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Cross-Cutting
International
Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)
Symposium
Rooshey Hasnain, Ed.D. / M.A.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Disability and Human Development and the Rehabilitation Sciences Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Mansha Mirza, PhD
Associate Professor and Co-PI of PRIDE
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Kathryn Duke, OTD, MSOT, MATESOL
Program Manager
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Sumithra Murthy, PhD Student, MPH, MBBS
Senior Research Associate
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Vocational rehabilitation and related rehabilitation services, and employment, all increase long-term well-being and motivation to pursue new goals. They also increase social interaction that counteracts isolation and strengthens social integration. These outcomes are especially important for refugees with disabilities, who participate in social and community activities at low rates and are underemployed compared to the general populations of refugees and native-born Americans (with and without disabilities). Attendees will learn about PRIDE (Partners of Refugees in Illinois Disability Employment), a research-informed program that works for and with refugees with disabilities to advance their rehabilitation and employment opportunities and outcomes.