Archived Training Materials

Archived Trainings and Materials

Information and materials from past workshops, webinars, and conferences from the Center on Community Living and Careers for employment and educational professionals. This page contains archived trainings as well as handouts and other supplementary materials for ongoing trainings.

If you're looking for trainings or tutorials about transition to adulthood, Transition IEPs, or other materials for Indiana transition teachers, please visit our Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center trainings page.

Discovery Check and Connect Webinars

Check and Connect was a free webinar series on Discovery topics, presented in 2015 and 2016 by Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services for VR staff and for community employment providers.

November 2, 2015 Effective Conversations: Tips & Tricks for Talking with the People Who Know Your Job Seeker
December 3, 2015 Informational Interviewing
January, 4, 2016 Developing Vocational Themes
February 1, 2016 Discovery in Rural Communities
March 6, 2016 Rural Job Development

Employment Topic Trainings

For community employment specialists, program managers, and Indiana VR counselors, coordinators, and leadership staff.

Indiana employment professionals support Hoosiers with disabilities who have a variety of needs and who represent different walks of life. The archived training listed below was sponsored by Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation and facilitated by the Center on Community Living and Careers.

Supported Decision-Making

With effective team-based supports, supported decision-making can create options to full guardianship and gateways to independence. In this March 2021 webinar presented to Indiana VR staff and employment specialists, Sandy Block, a research associate with the Center on Community Living and Careers, discusses how guardianship can inadvertently be put in place for transitioning students, why it's important for VR counselors and employment professionals to promote self-determination, the rights of VR participants who may be wards under a guardianship, and the specifics of using supported decision-making in Indiana.

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