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Plan: Missouri PYs 2020-2023
Combined Plan C

Section: Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Combined or General)

Narrative: i. 4. B.

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  • Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)

    The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:

    __________

    [13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA

    • i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development

      Describe the designated State agency's procedures and activities to establish and maintain a comprehensive system of personnel development designed to ensure an adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professional and paraprofessional personnel for the designated State unit, including the following:

      • 4. Staff Development

        Describe the State agency's policies, procedures, and activities to ensure that, consistent with section101(a)(7)(C) of the Rehabilitation Act, all personnel employed by the designated State unit receive appropriate and adequate training in terms of:

i. 4. B. Procedures for the acquisition and dissemination of significant knowledge from research and other sources to designated State unit professionals and paraprofessionals.

Current Narrative:

MVR continues to participate and has collaborative relationships with research programs and partner agencies.

Other training areas, which MVR frequently sponsors or staff participate in are

  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Legal and ethical issues in rehabilitation
  • Medical and psychological aspects of disability
  • Autism spectrum disorders
  • Learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder
  • Vocational counseling/assessment
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Informed choice
  • Social Security work incentive programs, including Ticket to Work
  • Sexual harassment prevention
  • Cultural diversity
  • Job development/job placement/supported employment
  • Transition from school to work and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA issues)
  • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  • Rehabilitation technology
  • Missouri Rehabilitation Association annual conference
  • Leadership training
  • Deaf/HH for counselors working with this population
  • Individual training requests pertinent to the field of rehabilitation
  • Attendance at conferences/workshops related to MVR (e.g., traumatic brain Injury, APSE-MO, Power Up, rehabilitation technology)