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VOCATIONAL EVALUATION IN TRANSITION PLANNING

GOALS. WHAT IS VOC EVALLEVELS OF VOC EVALCOMPONENTSWHO NEEDS FULL VOC EVAL?WHAT CAN YOU DO?WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SEEK RESOURCES TO DO?. . INFORMATION IS EMPOWERING THOMAS, 1996. GOAL. Develop informed choice goalsPlan to achieve goalsScreen in not out. WHY. A DIFFERENT LOOKBREAK DOWN HIER

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VOCATIONAL EVALUATION IN TRANSITION PLANNING

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    1. VOCATIONAL EVALUATION IN TRANSITION PLANNING Al Noll Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute

    2. GOALS WHAT IS VOC EVAL LEVELS OF VOC EVAL COMPONENTS WHO NEEDS FULL VOC EVAL? WHAT CAN YOU DO? WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SEEK RESOURCES TO DO?

    3. INFORMATION IS EMPOWERING THOMAS, 1996

    4. GOAL Develop informed choice goals Plan to achieve goals Screen in – not out

    5. WHY A DIFFERENT LOOK BREAK DOWN HIERARCHY NOT IN CLASSROOM MORE HANDS ON LESS STRUCTURE MORE INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION

    6. IDEA 2004 TRANSITION SERVICES INCLUDES… WHEN APPROPRIATE…. FUNCTIONAL VOCATIONAL EVALUATION.

    7. VOCATIONAL EVALUATION A COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS THAT SYSTEMATICALLY USES WORK, EITHER REAL OR SIMULATED, AS THE FOCAL POINT FOR ASSESSMENT AND VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO ASSIST IN VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT……..VEWAA

    8. CARF STANDARDS INDIVIDUALIZED PROCESS CONSUMER PLANNING INCLUDED AT INTEGRATED IN PROCESS AND IN OUTCOMES.

    9. VOC EVAL ACTIVITIES FILE REVIEW DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING WORK SAMPLES JOB TRYOUTS & WORK EXPERIENCES

    14. Work samples Vs Community worksites

    15. What do we need to measure? CAPACITY VS ABILITY

    16. VOCATIONAL STRUCTURE DATA PEOPLE THINGS

    17. OUTCOMES VOCATIONAL GOAL(S) & OPTIONS STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF ABILITIES LEVEL OF TRAINING EMPLOYMENT SKILLS AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT RELATED BEHAVIORS

    18. OUTCOMES IDENTIFY STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS (BARRIERS) HOW CAN STRENGTHS OPEN DOOR TO EMPLOYMENT? HOW CAN BARRIERS BE RESOLVED/AVOIDED? DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT (TRANSITION) PLAN.

    19. CONSIDER HIERARCHY OF JOBS CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES NEEDED SUPPORTS AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES

    20. ONE STATE’S EXPERIENCE Virginia – Post-secondary Education/Rehabilitation Transition -formal vocational evaluation -emphasis on post-secondary training Outcome: Three years after graduation participants passed similar non-treated students, eventually earning an ave. of $5,000 more annually.

    21. WORK EXPERIENCE Where we learn: - to work - to interact in a whole new environment - relate to adults in new way - start to move away from school environment.

    22. VOC EVAL THE FIRST STEP TO EFFECTIVE WORK EXPERIENCES -START WITH LIKELY SUCCESS (JOB AND ENVIRONMENT) -WHAT ARE GOALS OF WORK EXPERIENCE (SKILLS, WORK BEHAVIORS, REINFORCEMENT)

    23. NEW TECHNOLOGY CONNECTIVITY EASY TO EDIT NO MOVING PARTS INEXPENSIVE COMPACT LOW BATTERY DEMANDS MULTI-MODAL EXTREME STORAGE CAPACITY

    24. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES GRAPHIC TEXT VIDEO VOICE SIGNALS

    25. QUESTIONS?

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