DeBrittany Mitchell

Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation Progressive Employment Model Replication and Evaluation Report: Working Paper

This working paper series provides preliminary information and documents the process and impact of the Progressive Employment model implementation in Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation. These papers will be updated as the research progresses to reflect new data and findings.

View highlights from the 2017 working paper.

Download the full report.

The Dual-Customer Dynamic: How are State VR Agencies Developing their Staffing and Agency Infrastructure to Meet the Needs of Businesses?

The ICI administered the 2014 National Survey of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Agencies and Business Relations to further examine state VR agencies’ capacity for assessing and meeting business needs.This brief focuses exclusively on the staffing and organizational structure module, intended to determine the skillsets of business relations staff as well as the VR agency infrastructures within which these indiv

Maine Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Progressive Employment Model Replication and Evaluation Report: Working Paper

The Maine Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Progressive Employment Model Replication and Evaluation Report is a working paper that discusses preliminary findings of the Progressive Employment (PE) model implementation in Maine. Section 1 of this report gives an overview of the PE model components, and all aspects of the replication and evaluation study. Section 2 of this report provides a summary of PE services delivered. Section 3 provides the results of the impact analysis on service-related outcomes, and Section 4 discusses the impact on employment outcomes.

Business Engagement Training for VR Staff: State Examples

Vermont DVR: ACRE-Certified Training Series

Vermont DVR developed a training series in partnership with their Community College system, Transcen and content experts for sub-modules.  All participants who complete the “foundational” course and at least one disability-related sub-module also receive ACRE certification (http://www.acreducators.org/), and with one year of field work would be well-prepared to sit for the APSE exam.
 
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