Calling All Providers:

Hello,

Indiana VR needs your input. The ongoing Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment is working to identify potential service gaps and areas of need for the clients you serve and your organization. We need the insight of the network of service providers and stakeholders within the disability community to identify and direct resources to those with the greatest unmet needs. You can help most by taking 15 minutes to complete the CSNA Provider Survey.

Please use the link below to access the CSNA Provider Survey:

This survey is being administered by the Public Consulting Group on behalf of Indiana VR. All responses will be confidential and individual results will not be shared with any staff or leadership of IN VR or other groups.

Thank you for your insight!

Sincerely,

INVR Training and TA Team

Peer Mentoring 1:1 Training Available

LevelUP Indiana is excited to announce that our Peer Mentor Network, previously called the Coaching Network, is accepting learners for 1:1 mentoring! Please use the link below to visit our website and be paired with a mentor!

Supervisor Circle Meeting

Thursday, October 24th from 11am-12pm ET via Zoom

We are now meeting on the 4th Thursday of each month from 11 am—12pm EST.  

Register below to attend this year’s meetings to learn new information, share resources, and problem-solve issues you are having with your peers. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

“Bridging the Gap: Effective Communication Between Employment Services and VR”

Monday, October 28th from 2:00-3:30 pm ET via Zoom

Join a panel of area supervisors for an insightful conversation about strategies, best practices, and challenges in communication and information sharing between Employment Services providers and VR. The webinar will be guided by the following objectives:

• Sharing effective strategies to improve information exchange between VR and providers

• Maximizing team meetings and team coordination

• Maintaining client-focused conversations

This is a chance to hear from area supervisors, learn best practices for communicating effectively across Employment Services and VR, and strategize ways to improve current approaches to information sharing within your professional role. 

Pre-ETS Leaders:

The much-anticipated Pre-ETS Career Coach Training is NOW available!

VR Youth Services and PCG-Indiana have developed an exciting, FREE three-course Career Coach Foundations training on Indiana VR Vendor YesLMS featuring content to meet providers’ needs!

Empower your staff with our cutting-edge Pre-ETS virtual training! Enhance skills, inspire your staff, and transform futures!

Enroll by email: joanne.murillo@fssa.in.gov

Career Coach Foundation: Train-the-Trainer and Community of Practice

PCG will also be offering LIVE, VIRTUAL Train-the-Trainer Sessions to review the curriculum, identify ways to incorporate it into existing trainings, and strategize how you can best support your staff to maximize the course's benefits.

Please visit the Indiana Pre-ETS website using the link below for more information on registering for upcoming Train-the-Trainer sessions and Community of Practice meetings.

Disability Disclosure and Reasonable Accommodations

Learn from Barry Whaley, Project Director of the Southeast ADA Center, about disability disclosure and accommodations. He answers these questions and more:

• Are people obligated to disclose a disability?

• What’s the “right time” to disclose a need for accommodation?

• What is the role of the employment specialist in disclosure and accommodation?

• What can be done to ensure that the process is respectful of the employee with a disability?

• What are the employer’s responsibilities?

Please use the link(s) below to access the presentation from Barry Whaley!