to supervisors was alternated with practical exercises to apply new knowledge. Methods that were applied in the training varied from lecturers, group discussions, case presentations, and role playing with ample opportunity for interaction between supervisors. Supervisors could bring up questions and cases from their daily practice, and worked preferably in different companies so they could share and exchange experiences with each other. Table 1. Goals and sub-goals of ‘Mentorwijs’ Goal Sub-goals Knowledge: learning about work disabilities and how to deal with these disabilities Knowledge about: • Various (common) psychological disabilities • Possible work adjustments for these disabilities • Support that can be offered by different stakeholders from municipalities (e.g. job coaches) • Which questions you can and may ask the employee prior to employment to gain insight into the employees’ qualities and limitations • Different leadership styles and which of these styles match the wishes and needs of an employee • Communication techniques (listening, summarizing, asking open questions) 7
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