Learn how the TACQE Justice-Involved Learning Community and Toolkit can help vocational rehabilitation professionals better serve justice-impacted individuals with disabilities. This session offers a guided preview of the toolkit and highlights practical strategies to enhance services.
Building College Pathways to Employment
This webinar will provide an overview of the current national landscape of inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs, including key features and insights from federally funded model demonstration projects.
Building VR’s Future Using the Dual Customer Approach
Explore how the Dual Customer Approach has shaped the future of vocational rehabilitation (VR) through a 20-year effort to connect business and candidate success.
Born This Way: Ethical Considerations for Protecting and Supporting Students
Presenters explore the ethical responsibilities counselor educators have when working with LGBTQ+ students in rehabilitation counseling programs.
Empowering People with Disabilities Through Innovative VR in Tech Careers
This session introduces AccessTECH, a national initiative that prepares people with disabilities for careers in high-demand technology fields like cybersecurity, cloud computing, and 3D printing.
The Evolving and Often Overlooked Potential of Self-Management in Rehabilitation
This session highlights the importance of self-management in rehabilitation, focusing on individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Presenters share a self-management program developed by UW-Madison that supports MS patients in setting goals, improving self-efficacy, and managing their own progress.
Education as a Pathway to Employment: Breaking Barriers to Success
This session explores how postsecondary education (PSE) can expand career opportunities for people with disabilities.
Clinical Supervision & Gatekeeping: Ethical Dilemmas and Concerns
This training explores the ethical complexities of clinical supervision and gatekeeping in vocational rehabilitation. Presenters discuss supervision as a multifaceted intervention, clarify accreditation and agency expectations, and explain how ethical codes shape supervisory responsibilities.
Medicine Wheel Evaluation Format
This session introduces the Medicine Wheel Evaluation Format, a culturally grounded framework rooted in Indigenous worldviews. Developed through collaboration with tribal communities, the model honors holistic understandings of wellness—mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical.
Ethical Considerations for Entry-Level VR Professionals
New vocational rehabilitation professionals often face ethical challenges they feel unprepared to navigate. This session explores common ethical dilemmas, limitations in pre-service education, and the critical need for scenario-based training and mentorship.