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Impact of Competency-Based Training and Technical Assistance Employment Outcomes of Individuals With ID/DD

NCT06586827 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-07-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Currently, there are no national pre-requisites for training to become or to be hired as an ES (Employment Specialist). Staff providing employment services have a broad range of educational and training backgrounds. Some individuals have a masters and have completed an ACRE approved course to earn a ACRE (Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators) Basic Employment Certificate in Employment Services while others may have a high school diploma and have not received any additional training. The first phases of the study were important in identifying if the currently identified ACRE competencies are relevant and if the ACRE approved online training course does impact knowledge.

Conditions

  • Intellectual Disability
  • Developmental Disability

Interventions

OTHER

VCU-RRTC Online Course

Approved by ACRE as its accrediting body and has been offered virtually through the VCU RRTC for over 15 years. The course currently entails: i. Six modules ii. Six online discussion boards iii. Assignments in each module iv. One quiz per module v. Final assignment

OTHER

Zoom Technical Assistance Sessions (6 total)

Technical Assistance sessions will be provided to small groups of participants of 5-7 via Zoom technology. There will be one virtual TA session for each of the six modules that will last for 1 hour. The TA sessions will be provided by a trained SE expert/ mentor. The TA sessions will have instructional plans so that they are delivered consistently and will align with the associated module's content and will entail application and discussion that facilitates implementation and reflection of the material.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research

    collaborator FED

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Whitney Ham · Virginia Commonwealth University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-03
Primary Completion
2025-04-07
Completion
2025-04-07

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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