Previous Institute on Rehabilitation Services (IRS) and Institute on Rehabilitation Issues (IRI)

 TOPICS

IRS PUBLICATIONS

First IRS (1963)
1. Case Recording
2. Medical Consultation
3. Motivation

Second IRS (1964)
1. Medical Consultation
2. Motivation

Third IRS (1965)
1. Caseload Management
2. Evaluation of Vocational Potential
3. Training Aids and Materials

Fourth IRS (1966)
1. Training Methods
2. Evaluation Units

Fifth IRS (1967)
1. Public Information
2. Public Offender

Sixth IRS (1968)
1. Alcoholic
2. Support Personnel
3. Cooperative Programs in VR

Seventh IRS (1969)
1. Behavioral Disorders
2. Closure of Cases
3. SSDI Beneficiaries

Eighth IRS (1970)
1. Disabled Disadvantages (Rural)
2. First-line Supervision
3. Staff Development

Ninth IRS (1971)
1. Drug Abuse
2. Placement and Follow-up
3. Expediting Services

Tenth IRS (1972)
1. Public Assistance Client
2. Program Evaluation
3. Vocational Evaluation and
Work Adjustment

Eleventh IRS (1973)
l. Severely Disabled
2. Deaf
3. Blind

IRI PUBLICATIONS

First IRI (1974)
I. Severely Handicapped
2. Measurement of Outcomes
3. Assessment of Rehabilitation
Counselor Performance

Second IRI (I975)
l. Placement of the Severely
Handicapped
2. Consumer Involvement
3. Severe Delivery Systems

Third IRI (1976)
l. Post Employment Services
2. Affirmative Action
3. Legal Concerns of the
Rehabilitation Counselor

Fourth IRI (1977)
I. Homebound Employment - AR
2. Rehabilitation Facilities -
Stout
3. Utilization of Material of
the IRI - WV

Fifth IRI (1978)
I. Independent Living - AK
2. Similar Benefits - Stout
3. Rehabilitation of Persons
with Emotional Disorders - WV

Sixth IRI (1979)
1. Adjustment Services in Voc.
Rehabilitation - AR
2. Rehabilitation Engineering:
A Counselor's Guide - Stout
3. Techniques for Working in
the Community - WV

Seventh IRI (1980)
1. Independent Living - Part B - AR
2. Interpreter Services - Stout
3. Rehabilitation Counseling - WV

Eighth IRI (1981)
1. Uses of Technology in the
Delivery of Rehabilitation - WV
2. Utilization of Peer Helpers as
a Rehabilitation Resource - AR
3. Delivery of Rehabilitation Services
to Inner City Nonwhite - Stout

Ninth IRI (1982)
1. Rehabilitation of the Learning
Disabled Client¬ - WV
2. Marketing: An Approach to
Placement - ¬Stout
3. Marketing - A Strategy to
Promote the Rehabilitation of
Handicapped Individuals - AR

Tenth IRI (1983)
1. Projects with Industry and
Rehabilitation - WV
2. Private/Public Rehabilitation:

Eleventh IRI (1984)
1. Rehabilitation of the
Deaf-Blind Individual - AR
2. Continuum of Services: School
to Work - Stout
3. Looking into Placement Systems - WV

Twelfth IRI (1985)
1. Supported Employment - AR
2. Rehabilitation of Head
Injured Clients - Stout
3. Rehabilitation and the Future - WV

Thirteenth IRI (1986)
1. Multidisciplinary Approach - AR
2. Rehabilitation Technology - Stout
3. Substantial Services - WV

Fourteenth IRI (1987)
1. VR Counselor & Rehabilitation
Today - WV
2. Use of Vocational Evaluation
in VR - Stout
3. Future Work Place: Implications
for Rehabilitation - ¬AR

Fifteenth IRI (1988)
1. Client Involvement in VR - Stout
2. Rehabilitation of Persons with
Severe Psychiatric Disabilities &
Technology for Individuals with Chronic Mental Illness - AR
3. Fundamentals of Eligibility for

VR Services - AR

Sixteenth IRI (1989)
1. VR Services to Persons with HIV
Infection - Stout
2. The provision of TA for
Rehabilitation - Stout
3. Disability Management at the
Work-Place: State - Federal
VR - AR

Seventeenth IRI (1990)
1. Aging in America - Stout
2. Assistive Technology - AR
3. VR Services in IL Centers - AR

Eighteenth IRI (1991)

