April 2016

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Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Evidence-Based Practice in Vocational Rehabilitation (RRTC-EBP VR)
 
We develop evidence-based knowledge and tools for VR practitioners that will improve employment rates, and quality of employment, for people with disabilities.   
 
Visit http://research2vrpractice.org/
to learn more about us. 
There's Still Time to Register!
 
May 19th and 20th at UW-Madison

"Evidence-Based Practices in Vocational Rehabilitation: Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice"

Join Us at UW-Madison on Thursday, May 19, 2016, for the RRTC-EBP VR Symposium on Evidence-Based Practices in Rehabilitation Counseling
Stay through Friday, May 20th, for our Forum of the Rehabilitation Services Administration's Technical Assistance Centers.

Register now for this no-cost event. 
CRC continuing education credits will be available! (approval pending)

Lodging: A block of rooms has been reserved for Symposium attendees at The Madison Concourse Hotel under the name RRTC-EBP VR Symposium.  Shuttles to and from the hotel, Dane County Regional Airport, and the UW-Madison Education Building will be provided by the hotel.
Bridging the Gap: A Comparative Assessment of Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Practices with Transition-Age Youth

Recent research identifies practices that may help state VR agencies better assist youth bridge the gap between school and work or post-secondary education.  Learn more about these practices and get access to additional resources here.


Reducing the Need for Personal Supports among Workers with Autism Using an iPod Touch as an Assistive Technology: Delayed Randomized Control Trial

This study was the first randomized clinical trial to investigate AT as a vocational support tool for adults with ASD.  Findings suggest that adults with ASD needed less job coaching support when they used an iPod Touch as AT...and it may be a cost savings for VR agencies. Learn more about these findings!
Phase II Findings: Evidence-Based Best Practices in the Public Vocational Rehabilitation Program that Lead to Employment Outcomes

Findings from the RRTC's Phase II study are featured in a Special Issue of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation. All articles are available at no cost!
  

Find additional resources related to EBP at research2vrpractice.org  
Technical Assistance and Training 
 
The RRTC-EBP VR is your resource on evidence-based practices in vocational rehabilitation. To contact us, call 855-820-3929, or send us an email.  
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