WELCOME TO THE WEB PAGE FOR…
Professional & Family
Development Series
Compiled by: John R.
Johnson, Ph.D.
PURPOSE AND
ORGANIZATION OF THIS WEBSITE
This website includes modules developed for the Student-Family
Focused Transition Education & Planning Professional and Family Development
Series. The Student-Family Focused Transition Education & Planning
Professional and Family Development Series is a series of in-service
education and training workshops intended to provide participants with
knowledge and skills needed to effectively plan, design, implement and
evaluate transition education programs that promote the successful
transition of youth with disabilities from school to adult life. This
website is organized as follows:
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AUDIENCE: Describes the audience for whom the Student-Family Focused
Transition Education & Planning Professional and Family Development Series
was intended.
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TOPICS:
Includes a complete listing of the topics addressed by the Student-Family
Focused Transition Education & Planning Professional and Family Development
Series. Also identifies modules for which materials are available for
downloading from this website
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Describes additional resources available for
downloading from this website related to the transition education and planning
of students with disabilities.
This web site is organized into several pages that
appear as folders organized into five folders. These folders were adapted and
taken from the Taxonomy for Transition Programming (Kohler, 1996) and include
the following:
Each folder contains folders have been identified
with a number and a title. The materials for each module may be found in these
folders. A complete listing of the folders and module folders at the top of
this page and at the bottom. You may go directly to any folder by clicking on
the folder icon.
This professional development series was designed to
meet the needs of the following audiences:
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Students enrolled in teacher preparation in the Department of Special Education
seeking a specialization or emphasis in transition education of students with
disabilities
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Teachers, transition specialists, educational administrators, related-service
personnel (e.g., occupational therapists, speech/language therapists)
and educational support staff currently working with students
with disabilities
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Representatives
from adult-service and community agencies serving
teens and young adults with disabilities (e.g., ARC, UCP, Easter Seals, DVR,
SSA, Children & Family Services, Mental Health Agencies, Community
Colleges) who may be exiting or have recently exited high school
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Families and parents of students with disabilities
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Other interested persons who have an interest and commitment to the
successful transition of youth with disabilities from school to adult life who
might include (e.g., employers, local transportation service agencies,
leisure/recreation, housing)
LIST OF WORKSHOP MODULES AND
TOPICS
Below is a listing of 20 workshop modules comprising
the Student-Family Focused Transition Education & Planning Professional
and Family Development Series. Additional modules are in development and will
be added. The modules listed below are organized by according to an adaptation
of the Taxonomy for Transition Programming (Kohler, 1996). In addition, modules
for which materials are available for downloading from this website are
indicated with a check in the column to the right. Please feel free to
recommend suggested topics for this series.
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MODULE |
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Foundation of a Transition Education Perspective |
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Introduction and Rationale For Transition Education Planning: Findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study (First and Second Waves) |
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Factors that Promote a Successful Transition from School to Adult Life: Findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study |
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Conceptual Models and Essential Elements of Transition Education Programs |
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Legislative History and Legal Provisions for Transition Planning and Education |
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TOPICAL AREA/TITLE |
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Student-Family Focused Planning |
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Introduction to a Student-Family Focused Transition Planning Process |
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Designing and Planning a Student-Family Focused Transition Education Plan: 15 Critical Steps |
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Developing and Implementing Student-Family Focused Transition Education Plans: Strategies and Resources |
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Exercise: Developing A Student-Family Focused Transition Plan |
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Parent and Family Guide To Transition Education & Planning: What Parents And Families Need To Know About Transition Education And Planning - An Insider’s Perspective |
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Recommended Best/Validated Practices for Transition Education and Planning |
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Parent/Family Transition Planning Checklist (This checklist provides a list for parents and family members for evaluating the content and quality of their child’s transition plan). |
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Transition Planning Questionnaire For Parents, Families, & Students With Disabilities |
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Transition Planning Workbook For Families & Students With Disabilities (This workbook provides some tools that family members may use to plan for the future of their child with a disability when they reach adulthood. It includes the parent checklist listed above and resources that families may find useful.) |
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Student Development |
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Career Planning, Development and Education: Strategies and Resources |
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Curricular Design and Approaches for Transition Education |
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Person-Centered Planning: Strategies and Resources |
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Self-Determination: Strategies and Resources |
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Transition Assessment: Strategies and Resources |
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Transition Planning for Leisure and Recreation: Strategies and Resources |
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Transition Planning for Socialization & Sexuality: Strategies and Resources |
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Transition to Employment: Strategies and Resources |
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Transition to Independent Living: Strategies and Resources |
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Transition to Postsecondary Education: Strategies and Resources |
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Interagency Communication, Collaboration, & Cooperation |
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Effective Interagency Collaboration, Communication and Linkages between Schools, Families, Community-Service Providers and Employers |
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Roles and Responsibilities of Families, Teachers, Administrators, Related-Service Personnel, Community Service Providers, and Employers in Transition Planning and Education |
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TOPICAL AREA/TITLE |
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Transition Systems & Program Structure |
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Barriers and Challenges to Effective Transition Education Planning and Education |
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Lessons Learned from Federal and State Transition Systems Change and School-to-Work Initiatives |
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Effective Advocacy and Leadership for Systemic Reform in Transition |
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Exercise: Systems Analysis Of Transition Education Plans |
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Designing and Conducting a Community Needs Assessment to Improve Transition Policies, Procedures and Practices |
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Follow-up/Follow-Along: How to design and implement a follow-up/follow-along survey to assess the transition status of students with disabilities who have exited secondary school |
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Roles, Responsibilities, and Competencies Required of Transition Education Specialists |
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Strategies for Organizing an Interagency Transition Team to improve transition services for youth with disabilities in your local community |
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Additional resources are available for downloading.
Since many resources address multiple topical areas an effort has been made to
organize resources into topical areas that make sense. An index of the
materials available is also provided.
Copyright © 2003 John R. Johnson, All Rights Reserved