1. Substance Abuse as a Secondary
Disability - Stout
2. New & Innovative Employment
Services Strategies in VR - AR
3. Human Resources Development (HRD) in Rehabilitation - Stout

Nineteenth IRI (1992)

1. Consumer Involvement in
Rehabilitation Research and
Practice - AR
2. Serving the Underserved -
Principles, Practices and
Techniques - Stout
3. Multi-Cultural Diversity in
Rehabilitation - AR

Twentieth IRI (1993)
1. Employment Outcomes for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury - Stout
2. Counseling & Guidance in the
Rehabilitation Partnership - Stout
3. Placement 2000 - AR

Twenty-First IRI (1994)
1. Native American Rehabilitation
Programs - Unmet Needs - AR
2. Operationalizing Consumer
Decision-¬Making and Choices in
the VR Process - Stout
3. Strategies for Enhancing Job
Retention and Career
Advancement - AR

Twenty-Second IRI (1995)

1. Shaping State Rehabilitation
Programs through Consumer
Partnerships: Issues and
Strategies – Stout

Twenty-Third IRI (1996)
1. Strategies for Eliminating Barriers
to effective Service Delivery - AR
2. Developing Effective Partnerships
with Employers as an Effective
Service Delivery Mechanism - Stout

Twenty-Fourth (1997)
1. Field Service Managers and
Supervisors: Strategic Leaders in
Achieving Employment Outcomes -
GW
2. Achieving Successful Employment
Outcomes with the Use of
Technology - Stout
3. Developing Self-Employment and Small Business Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities - AR

Twenty-Fifth IRI (1998)

1. Improving Employment Outcomes Through VR Counselors Who Meet the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) Requirements - AR
2. Improving Rehabilitation Services and Employment Outcomes for Individuals Who are Deaf and Low Functioning (LFD) - GW
3. Meeting Future Workforce Needs - Stout

Twenty-Sixth IRI (1999)

1. Using the Internet as a Resource to the Work of the VR Counselor-GW
2. The Family as a Critical Partner in the Achievement of a Successful Employment Outcome - AR
3. Effective Strategies to Improve the Achievement of Employment for Individuals Who Are SSI/SSDI Participants - Stout

The following Twenty-Seventh IRI (2000) topics are currently undergoing final edits and will be disseminated in the near future:

1. Succession Planning in a Customer-Focused VR Environment - Stout
2. Effective Strategies for Improving Employment Outcomes for Persons with Kidney Failure - AR
3. Providing VR Services in a
Workforce Environment – GW

The following Twenty-Eighth IRI topics are currently being developed and will be presented in draft at the National IRI Forum on May 6-7, 2002:

1. Distance Education: Opportunities and Issues for the Public Vocational Rehabilitation Program - GW
2. Investing in the Transition of Youth with Disabilities to Productive Careers AR
3. Welfare to Work for Individuals with Disabilities – Stout

KEY

AR: University of Arkansas
GW: The George Washington University
Stout: University of Wisconsin- Stout
WV: West Virginia University

IRI University Coordinators:

Donald Dew, Ph.D., Director
Regional Rehabilitation Continuing
Education Program III
George Washington University
2011 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20052
Voice: (202) 973-1550
FAX: (202) 775-0053
Email: dondew@gwu.edu

Jeanne Miller, Director
Regional Rehabilitation Continuing
Education Program VI
P.O. Box 1358
Hot Springs Rehabilitation Center
Hot Springs, Arkansas 71902
Voice: (501) 623-7700
FAX: (501) 624-6250
EMail: jmiller@uacurrents.org

Daniel McAlees, Ph.D., Director
Research and Training Center
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin 54751-0790
Voice: (715) 232-1380
FAX: (715) 232-2251
Email: mcaleesd@uwstout.edu

Most IRS/IRI publications may be obtained from the National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (NCRTM).

Contact the director, Ms. Judy Seefeldt, at:

NCRTM
Oklahoma State University
5202 Richmond Hill Drive
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-4080
Voice: 800.223.5219 or 405.624.7650
FAX: 405.624.0695
Email: seefelj@okstate.edu

Although no longer coordinating IRI study groups, West Virginia University (WVU) has maintained copies of the documents developed by its Research and Training Center. Contact Dr. Richard Walls for further information regarding these documents at:

West Virginia University
Research and Training Center
P.O. Box 6122
Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6122
Voice: 304.293.5313
FAX: 304.293.6661
Email: rwalls@wvu.edu

 

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