VR 101
For brand new hires, VR 101 is a free online course covering the basics of the Employment Services Model in Indiana.
Start Your New Career
VR 101 provides information for employment staff just starting their careers. It is a free course that you can complete online at your own pace. You can learn all the skills you need to start providing employment services.
Learn More About VR 101
VR 101 is a free course for new employment specialists or supervisors. Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation sponsors the course and offers it to employment specialists and their organizations at no cost.
You can complete VR 101 online at your own pace. Modules take about 2 hours to complete.
The course covers the basic skills and information that new employment service professionals need to know. You’ll learn about things like:
The Employment Services Model
VR documentation and processes
The role employment specialists play in VR cases
People who sign up for VR 101 also get access to other supports that help with training, like office hours, coaching, and VR 101-specific resources.
More Opportunities
After you enroll in VR 101, take advantage of these other training opportunities.
Learn from seasoned employment staff during 1-on-1 sessions to refine your skills.
Become ACRE certified through a 12-week course with expert instructors from VCU.
Connect with your colleagues and learn from other subject matter experts.
VR 101 Resources
Here are a number of resources that can be useful as you begin to provide employment services.
Examples of completed Monthly Progress Summaries:
Examples of completed Discovery Profiles:
Examples of completed Job Development and Placement Plan:
VR Employment Initiatives Webinar
The Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services and the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services will host a webinar to provide updates on several initiatives aimed at system transformation, to better support individuals with disabilities in achieving their desired outcomes. DDRS will provide updates on several initiatives, including new performance incentive payment opportunities for VR employment service providers.
VR 101 Partner Links
Here are a number of resources that can be useful as you begin to provide employment services.
Workforce Development Resources:
APSE & INAPSE:
Work to Include: Work to Include
More Resources:
IN VR Manual of Employment Services VR Manual of Employment Services
Manual of Employment Services
Addendum: Performance Incentive Payments https://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/files/ManualAddendumProviderperformanceincentivepayments.pdf
Indiana VR website: www.vrs.in.gov
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Individuals-with-Mental-Illness
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community: https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/
Arc of Indiana and the Arc Advocacy Network: https://www.arcind.org/our-programs/the-arc-advocacy-network/
IN VR Community Resource Guide: https://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/rehabilitation-employment/vocational-rehabilitation-employment/community-resources/