
Welcome to the RRTC-EBP VR
The Rehabilitation Research & Training Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Vocational Rehabilitation (RRTC-EBP VR) is designed to generate knowledge and evidenced based vocational rehabilitation practices that improve employment rates, and quality of employment for persons with disabilities.
What’s New
Now Available! Evidence-Based Practice Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Toolkit
December 29, 2016Findings from the Field: Symposium on Evidence-Based Practices in Rehabilitation Counseling and Forum of the U.S. Department of Education’s RSA’s Technical Assistance Centers
July 7, 2016Bridging the Gap: A Comparative Assessment of Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Practices with Transition-Age Youth
March 16, 2016Findings Featured in Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
March 13, 2016More about RRTC-EBP VR
Research
Evidence-Based Practice advocates that every rehabilitation and health professional should have an interest in delivering the best possible services to their customers—based whenever possible on the best clinical practices available from the strongest research evidence (Chan et al, 2009).
RRTC Researchers focus on identifying innovative practices that improve employment rates and quality of employment for people with disabilities who receive vocational rehabilitation (VR) services from state agencies. The level of evidence on which practices are based fall on a continuum and can gain evidence strength through the interaction of practitioners with researchers.
What’s New in Research
Now Available! Evidence-Based Practice Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Toolkit
December 29, 2016Findings from the Field: Symposium on Evidence-Based Practices in Rehabilitation Counseling and Forum of the U.S. Department of Education’s RSA’s Technical Assistance Centers
July 7, 2016
Practice
Research needs practitioners!
“The practitioner is the vehicle through which an intervention is translated from a description in a book or an article to an active process with a client.” (Pettus, et al (2011)
Research needs practitioners in order for it be relevant. For this to happen, researchers must present information clearly. Then, practitioners must be able to evaluate the research and determine if it’s relevant to an individual consumer, apply an intervention, evaluate the outcome, and provide feedback to the researchers.
What’s New in Practice
Now Available! Evidence-Based Practice Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Toolkit
December 29, 2016Findings from the Field: Symposium on Evidence-Based Practices in Rehabilitation Counseling and Forum of the U.S. Department of Education’s RSA’s Technical Assistance Centers
July 7, 2016Participate
Your participation is vital to the success of the RRTC-EBP-VR, and ultimately to improving the employment rates and quality-of-employment outcomes of people with disabilities.
Do you have an idea for research? What is your experience in applying innovative practices? Share what you’ve learned with other professionals and researchers to help improve VR service delivery.
Ways to Participate
- Join Our Mailing List
- Find out more about Evidence-Based Practice
- Evaluate Your Research
- Join a Community
- Have a Question? Ask the Experts
- Watch an Online Training
- Website Feedback? Tell us more…