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Resources for Special Educators and VR Counselors in Service Provision for Youth and Young Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury

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This webinar will focus on what educators, transition teachers and VR counselors need to know in order to serve youth with TBI. Basic information about TBI, 504s, and IDEA, and its application to providing transition services to youth with TBI.
Session Outcomes: 
Increase knowledge of general TBI information. 
Increased awareness of TBI and students unique needs. 
Increased knowledge of other national laws as they relate to TBI. 
Increased understanding of quality transition planning practices and service delivery for students with TBI.
Knowledge of available resources for working with students with TBI.
 

Presenter: Dr. Melissa McCart
Melissa McCart works at the Center on Brain Injury Research and Training at the University of Oregon and the Director of the Oregon TBI Teams. She has been a special education teacher, school administrator and has taught, 
published, and studied in the delivery of services to students with TBI for 8 years.

Secondary Transition 101: What You Need to Know if You Are a First Year Secondary Teacher, VR Counselor, or Want to Assess Your Transition Practices

Session Description:

This back-to-school webinar will focus on what secondary transition teachers and VR counselors need to know in order to serve youth with disabilities in schools under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). Basic information about IDEA, ADA, and how WIOA applies to providing transition services to youth with disabilities in high school.
Session Outcomes: 
• Increase knowledge of transition requirements in IDEA
• Increased awareness of quality transition planning practices and service delivery
• Increased knowledge of other national laws as they relate to transition 
• Increased awareness of student-centered planning, family engagement, and cultural considerations

Presenter: Dr. Diane Bassett

Diane Bassett is a Professor Emerita at the University of Northern Colorado. She has taught, published, and held grants in the delivery of transition services for over 30 years.

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Downloads

• Transition 101 Webinar PPT.pdf

Manage "Pre-Employment Transition Services in Inclusive Higher Education Settings: The what, where, and how of good collaboration"

The emergence of pre-employment transition services (Pre-ETS) provides an important new avenue for collaboration between VR and institutions of higher education serving students with intellectual disability (ID). Join staff from Think College and the Achieve program at Highline College as we share practical resources, strategies, and examples of how pre-ETS services can be offered via a college program, and how these services can help students with ID explore, and ultimately obtain, competitive integrated employment.

Session Length: 90 minutes

Session participants will:

1. Learn strategies for effectively partnering with DVR to utilize Pre-ETS funding. 

2. Learn effective approaches for establishing and maintaining relationships with employers, including developing and supporting internships based on student interest. 

3. Learn strategies for developing person-centered career exploration plans with students.

Presenters:
Julie Pollard, ACHIEVE Associate Director
John Traugott, Director, Community & Employment Services
Russ Thelin, Senior Policy Fellow, Institute for Community Inclusion
Meg Grigal, Ph.D., Co-director, Think College

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Downloads

• RRTCPreETSWebinarfinal.pptx
• FF18_R.pdf
• Initial Career Plan (1).docx
• Internship job analysis.docx
• Study5_FastFact_01 (1).pdf
• TC reports_career_dev_web_F2.pdf
• Worksite Training Agreement.pdf

A Cross-Walk of Resources for Implementation of the Five Pre-ETS Priority Areas

During this webinar NTACT will share a variety of tools and resources that are available on national and state secondary transition related websites that address the five Pre-ETS priority areas. Resources shared will be relevant to all secondary transition stakeholders including Special Educators and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors. State examples and resources will also be shared.

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Downloads

• Cross-Walk of Resources for Implementation of the Five Pre-ETS Priority Areas-6-18 (1).pdf
• NTACT Webinar Pre-ETS Resources_6_21_2018.pdf