Building and Maintaining Capacity

Issue title: Professional Development of Rehabilitation Personnel

Subtitle: Creating a Statewide System of Professional Development for Supported Employment Professionals

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Brody Hasazi, Susan | Collins, Michael | Salembier, George

Affiliations: Center for Transition and Supported Employment, Department of Special Education, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

Abstract: Over the past decade, vocational opportunities for individuals with severe disabilities have expanded as a result of supported employment. Concurrent with the initiation of supported employment was the need to prepare professionals skilled in the delivery of supported employment services across a range of agencies. In order to ensure that professionals responsible for providing supported employment services demonstrated the necessary skills, knowledge, and attitudes, new and revised graduate training programs and in-service training and technical assistance mechanisms emerged. This article describes the development and implementation of a statewide system of professional development designed and maintained through the collaborative efforts of state and community agencies and the University of Vermont for the purpose of facilitating systems change.

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-1992-2405

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 20-27, 1992