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.
A Toolkit to Help Your Agency With Quality Self-Employment Outcomes
In this session, you’ll learn how a new self-employment toolkit can support your agency in improving the quality and consistency of self-employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
Learn the Impact of AI-Powered Outreach and Intake on Employment Opportunities
See how AI tools enhance VR outreach and intake by improving access, boosting engagement, and supporting employment for people with disabilities.
The Ethical Implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)
This session examines the ethical considerations surrounding the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in simulated client role-play activities for rehabilitation counseling education.
Maximizing Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes
This session explores the wide-ranging impact of the VRTAC-QE project on vocational rehabilitation (VR) systems through five years of targeted collaboration, training, and evaluation.
April 2025 – Iowa Supported Employment with VCU
These in-person trainings, led by VCU, will support Iowa Department for the Blind counselors and CRPs in strengthening Supported Employment practices. Each session includes tailored content, policy guidance, and small group case study work to apply key concepts.