SVRI has an established history of conducting independent and collaborative applied research in the areas of disability and employment. Current studies focus on knowledge translation (i.e. "research-to-practice"), health and employment, vocational rehabilitation systems, youth in transition, benefits counseling, asset development and poverty, and employment issues experienced by individuals with significant disabilities.
Wisconsin PROMISE - Promoting the Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income)
Wisconsin is one of six sites participating in the U.S. Department of Education's demonstration of a promising path to success for youth receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), funded by a $32.5 million grand for 5 year demonstration. PROMISE is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Labor. The goals of PROMISE are to improve the provision and coordination of services and supports for youth receiving SSI and their families. The services help youth recipients achieve better outcomes, including graduating from high school ready for college and a career, completing post-secondary education and job training, and obtaining competitive employment in an integrated setting. SVRI will help recruit participants and help them enroll in DVR services. Services will include career exploration, community work experience, financial literacy training, social and soft skills training, and family training on employment expectations.
Effective Vocational Rehabilitation Service Delivery
- Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center on Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance (PEQATAC)
- Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center on Targeted Communities (E3-TC)
- RRTC - EBP VR
Wisconsin is home to a national research and training center aimed at improving employment rates and the quality of employment for people with disabilities, funded by a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research in the U.S. Department of Education. The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Stout are collaboratively managing the project. In addition to conducting research with input from multiple stakeholders, the Center will translate new knowledge and provide training and technical assistance to public and non-profit organizations to incorporate theory-driven, culturally-sensitive, evidence-based practices into services provided to people with significant disabilities.
- Rehabilitation Counselors' Perceived Value of Vocational Evaluation Information
- Graduate Rehabilitation Students' Perceptions of Evidence-Based Practices: Implications for Education and Practice
- Secondary Teachers Perceptions of Soft Skills Training & Employment Outcomes in Wisconsin
- Effective Vocational Rehabilitation Service Delivery Practices: An Exploratory Case Study
- Engaging Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors in Knowledge Translation Processes: A Participatory Action Approach
- Experience of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in Western Wisconsin
- Health Promotion and Disability
- Motivational Interviewing and Vocational Rehabilitation
- National Practice Analysis of Disability Benefits Specialists
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors' Perspectives on Work Incentives Benefits Counseling
- Secondary Teachers' Perceptions of Soft Skills Training and Employment Outcomes in Wisconsin
- Evidence-Based Best Practices in the Public Vocational Rehabilitation Program that Lead to Employment Outcomes
- Methodological Application of Multiple Case Study Design Using Modified Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) Analysis to Identify Best Practices and Organizational Factors in the Public Rehabilitation Program
- Promising Best Practices that Lead to Employment in Vocational Rehabilitation: Findings From a Four-State Multiple Case Study
- Organizational and Cultural Factors that Promote Creative Best Practices in the Public Rehabilitation Program: Findings From a Four-State Multiple Case Study
- Social-Cognitive Predictors of Readiness to use Evidence-Based Practice: A Survey of State Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
- Knowledge Translation Strategies to Improve the Resources for Rehabilitation Counselors to Employ Best Practices in the Delivery of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- An Analysis of Evidence-Based Best Practices in the Public Vocational Rehabilitation Program: Gaps, Future Directions, and Recommended Steps to Move Forward
- Consumer Evaluations
- Needs Assessments
- Program Evaluation