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Y-TAC Webinar: Locating, Serving, and Supporting Youth with Disabilities Involved in the Justice System
April 16, 2020 @ 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Locating, Serving, and Supporting Youth with Disabilities Involved in the Justice System
Thursday, April 16, 2020
2:00 – 3:30 PM EST
Often, Youth involved in juvenile justice or multiple systems (e.g., juvenile justice and foster care) have lower levels of employment outcomes and vocational rehabilitation services engagement. This webinar will feature best and promising practices for service delivery, outreach, and support of youth with disabilities who are involved in the justice system or multiple systems. By presenting findings in of evidence-based literature on successful interventions for outreach and service delivery, the presenter will help summarize the state of evidence for practitioners and engage participants to explore service strategies possible in their settings.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand trends, barriers, and carriers unique to youth with justice- or multiple-systems involvement;
- Explore thematic findings about best and promising practices for outreaching to, serving, and supporting youth with disabilities involved in the Juvenile Justice or multiple systems;
- Discuss strategies for interagency and grassroots collaboration and service coordination across silos and stakeholder groups (e.g., corrections/parole and VR, community organizations, etc.)
Presenters:
Matthew Saleh, J.D., Ph.D. Research Associate, Cornell University Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability
Wendy Quarles BS., Project Director, Cornell University Yang -Tan Institute on Employment and Disability