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Discover How PEQA Activities Are Impacting Quality Assurance in Vocational Rehabilitation – Free Webinar

This webinar was recorded on January 23, 2020. Watch the webinar to discover how PEQA activities are impacting quality assurance in vocational rehabilitation. 1 CRC is available upon submittal of the …

RSA 911 Data, Common Performance Measures, Program Evaluation, and Quality Assurance – Free Webinar

This webinar was recorded on June 26, 2019, as part of the PEQA Advanced Workshop Series. Watch the webinar to learn how performance management relates to the RSA-911 data and …

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Program Evaluation & Quality Assurance: Overview, Key Elements, Challenges, Benefits, and Lessons Learned – Free Webinar

This webinar was recorded on March 27, 2019. Watch the webinar for an overview of program evaluation and quality assurance practices in state vocational rehabilitation agencies. 1 CRC is available upon …

RSA Requests Comments on RSA-911

The 30-day comment period on RSA-911 is open from February 15, through March 19, 2019. RSA has asked us to share the following message with State VR Agencies and other …

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The Step-by-Step Guide to Evaluation: How to Become Savvy Evaluation Consumers

The Kellogg Foundation’s “Step-by-Step Guide to Evaluation: How to Become Savvy Evaluation Consumers” is a useful tool for evaluators. It provides guidance for establishing consistent methods, options for articulating activities, …

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Effective Youth Transition Practices

What are the current best practices for working with youth in transition? New studies outline five areas of practice to consider. State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies are in a unique …

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Motivational Interviewing Strategies and Techniques: Rationales and Examples

How information is presented can affect how it is received. We’ve learned from Motivational Interviewing that, when relevant, new information should be presented in a neutral, nonjudgmental, and sensitive manner …

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Key Data Points: National Vocational Rehabilitation Services

A new infographic is available that highlights key data points for the national Vocational Rehabilitation program. The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) recently developed this. This informative infographic gives you general …

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Hope and Rehabilitation Counseling: Measuring, Building and Nurturing Goals

Often in rehabilitation counseling it’s difficult to understand why one person has successful outcomes while another one does not. Many factors contribute to individual outcomes; however, people with higher hope …

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Applications for PEQA’s Certification Program Now Being Accepted

We’re now accepting applications for PEQA’s fourth cohort of the Certificate Program on Vocational Rehabilitation Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance. Application deadline: February 27, 2018 Acceptance decision: March 9th, 2018The …

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Measuring Resilience with the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale

Resilience, in its simplest terms, results in people “bouncing back” from adversity and getting on with their lives. Two major steps must occur for resilience to take place:exposure to significant …

PEQA Training Cohort Kickoff

As part of the 2016 Annual Summit on Performance Management in Vocational Rehabilitation, on September 9, 2016 in Richmond Virginia, the first cohort of participants in the Program Evaluation & …

Motivational Interviewing Training Effect in Vocational Rehabilitation

Developed by David Higginbotham, Louisiana Workforce Commission: Vocational Rehabilitation Takeaways for VR Counselors & AdministratorsA single Motivational Interviewing (MI) training session can increase VR Counselor confidence in implementing and using …

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Motivational Interviewing Strategies

Are you looking for hands-on examples and strategies on how to incorporate motivational interview techniques into your VR practices? State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies are continuing to adopt motivational interviewing …