| TRANSITION
PLANNING MANUALS AND BROCHURES |
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| Transition Planning for
Families and Teens |
Transition Planning for Adolescents
with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities: Information
for Families and Teens (2000)
This booklet has been developed for families to help prepare
their teens for adulthood. This book is a comprehensive
look at transition and gives information, ideas, tools
and resources. The entire book or selected screening and
educational tools are downloadable. |
communityinclusion.org
/transition/family
guide.html |
| Transition Planning for
Providers |
Transition Planning for Adolescents
with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities: A Guide
for Health Care Providers (2000)
This 80-page downloadable resource guide is written for
health care providers who care for children with special
health care needs. The guide gives information, resources
and strategies needed by providers to support adolescents
and their families to meet the challenges of transition.
Physicians are in a unique position to support adolescents
as they journey into adulthood --- helping them take greater
responsibility for their own health care and prepare for
employment, independent living and other activities of
adult life. MA specific resources/adaptable for other
states. |
communityinclusion.org/
transition/provider
guide.html |
| Transition Planning Manual |
Working Together for Successful
Transition: Washington State Adolescent Transition Resource
Notebook
This notebook is a resource on transition from adolescence
to adulthood for young adults with special health care
needs and disabilities. Audiences likely to find this
information useful include families, students, school
personnel, community agency workers, health care providers
and other groups working with youth in Washington State.
Youth are encouraged to use this document to make their
own individualized workbook. WA specific/adaptable for
other states. |
depts.washington.edu/
healthtr/notebook/
default.html |
| Transition Planning for
Teens and Parents |
It’s Your Future –
Go For It ! A Transition Guide for Teens and Parents
Developed by Shriners Hospital for Children, Northern
California designed to assist teens and parents with transition.
Contents of this manual includes: managing your health,
choosing a healthy lifestyle and planning for the future,
transportation issues, planning for life after high school
including work, understanding the social security system
and benefits, knowing your rights and resources, and achieving
personal goals. |
shrinershq.org/shc/
northerncalifornia/
patientinfo.html |
| Transition Planning materials |
Transition Planning Materials from
the Illinois Division of Specialized Care for Children
- Transition Information Sheet for Families
- Transition Worksheet for Families
- Transition Worksheet for Youth
- Questions to ask potential adult care physicians
1-4 page checklists that are useful for youth and
families in planning for transition
- Preparing for the Future-Brochure from the Illinois
Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
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internet.dscc.uic.edu/
dsccroot/parents/
transition.asp |
| Transition Planning for
Youth |
HRTW-AZ Arizona Racing to the Future
Systematic Transition Plan- Comprehensive planning focusing
on youth strengths and needs and goal setting |
SYSTEMATIC TRANSITION PLAN (STP)
[Word]
[pdf] |
| Transition Planning for
High School Youth |
Kentucky Transition Collaborative
of the Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute at
the University of Kentucky.
Get A Life: Transition Planning book developed in collaboration
with the KY Commission for Children with Special Health
Care Needs with a section on health transition issues |
www.ihdi.uky.edu/ktcp/
materials/ |
| Transition Planning: Youth,
Families and Communities |
Transition Coalition
Free on-line publications from the University of Kansas
Transition Coalition including:
- People Make It Happen
- The Community Transition Program: Experiences Starting
a Community-Based Program for Students Aged 18-21
- Transition for Youth with Learning disabilities
- Transition Planning brochures
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transitioncoalition.org |
| Transition Planning for
Youth with Developmental Disabilities |
Florida Children’s Medical
Services
Website offers a variety of planning information including
guardianship. |
www.cms-kids.com/
CMSNTransition.htm |
| Transition Planning –
health information notebook |
HRTW-Maine
The Maine Care Notebook was designed by members of the
Family Advisory Council to Maine's Children with Special
Needs program.Maintaining a care notebook will keep information
organized in a central location. Developing a Care Notebook
with your child will also make it easier for you to share
information with others who are part of your child's care
team and prepare for transition to other providers. |
www.umaine.edu/cci/
service/maineworks/
carenotebook.htm |
| Transition Planning: Guide
for Families of Youth and Young Adults with Developmental
Disabilities |
ACCESS MAINE
A Transition Planning Guide for Families of Youth and
Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities Toolkit
This guide serves as an introduction to the world of “Adult
Services”. The best planning occurs when it considers
contributions from a variety of sources: the student,
the family, the school, representatives from adult service
agencies, and other involved community members. It is
meant to improve a student’s employment ability,
continuing education options, housing options, and to
develop a social and recreational network that continues
after high school. Includes an “age 18 checklist”. |
www.accessmaine.org/
Toolkits/Guidefor
Families/guide.htm |
| Transition Planning: Heath
Focused |
HRTW-LA
Health and Medical Issues for Transition-Age Adolescents
with Disabilities and/or Health Care Needs: A Guide for
Teenagers and Their Families (2nd Edition). This
comprehensive health transition curriculum includes chapters
on why health and medical issues are important for transition,
paying for health and medical care, choosing and working
with health care providers, self-determination in health
and medical care and living a healthy lifestyle. |
www.hdc.lsuhsc.edu/
Programs/CDP/
ashstprd.htm |
