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Research into VR Practice

Welcome to the Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Evidence-Based Practice in Vocational Rehabilitation (RRTC-EBP-VR). This project is designed to generate knowledge and evidenced-based vocational rehabilitation practices that improve employment rates, and quality of employment for persons with disabilities.

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Self-Assessment Tool: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Training Needs and Competence – SAP-SASC

The goal of state-federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) systems is to provide high quality and culturally appropriate services to consumers. To... more

Identifying Vocational Rehabilitation Service Patterns and Employment Outcomes for Hispanics with Spinal Cord Injury

Demographics in the United States are changing rapidly; it’s estimated that minorities may constitute up to 45% of the country’s... more

Effective VR Services for Disability Groups at Increased Risk for Low Employment

Recent research suggests that counselors, employers, and the general public’s perception of types of disabilities leads to higher rates of... more

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Speak: Preliminary Findings

The RRTC-EBP-VR recently completed a study to learn what vocational rehabilitation (VR) counselors need to enable them to better implement... more