Session attendees will explore how VR counselors and community rehabilitation provider staff work together as part of a single client-centered team. Through real-world scenario discussion and interactive dialogue between VR and CRP professionals, attendees will discuss where friction can show up in the client’s journey and identify practical strategies to build partnerships that are not solely transactional, but also transformational for the people we serve.
Learning Objectives
Distinguish between transactional and transformational VR-CRP partnerships.
Identify practical strategies that can be used to strengthen VR-CRP partnerships.
Dr. Chris Clause, Assistant Commissioner, Mo Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education, Office of Adult Learning & Rehabilitation Services
Dr. Chris Clause is the Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation Services within the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Dr. Clause holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Indiana University-Bloomington, a Master of Science degree in psychology from the University of Central Missouri, and a Doctor of Philosophy in public affairs from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has been employed with Missouri VR for more than 18 years, beginning as a VR counselor in 2007. Outside of work Chris is a dedicated husband and father of two daughters, all three of whom keep him very busy!