{"id":2016,"date":"2025-05-14T08:41:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cehhs-wds-dev.utk.edu\/clee\/?page_id=2016"},"modified":"2025-06-20T13:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T17:51:18","slug":"professional-development-for-vocational-rehabilitation-pd-for-vr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/current-projects\/professional-development-for-vocational-rehabilitation-pd-for-vr\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development for Vocational Rehabilitation (PD for VR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:120px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1165\" alt=\"A collage of images of job fairs and workplace development for educators\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Thin-Banner.333333.5-2.webp\" style=\"object-position:11% 0%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"11% 0%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Thin-Banner.333333.5-2.webp 2500w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Thin-Banner.333333.5-2-300x18.webp 300w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Thin-Banner.333333.5-2-1024x61.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Thin-Banner.333333.5-2-768x46.webp 768w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Thin-Banner.333333.5-2-1536x92.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Thin-Banner.333333.5-2-2048x123.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\"><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Development for Vocational Rehabilitation (PD for VR)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized logoonphone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/PD-for-VR.Logo_.svg\" alt=\"PD for VR logo\" class=\"wp-image-2018\" style=\"width:281px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Program Overview<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vocational Rehabilitation Program partners with CLEE to provide ongoing training to those working within the VR Programs serving individuals with disabilities enabling them to maximize their opportunities for employment, including career advancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CLEE\u2019s Role in PD for VR<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professional Development:<\/strong> CLEE has assembled a team of experts dedicated to delivering professional development services for the state&#8217;s Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program. These services aim to bolster skills and instill best practices among professionals striving to enhance employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PD for VR\u2019s Impact<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, we facilitated 45 statewide training events, reaching 728 vocational rehabilitation staff and 1,124 community rehabilitation service providers across Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"map_wrapper\" id=\"map_wrapper_1060\">\n<div class=\"map_box\" style=\"max-width:800px\">\n<div class=\"map_aspect_ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56%\" data-padding-top=\"56%\" data-padding-top-mobile=\"0%\">\n<div class=\"map_container\">\n<div class=\"map_render map_loading\" id=\"map_1060\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professional Development for Vocational Rehabilitation (PD for VR)<\/strong> <strong>programs are currently available in the following Tennessee counties (counties in orange have programs; the darker the orange, the greater the number of programs in that county)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group nameCardContainer quartet is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group nameCard is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Sponsor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tennessee Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group nameCard is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Date Range<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ongoing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group nameCard is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/people\/stephanie-connell-cowherd\/\">Stephanie Cowherd<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/people\/teresa-smith\/\">Teresa Smith<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/people\/paula-jones\/\">Paula Jones<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/people\/tammy-lapoint\/\">Tammy LaPoint<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/people\/catherine-orem\/\">Catherine Orem<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/people\/tashara-tolbert\/\">Tashara Tolbert<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/clee\/people\/felecia-robinson\/\">Felecia Robinson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group nameCard is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Contact <a href=\"mailto:scowherd@utk.edu!Subject=I'd like to learn more about PD-VR professional development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Stephanie Cowherd<\/strong><\/a> to learn more about ongoing professional development offered to the Tennessee Vocational Rehabilitation Program and community rehabilitation service providers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional Development for Vocational Rehabilitation (PD for VR) Program Overview The Vocational Rehabilitation Program partners with CLEE to provide ongoing training to those working within the VR Programs serving individuals with disabilities enabling them to maximize their opportunities for employment, including career advancement. 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