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Session 1: Leadership and Organizational Issues in our Dynamic and Changing Environment

Date: February 26-March 1, 2024

Session 1 examines leadership development, mentoring and coaching in hybrid and virtual delivery, and intergenerational consumers and employees. We examine community development model to increase the cultural, economic and generational diversity that impacts service delivery, resource allocation and policy development. Participants use Transformational coaching models to facilitate discussion about person-centric leadership and systems for each consumer and their family.

Session 2: Fiscal and Performance Systems in State Rehabilitation Agencies

Date: June 11-14, 2024

Session 2 analyzes financial and programmatic requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014, with individual state VR agency practices. VR leaders must have effective strategies for developing and administering the VR program within the financial, programmatic and related legal requirements.

Session 3: Integration of Strategic Systems

Date: August 26-30, 2024

Session 3 applies the knowledge gained through the first two sessions in analyzing the current organizational and leadership practices and learn to transform VR systems into empowering VR practices. Participants focus on their current organizational issues, including partnerships, transition, career pathways, and development of staff.

Session 4: Public Policy and Constituency-Building in Rehabilitation

Date: December 2-6, 2024

Session 4 examines national issues relevant to the public VR program. Participants visit Congress, attend selected Congressional meetings, and visit with relevant federal partners and consumer and constituency representatives. There is extensive discussion of the political processes and legislative and advocacy practices essential for the growth and viability of the VR program. With the leadership and public policy developments through the Administration and Congress, the content and experiences for this session are dynamic and insightful.