Employment and Disability Benefits
Providers supporting individuals with psychiatric disabilities may be asked how beginning a path towards employment may impact their client’s disability benefits. This three-minute training outlines the intersection between employment and disability benefits while dispelling common myths. The content in this video was created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and is […]
Developing Creative Strategies While Integrating Individuals Who Need Higher Levels of Support in Employment
This webinar from the Center for Employment and Inclusion shares the importance of creativity when developing employment support networks for your clients. Offering solutions, being persistent, and thinking outside of the box is essential for adapting vocational rehabilitation agencies and companies to become supportive of individuals with disabilities seeking employment. View webinar on the CEI […]
Supporting Registered Sex Offenders with Disabling Conditions
Individuals with a history of sexual misconduct may face challenges related to building social relationships and gaining meaningful employment. This webinar from the Center for Employment and Inclusion (CEI) at Utah State University provides evidence-based vocational rehabilitation strategies for engaging clients with disabilities who are registered sex offenders. View webinar on the CEI website This […]
Essential Soft Skills for Successful Employment Outcomes
This webinar from the Center for Employment and Inclusion at Utah State University shares the importance of soft skills in the workforce, and how to help your clients build these skills. Resources focusing on soft skill development are provided for professionals providing employment services. Employers stress the importance of soft skills or what is called […]
Job Supports for People with Mental Health Disabilities
This webinar shares the importance of implementing evidence-based supported employment when working with adults with serious mental health conditions. Webinar facilitators share common barriers to supported employment as well as strategies to overcome them. This webinar is a product of the National Expansion of Employment Opportunities (NEON) and their National Employment First Community of […]
Self-Employment Possibilities and Resources for People with Mental Health Conditions
When a client is considering self-employment, there are many factors for providers of supported employment to consider. The match between the business idea and the client’s skills, feasibility of the business idea, personal and community resources, and financial supports are all discussed in this webinar to best prepare providers to support their clients in entrepreneurship. […]
Work-Based Learning and Work Experiences: Designing Optimal Transition Services
Gaining meaningful employment can be an important component to the recovery of young adults with serious mental health conditions. This webinar outlines important services and partnerships for providers of supported employment services to be aware of, and strategies that providers have found to create success for their clients. View webinar This webinar is a product […]
Increasing Job Retention Through the Promoting Retention In Meaningful Employment (PRIME) Project
This webinar from the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE) introduces the PRIME project, which was developed to support the job retention of individuals with disabilities. Job retention is a key aspect of meaningful employment, and differentiates a career from work. PRIME uses AI tools, peer support, and ongoing mentorship to complement […]
Rural and Remote Service Provision in Vocational Rehabilitation Webinar
When providing rural and remote vocational rehabilitation, there are important ethical and logistical considerations. This webinar introduces characteristics of rural and remote communities and guides providers of vocational rehabilitation in ethical service delivery. View webinar on the VRTAC-QE website This training library was supported by funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and […]
Serious Mental Illness (SMI) 101 – A Primer for VR Professionals
Designed for providers of vocational rehabilitation services, this webinar from the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE) intends to educate the workforce on how to support clients with serious mental health conditions (SMHCs) in finding and maintaining employment. The training primes vocational rehabilitation providers on how to best support clients with SMHCs, […]