Pathways to Performance:
Making a Difference through Program Evaluation
3rd Annual Summit on Vocational Rehabilitation Program Evaluation


September 21-22, 2010
For information on the attendees, please click the list of attending.


Keynote Webinars

Making a Difference through Program Evaluation
Dr. Michael Quinn Patton
Summary: Patton examines the standards of quality adopted by the evaluation profession and the implications of these standards for quality assurance and enhancement. He also discusses the Essential Skills needed for high quality evaluation practice.
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Processes to System: QA in State VR Agencies
Terry Martin, Brian Miller, & Janette Shell
Summary: Rehabilitation Services Administration staff will discuss themes gleaned from quality assurance initiatives and monitoring reviews of state VR agencies as well as components of a quality assurance system.
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Break Out Sessions

We are currently building asynchronous training modules for each of the break out sessions. These will be posted here by January 1, 2011

 

Quality Transition Services: Using Existing Indicators to Evaluate Outcomes
– Pat Brown
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VESID Supported Employment Information Directory – A Component of Quality Assurance in the Vendor Management System
David Burganowski, Sally Siewert, & Lisa VanRyn
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Collaborating with a University to Enhance Your Program Evaluation Efforts
Cathy Chambless
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Approaches to Conducting Comprehensive Needs Assessments
Cathy Chambless, Marilyn Campbell & Mark Tucker
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Calculation and Utilization of a Return on Investment Information for Legislative Leaders
Steven Collins
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Changing the Culture of Quality Assurance
Carol Feuerbacher
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Quality Assurance in the VR Management Model: The Link Between Measurement & Action
Susan Foley, Sue Stoddard, Heike Boeltzig, & Allison Fleming
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Vendor Performance Management—Oregon OVRS Case Study
Lisa Gifford & Stephaine Parrish-Taylor
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Quantifying Case Review Data
Warren Granfor
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A Community of Learners: Program Evaluators in State VR Programs Respond to Shared Resources
Darlene Groomes
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If Everyone is Already Doing It, How Come It Never Gets Done?
John Halliday, Joseph Marrone, & Bob Burns
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Using Focus Groups in Rehabilitation Evaluations
Sara McCormick
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Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation & Use
Dr. Michael Quinn Patton
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Utilization-Focused Evaluation
Dr. Michael Quinn Patton
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Using Readily Available Data to Examine VR’s Long-term Impact on Consumers’ Employment and Earnings
Kirsten Rowe and David Dean
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The Role of Front Line Supervisors in QA: Exploring Processes of Assessment & Skills Development
Jared Schultz
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Technical Assistance Opportunities from the Disability Statistics Research and Training Center

Dave Vandergoot
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