Publications
VEWAA is in the process of collecting a variety
of resources and publications that will be made available to
practitioners, educators, students and others interested in vocational
assessment and vocational evaluation and work readiness and adjustment
services. We hope that you will check back frequently as more
items are made available.
If you have resources or publications that you would like to share with
others please contact us.
Important IRI Document on VE Available
The 30th Institute on Rehabilitation Issues: A New Paradigm for Vocational Evaluation: Empowering the VR Consumer Through Vocational Information takes a very in-depth look at this valued resource and introduces new approaches and ways to better use vocational information to increase employment outcomes and open up options for persons with disabilities.
This document is now available either as a PDF download or in Microsoft Word format courtesy of RCEP 6 at the University of Arkansas.
Contact RCEP 6 (University of Arkansas CURRENTS: the Region 6 Rehabilitation Continuing Education Center) for information on other IRI documents and other publications.
Text on Vocational Evaluation
One of the earliest textbooks on vocational
evaluation, written by Walter Pruitt in the early 1980s, was
entitled Vocational Evaluation. The 2nd Edition,
published in 1986, has been out of print for many years.
Thanks to the efforts of Michelle Hamilton from the University of
Wisconsin-Stout, and permission from Eric Pruitt, this important
resource was retyped into an electronic format (PDF) and is again
available.
The electronic version can be downloaded for no charge as a service to VE practitioners and other interested persons. Our appreciation goes out to Michelle and Eric for making this possible. Walt was an early pioneer in the field of vocational evaluation and this is a fitting tribute in his memory.
Work Sample Manual Format
During a standing-room-only session on work samples at the VECAP Forum
in 2007, many participants indicated a need for guidelines to help them
develop their own work samples. Several people mentioned the Work Sample
Manual Format, which has been out of print for many years. The Work
Sample Manual Format is now available in digitized form, thanks to
Michelle Hamilton at the University of Wisconsin Stout and with the kind
permission of Ron Fry, formerly of the Materials Development Center.
Originally published in 1977 by the Materials Development Center at the
Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute,
it provides a generic format
to help vocational evaluators develop their own work sample manuals.
This digitized version can be
downloaded for no charge.