VECAP Educational Webinars (VEW’S)

 

LIVE VEWS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS ONLY, RECORDINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE

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VECAP provides webinars on topics related to Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment provided by highly trained practitioners and leaders in the field.

• Webinars equal 1.0 continuing education credit which each registered participant will receive proof of participation. Participants will need to submit proof to their credentialing organization for credit.

• Webinars can be viewed live or at a later date 

• All recorded sessions are available for educational purposes only.  Pre-approved CEU credits and/or proof of attendance are not available from VECAP for the recorded sessions.  It is the viewer's responsibility to contact their accreditation body to determine how they may be able to obtain CEUs for recordings.

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Upcoming VECAP VEW’s: 

 

Date: February 16, 2023

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Time: 3-4:30 pm EST

Title: Using Video Modeling to Support Individuals with Developmental Disabilities​

Presenter: Cliff Oliech is a Ph.D. candidate pursuing a Special Education degree and a visiting instructor at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA

 

Presenter Bio: 

He has a Master of Science degree in education from Duquesne University and is also a graduate of Maseno University in Kenya, from where he holds a Bachelor of Education in special education degree. Before joining Duquesne University, Cliff taught in Kenyan public-school systems, where he taught high school level students science between 2011 and 2018. His research interests are in transition skills and behaviors among individuals with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

Description of Presentation:

This presentation will introduce video modeling (VM) and how vocational evaluators and career assessment professionals can adapt its use to supplement their work with individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities. The participants will learn about the different types of VM, how they can apply VM in their practice.  

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Vocational evaluators and career assessment professionals are more likely to work with individuals with developmental disabilities (e.g., autism (ASD) and/or Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)) diagnoses. Vocational evaluators need to be prepared and creative by adopting evidence-based interventions or technology like video modeling (VM) to support the needs of individuals with ASD and/or IDD. The need for creativity in using technology is even more exigent today if we consider the experience and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, which compelled vocational evaluators and other transition-related professionals to provide their services remotely on short notice when the pandemic first began. VM incorporates visual-based learning to teach and assess a variety of vocational skills. It is a method of teaching that involves using video recording and display equipment to provide a visual model of the targeted behavior or skill to the learner before performing the same skill or its variation immediately or later. 

The use of VM by vocational evaluators aligns with the contemporary assessment best practices in vocational evaluation, as it can be utilized as a simulated assessment, which may allow individuals with ASD and/or IDD opportunities to transfer knowledge learned via the models into the workplace. VM can be used to practice behaviors and skills required in a job without authentic on-the-job experience. In addition, using VM in vocational evaluation will allow individuals with ASD and IDD for whom standardized testing is discriminatory to demonstrate their intelligence and abilities by actually performing relevant tasks (e.g., making decisions, problem-solving, creating) they have observed in the VMs, usually within real or simulated work contexts. 

 

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will learn about video modeling and how they can apply it in their practice with individuals with developmental disabilities to enhance career development services.​ 

2. Participants will be able to identify different types of video modeling that can be used to enhance career development services.​ 

3. Participants will identify how to apply video modeling to their practice.​ 

 

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All questions may be directed to the Home Office Coordinator. We look forward to having you participate!

Contact Home Office at vecapoffice@gmail.com  or 804-277-9648.

 

 

Past Webinars

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Past webinars can be purchased for non-members for $30/each. Members CLICK HERE to access the webinars.

 

All recorded sessions are available for educational purposes only.  Pre-approved CEU credits and/or proof of attendance are not available from VECAP for the recorded sessions.  It is the viewer's responsibility to contact their accreditation body to determine how they may be able to obtain CEUs for recordings.
 

Contact Home Office for Details (vecapoffice@gmail.com  | 804-277-9648

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