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JEED
Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers
Vocational Rehabilitation Research and Training
In order to promote the development of infrastructures and improvement of the quality of vocational rehabilitation services, the National Institute of Vocational Rehabilitation (NIVR) conducts research on vocational rehabilitation services, development of techniques, and training of professional personnel.
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1 Research on Vocational Rehabilitation
Research Based on Various Needs
In order to develop policies for vocational rehabilitation for persons with disabilities and improve employment support techniques at Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities as well as Employment and Life Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities, hospitals, and special needs schools, the NIVR conducts the following research based on the current situations surrounding persons with disabilities and trends in the development of disabilityrelated measures.
(1) Pioneering research related to vocational rehabilitation for persons with developmental disabilities, mental disabilities, higher brain dysfunctions, and intractable diseases
Activities include research on support for persons with mental disabilities in shifting to regular employment and research on the continued employment of persons with working age dementia.
(2) Research contributing to the solution of problems with vocational rehabilitation work carried out at Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities and other employment support agencies
Activities include research on procedures for supporting private businesses in ensuring employment security for persons with disabilities and research and surveys on the present situations of persons with disabilities who have great difficulty in finding employment, and issues encountered at employment support organizations, etc. with regard to such persons.
(3) Research for developing effective support tools and other methods for local employment support agencies
Activities include research on the employment management of persons with mental disabilities and research on career building support that can respond to the diversification of disabilities.
(4) Research contributing to the development of national policies
Activities include research and surveys on the current status of job seekers with mental disabilities and on legislation and policies for employment of persons with disabilities in Europe and the United States.
Dissemination and Use of Research Results
Research results are integrated into Research and Survey Reports, Material Series, and various manuals, and are distributed widely to related facilities, administrative agencies, employers and employers’ organizations, etc., together with brochures and summaries that compile such data.
In addition, Test Tools and Training Materials are also developed and provided to employment support agencies, including Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities, for use in employment support practice. Equipment and software for employment support are commercialized in cooperation with manufacturers.
These accomplishments are listed on the NIVR website ( http://www.nivr.jeed.or.jp/english/ ), and may be downloaded.
▲Manuals
Vocational Rehabilitation Research Meeting
Targeting personnel at employment support agencies, institutions in the field of welfare, medical care, and education, and persons in charge of employment management at business offices, the NIVR holds Vocational Rehabilitation Research Meetings every year as a venue for presenting the results of the research and activities conducted by those institutions and the NIVR, as well as for information exchange among them.
2 Development of Effective Vocational Rehabilitation Methods
The NIVR develops support methods for persons with developmental disabilities, mental disabilities, and higher brain dysfunctions, for which traditional methods of support are ineffective due to the increasing severity and diversification of such disabilities.
Effective support methods developed through actual support for such individuals are integrated into Reports on Practical Support Methods and Support Manuals, and are provided to the relevant agencies, including Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities, for their employment support services.
▲Employment seminar provided in the work system support program for persons with developmental disabilities
3 Education and Training of Specialized Staff
Training of Vocational Counselors for Persons with Disabilities
The NIVR offers systematic training according to position and years of experience to vocational counselors for persons with disabilities and vocational training instructors stationed at Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities and Regional Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities, in order to provide such specialists with knowledge and skills to improve the quality of their services.
Training of Vocational Rehabilitation Staff in the Welfare and Medical Fields
Targeting personnel responsible for employment support for persons with disabilities at related institutions, including Employment and Life Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities, hospitals, and special needs schools, the NIVR offers training to have them acquire the basic vocational rehabilitation knowledge and skills required for employment support and improvement of the quality of their services.
(1) Education and Training of Job Coaches
This training develops job coaches stationed at Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities and the Type 1 and Type 2 job coaches who are provided by welfare institutions or by employers that utilize grants for job coaches.
The training aims to promote acquisition of the technical knowledge and support methods required to become a job coach by combining training conducted at the NIVR with regional training conducted at Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities.
(2) Support Skills Training of Job Coaches
This training is for Type 1 and Type 2 job coaches with a certain amount of practical experience, and aims to improve their skills in supporting workers with disabilities and employers in areas such as employment management and task redesign.
(3) Training of Personnel Responsible for Employment Support at Employment and Life Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities
The objective of this training is to provide the knowledge and support skills necessary in performing the tasks of personnel responsible for employment support at Employment and Life Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities, as well as to improve their support skills.
(4) Seminar on Employment Support for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
This training aims to provide knowledge and support skills related to disability traits and vocational issues for personnel responsible for employment at support institutions for persons with developmental disabilities, such as Support Centers for Persons with Developmental Disabilities.
(5) Practical Vocational Rehabilitation Seminar
This training provides specialist knowledge and practical employment support skills according to different types of disabilities that is targeted at personnel responsible for employment support for persons with disabilities at related institutions, including Employment and Life Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities, hospitals, and special needs schools.
▲Practical vocational rehabilitation seminar