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WebcastVCU-RRTC: Providing evidence-based supported employmentApril 26, 2012, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT

Dear Colleague,

Please join us for a webcast co-sponsored by SEDL's Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) project and VCU-RRTC:

TITLE:

VCU-RRTC: Providing evidence-based supported employment

PRESENTERs:

, Director of Business Connections and Training, VCU and VCU-RRTC Employment Specialists: Alissa Molinelli, Holly , and Lau

DATE:

Thursday, April 26, 2012

TIME:

The hour-long webcast will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern, 10 a.m. Central, 9 a.m. Mountain, 8 a.m. Pacific.

REGISTER:

(no fee to participate): http://survey.sedl.org/efm/wsb.dll/s/1g11b

About the Webcast

VCU-RRTC is a multi-faceted organization with a staff of national experts in the area of employment and services to people with ASD. The Employment Services Division has been in operation since 1985 and has served hundreds of individuals with severe disabilities. This effective service has been documented in a recent study (Wehman, In press) conducted by the organization. Findings showed:

82% of participants found employment On average, participants worked over 22 hours a week Participants received an average wage of $8.86 per hour

Please register for this webcast to hear about the replicable evidence-based practices of VCU-RRTC.

About the Presenters

, M.Ed, has been a faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and working in the field of employment for people with significant disabilities for over twenty-five years. Ms. is the Director of Training and Employment Services at VCU-RRTC and serves as the Principal Investigator/Project Director for several personnel training grants promoting employment for people with disabilities.

Current projects include the Alabama Online Training Course on Personal Assistance Services in the Workplace funded by AL Medicaid Infrastructure Grant and Pennsylvania Employment First Project funded by the AHEDD and the PA Medicaid Infrastructure Grant.

Ms. has served on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation since 2000 and is interested in all issues and concerns which impacts the employment rate and advancement of people with disabilities and other disenfranchised populations. She is a frequent speaker, consultant, and author of numerous book chapters, journal articles, newsletters, and briefing papers.

Alissa Molinelli has been an Employment Specialist with VCU-RRTC since August 2008 and has expertise in supporting individuals across a variety of significant disabilities to obtain and maintain employment. Alissa has provided leadership for our employment services to individuals with ASD and has gained expertise in systematic instruction, positive behavioral supports and hand-held technology as a support aid. Alissa works across several research projects focused on competitive employment and job retention to include the Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders DRRP. Alissa will earn her M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling in May 2012.

Holly currently serves as an employment specialist within the employment services division of VCU-RRTC. She primarily works with individuals with significant disabilities from the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services and the McGuire Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center. Currently, Holly is working on the Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders DRRP, which is a collaborative initiative between VCU and the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) that is assessing the impact of intensive community-based work experiences on the employment outcomes of youth with ASD.

Lau has been an Employment Specialist with VCU-RRTC since 2010. holds a BS in neuroscience and anthropology from The College of and and Masters of Arts in Teaching from s Hopkins University. has experience working with transition aged youth across a variety of disabilities to include individuals with ASD. She has focused on supporting individuals using a customized approach to employment using a variety of support techniques to include hand-held technologies.

CEUs

This webcast is approved for one hour of CRCC continuing education credit. After completing the evaluation, your certificate will be sent to you.

Before the Webcast

Test your computer before the webcast:http://autism.sedl.org/index.php/webcasts/80

If you have a question, please send e-mail before or during the webcast: vr-autism@...

NOTE: If you are not able to participate at this time, please visit the VR Autism webcast page to view the archive a few days after the live event: http://autism.sedl.org/index.php/webcasts/

We hope you will join us on Thursday, April 26, 2012!

This webcast is supported through SEDL's Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (VR Autism) and VCU Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention (VCU RRTC) both funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), part of the U.S. Department of Education. The opinions and views expressed are those of the presenters and no endorsement by the funding agency should be inferred.

NIDRR Project Number: H133A080007

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