In this session, presenters explore the dynamics of the supervisory working alliance (SWA) in vocational rehabilitation settings.
Responding to Change: A Vision for the Future of VR
Key takeaways from Dr. Tim Tansey’s 2025 VR keynote on adapting through challenge and change.
Employment and VR Considerations for People with Long COVID Syndrome
This session explores Long COVID as an emerging disability that affects health, functioning, and employment.
Pathways to Advancement: Interim Evaluation Findings
Explore evaluation findings from Nebraska’s Career Pathways Advancement Project, a VR model that supports career advancement and business partnerships.
15 Things a Veteran Wants You to Know
This session offers civilian professionals a deeper understanding of military culture and the veteran experience. Drawing from PsychArmor’s nationally recognized “15 Things a Veteran Wants You to Know,” presenter Lisa Duckworth challenges stereotypes and shares practical ways to connect more respectfully with veterans.
Transforming Lives and Careers: Access to Competitive Integrated Employment
This session focuses on improving access to competitive integrated employment (CIE) for individuals with brain injury through supported and customized employment.
Quality Indicators of Supported Employment for People with IDD
In this session, presenters share findings from a national focus group study identifying quality indicators that support successful competitive integrated employment (CIE) for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Data-Informed Transition Collaboration: A New Solution to Old Problems
This session introduces a data-informed model for collaboration among educators, VR counselors, and community providers working to improve outcomes for youth with disabilities.
Financial Impact of Transitioning from Disability Benefits
This session explores the complex relationship between disability benefits, financial well-being, and the desire to return to work for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI)
Justice-Involved Learning Community: Developing a Resource Toolkit
Learn how the Justice-Involved Learning Community (JILC) collaborated over the past year to develop a resource toolkit that supports VR counselors working with individuals impacted by the criminal legal system.