Transition Resources
Transition planning can be a frustrating task for parents. There is much to know about (employment, benefits, supported decision-making/guardianship, housing, day-to-day supports), and the pressures on families can be a lot. It is important that we, as clinicians, share resources with parents that can help them navigate their transition.
Transition planning can be a frustrating task for parents. There is much to know about (employment, benefits, supported decision-making/guardianship, housing, day-to-day supports), and the pressures on families can be a lot. It is important that we, as clinicians, share resources with parents that can help them navigate their transition.
Below are trusted websites, for parents and families, which offer good information, guidance, and tools for transition.
Below are trusted websites, for parents and families, which offer good information, guidance, and tools for transition.
This site from the Pacer Center, features videos on a variety of transition topics. The Center also provides downloadable guides and handouts, and parents can sign up for the e-newsletter “Inspiring Possibilities.”
This site from the Pacer Center, features videos on a variety of transition topics. The Center also provides downloadable guides and handouts, and parents can sign up for the e-newsletter “Inspiring Possibilities.”
This site is a national resource center on health care transition and a program of The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent health.
This site is a national resource center on health care transition and a program of The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent health.
This website offers fact sheets and links to Charting the LifeCourse, postsecondary options, and more.
This website offers fact sheets and links to Charting the LifeCourse, postsecondary options, and more.
Indiana’s Parent Training and Information Center, also provides links and fact sheets on housing, postsecondary education, home modifications, Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation, and others.
Indiana’s Parent Training and Information Center, also provides links and fact sheets on housing, postsecondary education, home modifications, Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation, and others.
This website includes a page of collected resources for families. Among those are “Indiana Diploma Decisions,” the “Working with Indiana VR” video, Is College for You?, and several transition-related benefits fact sheets.
This website includes a page of collected resources for families. Among those are “Indiana Diploma Decisions,” the “Working with Indiana VR” video, Is College for You?, and several transition-related benefits fact sheets.
This article includes a 5-step plan for transition a child with Autism to Middle School
This article includes a 5-step plan for transition a child with Autism to Middle School
Resources for finding a job and getting hired for those with disabilities
Resources for finding a job and getting hired for those with disabilities