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Adult Life Roles
Discusses frequently asked questions, major areas of transition to
consider, how transition-related employment services should be
delivered, what post adult living and post secondary training are, and
what community participation is.
CEN
Transition Resources
A list of materials
and resources compiled by the Center for Educational Networking on
transition. Includes four categories: assessment materials, audio and
video, books and curriculum.
Children's Special Health Care Services Transition Manual
This manual was
created for Local Health Departments so some of the language and
materials may be geared towards staff. Regardless, the manual is
packed with a lot of valuable information for young adults and
families about transition to adulthood and various services/agencies
that may be of assistance.
Children's Special Health Care Services Transition Timeline for Youth
and Families (PDF)
Outlines
according to age steps that can be taken to prepare for transition.
Children's Special Health Care Services: Parent/Caregiver Transition
Worksheet (PDF)
A worksheet to assist in planning for your youth's
transition.
Children's Special Health Care Services: Youth Transition Worksheet
(PDF)
A
worksheet to assist youths in planning for their transition.
CSHCS, "Early Adult Transition Task Force Newletter" (EATT)
Quarterly newsletter for young adults with special health care needs.
Provides personal stories and resources to help prepare and assist as
they transition from children’s to adult services.
Early Adolescence
Describes the
stages of adolescence and provides resources to help adults better
understand young people to help them build skills to prepare for
healthy, successful and productive futures.
Family Guidance: Transition Planning for Youth (PDF)
Provides guidance to families preparing their youth for
transition: independent living, health care skills, health care
coverage, education and employment.
Foster Youth in Transition
Offers valuable information on education, employment, finances,
housing, transportation, legal assistance, health and wellness,
pregnancy and parenting, youth with disabilities, social life, being
a volunteer.
Keeping It Real: How to Get the Supports You Need for the Life You
Want
This is a curriculum written to teach high school students with
disabilities how to get, evaluate, and manage the supports they need.
The curriculum is intended to help students have a better
understanding of who they are, what they want to do as an adult, what
supports will help them achieve their goals, and how to effectively
advocate for those supports. 2005. 167 pages.
Lending Library Resources: Transition Materials
Resources
that help you and your youth prepare for the future.
Med Health
Offers information on various types of plans available including
student health insurance and lists health insurance providers in
Michigan.
Michigan Transition
Resources Workshop Sessions
The focus of these workshops is to improve the skills of educators,
inform and empower students and families, and foster communication and
collaboration with agencies.
Online Transition Resources for Families
On-line categorical resources: cash assistance and medical
services, education, employment and rehabilitation, food assistance
and nutrition education, health care coverage, housing, independent
living, legal protection and advocacy, mental health and substance
abuse, recreation and community involvement.
The Role of Parents
in Dropout Prevention: Strategies that Promote Graduation and School
Achievement
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition has recently
released a parent brief titled: The Role of Parents in Dropout
Prevention: Strategies that Promote Graduation and School Achievement.
The brief provides background information on risk factors and
strategies that families can use to promote school completion.
State Associations of Independent Living
Provides a national
listing of centers for independent living.
Youth Development Programs
Lists programs offered through MSU Extension
designed to prevent risk behavior, prepare young people for responsible
adulthood and build the skills they need to negotiate a rapidly
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