Resource Library

Build your skills at your own pace with this custom list of employment services resources.

What Do You Want to Learn?

Level Up Indiana has compiled a library of resources covering many topics related to employment services.

This landing page can connect you to resource pages on individual subjects you may be interested in. These subjects include:

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Beyond Basics: Continued Skill Building

Ready to move past the fundamentals? These resources add to the training you received during VR 101 and Foundations. Build new skills and learn more about how to:

  • Provide Provide Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

  • Help clients access supportive technology

  • Develop a technology plan and deliver virtual services

  • Support your own team with new technology

Accessibility Resources

Employment services professionals should be ready to support everyone who needs their help.

These resources can teach you to provide effective employment services that are accessible to people with different strengths and needs. Learn about designing effective accommodations, or when to provide disclosures.

You can also learn more about supporting Deaf or Hard of Hearing clients, including information about Deaf culture and first-person testimonials.

Addressing Participants’ Mental Health Needs

Physical health can have a big effect on employment outcomes. But mental health can be just as important.

These videos and presentations will introduce you to some of the biggest mental health challenges that participants may face, and what you can do to help:

  • Anxiety and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD)

  • The Intersection of Depression & IDD

  • The Individual Placement and Support Model

Advice and Resources for Supervisors

Level Up Indiana put together this toolkit to help new and experienced supervisors be as effective as possible.

It does not matter if you’ve just been promoted or you’ve been supervising people for years. Everyone can find something useful in these resources.

The toolkit covers topics and skills like:

  • Facilitating online meetings

  • Leadership and alignment

  • Recruitment and retention