| Sumario: | The continued growth of supported employment services nationwide has led to the need for greater numbers of trained supported employment professionals. However, rapid expansion of supported employment and the lack of any real requirements for training or systematic personnel preparation has resulted in little training for these professionals. Consequently, innovative strategies are needed to maximize existing training resources, as well as deliver training to personnel in widely scattered locations. The North Carolina Supported Employment Cooperative Preparation Program located at UNC Charlotte has developed, implemented, and evaluated the use of distance education to provide training to both in-service and pre-service supported employment professionals. Data collected suggests that distance education is a viable alternative for providing personnel preparation and training in supported employment. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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