Webinars and Live CoPs

How the ADA and Reasonable Accommodations Can Make or Break a RETAIN Case

Appropriate implementation of ADA and the provision of reasonable accommodations in the workplace is a significant part of a successful RTW/SAW model. In order to foster successful sustained employment outcomes, Return to Work coordinators must have a working knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) as well as the Reasonable Accommodations Process. This CoP will equip Return to Work Coordinators, and other RETAIN team members with an understanding of the ADA Amendments Act, essential functions and reasonable accommodations.

Subject Matter Expert: Leslie Dawson MA, CRC, NCC
Moderator: Ann Outlaw, American Institutes for Research
Date of Event:  April 23, 2020
Approximate Run Time: 60 minutes
Link: How the ADA and Reasonable Accommodations Can Make or Break a RETAIN Case

Case Management TIPS (Tools, Insights, Processes, and Strategies) for Return-to-Work Coordinators

This CoP used a case study approach, the session took a detailed look at the “layers” of RTW cases and taught participants about key elements of individualized SAW/RTW service plan development.

Subject Matter Expert: Leslie Dawson, MA, CRC, NCC
Date: April 2, 2020
Link: Case Management TIPS (Tools, Insights, Processes, and Strategies) for Return-to-Work Coordinators

Puzzling Together the Pieces of a Return-to-Work 

This webinar presented Stay at Work (SAW)/RTW case studies to set the stage for a panel discussion on job retention. Panelists highlighted the roles and functions of RTW teams and reviewed the need for clearly defined roles and responsibilities that supported the unique physical and mental health needs of each participant. 

Reflecting, Refining, and Refreshing RETAIN

This webinar reflected on RETAIN progress in 2019 and highlighted where the initiative hopes to go for the remainder of Phase 1 and into Phase 2. ODEP and SSA revisited the RETAIN program goals and discussed the new timeline, while Mathematica and AIR revisited the evaluation and programmatic TA goals. 

Subject Matter Experts: Jennifer Sheehy, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor; Chris McLaren, PhD, Senior Economist, U.S. Department of Labor; Meredith DeDona, Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Labor; Jackson Costa, Economist, Social Security Administration; David Wittenburg, PhD, Director of Health Research, Mathematica
Moderator: GeMar Neloms, American Institutes for Research, Director-RETAIN TA
Date: December 16, 2019
Duration: 40 minutes
Link: Reflecting, Refining, and Refreshing RETAIN

The Secret is Out: Using Vocational Rehabilitation as a Resource for Your RETAIN Programs

This live CoP, hosted by Leslie Dawson and David Leon, provides information on how other states are using their vocational rehabilitation agency, how other states engaged vocational rehabilitation in their projects and discusses how to utilize VR services even within the order and selection. 

Subject Matter Expert: Leslie Dawson, MA, CRC, NCC and David Leon
Date: September 5, 2019
Link: The Secret is Out: Using Vocational Rehabilitation as a Resource for Your RETAIN Programs

An Overview: Models of Stay at Work (SAW) and Return to Work (RTW)

This webinar provides a broad overview of RETAIN and highlights case examples of evidence-based care models.

Subject Matter Expert: Mona Kilany, PhD; Julie Jacobson Vann, PhD, MS, RN
Moderator: Ann Outlaw, American Institutes for Research
Date: January 23, 2019
Duration: 50 minutes
Link: An Overview: Models of Stay at Work (SAW) and Return to Work (RTW)