Sponsored by NTACT, Michael Stoehr, Linda O’Neal, and Charlie Walters will discuss information regarding effective practice strategies and supports for youth with Complex Support Needs as they transition to successful post-secondary outcomes of education/training, employment, and community engagement.
LIVE EVENT: September 12, 2019 Recording available
ONLINE CHAT: September 12-September 26, 2019

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47 Comments on "Transition Considerations for Youth with Complex Support Needs"
Great information!
The case study CaPromise was really helpful. And the tools, general points, etc. Thanks!
This is a good webinar! Thanks so much!
We greatly appreciate everyone who was able to participate in today’s webinar and are glad to see from your comments that you found this information useful! Please let Linda, Charlie and me know if you have any specific questions over the next two weeks so we can continue our discussion.
Thank you to everyone able to make it today! Looking forward to some good discussion with you all here!
Thanks for the info!
Thank you so much, I don’t think we address the students with complex needs as often as we should when thinking of transition.
Thank you for being there, Sheri! I wholeheartedly agree – we tend to keep things pretty general and don’t always hit the complications head on… Are there any areas that would be helpful to cover in more detail in the future?
Assessments for MDS students nonverbal. I have three who are turning transition age and assessments will need to be completed in the three key areas. Our team is trying to figure out where to go for resources.
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Hello Sheri. I’d be glad to share our resources. We’ve been doing assessment for these students for many years.
Judith it would be great if you would be willing to post the assessments that you have found useful in working with students with complex support needs. This continues to be a major are of interest/need for education, VR, and ID/DD Human Services professionals. Thanks in advance for anything you are willing share!
I’d love to. Just have to figure it out. I’ll email them to you and perhaps you can attach them?
Great!
Thanks Judith, please forward to mstoehr@uncc.edu
Thank you! I am excited to check out the Life Course Framework.
Thanks Charlie. Actually I am glad you brought up the YLF. I encouraged parent to attend the final luncheon this year with the idea that we could get the son to YLF within the next two years. Mom indicated that he could do all of the leadership, self-advocacy stuff but that YLF could not accommodate his allergies. We have some work to do there but I hope we can pull it off within the next few years. I wholly agree with your perspective! Thanks for the reminder and support.
Thanks you so much Michael and Linda – Will look at the resources you sent and be in touch if we would like the documents you mentioned in another form. Much appreciated.
However, I am not able to find the PPoint or other forms – are they posted on the Transition Coalition website or somewhere else. You are welcome to send them to me directly (DrPatSpEd@outlook.com) – Thanks.
Can I have the citation from Charlie’s presentation re: the study that talked about how guardianship doesn’t necessarily equate to safer and more quality of life. I am very interested in that area. Thank you!
thanks…..how do I subscribe though?
Sydney, you can subscribe to receive a daily notification when items are added to the discussion by clicking on the green subscribe tab at the top of this discussion thread.
I cannot download the resources from yesterday’s webinar. It says popup window blocked. Do you know how I can fix this issue?
Dixie if you send me an email @ – mstoehr@uncc.edu – I will forward the materials that we discussed during yesterday’s webinar.
I am looking for the recording of the live session. I would like to go back and watch it again. Does anyone have the link they can share?
Good Afternoon April.
The recorded webinar has been posted at the beginning of this page.
Please let us know if you have any additional questions.
For Linda: When you said with the right “marketing” families attended in higher numbers to events. Could could you describe that marketing?
Thank you for the information! Those are all great examples and really liked adding that once trust was established families were open to training opportunities. Important piece to consider when holding events. We have had statewide Community Conversations around employment through “Promise” and other employment first initiatives!
Kathy,
Very glad that you found the information Linda provided useful. Please let us know if you would like us to email the referenced documents directly to you by sending an email to mstoehr@uncc.edu.
Just saw this. Yes I would like those references. I will email you!
This Ask the Expert is a great format!
Michael: I tried to link to the AT assessment but went to a bigger website and could not locate it.
Could it be posted to this site?
Kathy, sorry about that – I noticed that the folks in CT updated their website and the link in the PowerPoint that we used last week is no longer valid.
You can find the the AT assessment document directly at: http://www.sese.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Assistive-Technology-Protocol-for-Transition.pdf
You may also want to explore the following resources:
Assistive Technology and Transition – Canfield, T & Reed, P. – https://www.transitioncoalition.org/wp-content/originalSiteAssets/files/docs/attransitionpacket1224259340.pdf
CT – Technology & Transition Guide – http://cttechact.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/at-and-high-school.pdf
Family Information Guide to AT and Transition Planning – https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED520112.pdf
Thanks Mike! These will be great additions to our Assessment Resource LiveBinder for teachers here in WI. We also have some of these tools in our Self Advocacy Curriculum! Great information!
I did have the Canfield Reed resources…..I am in Wisconsin! 🙂 Always looking for more….every changing need .
THANK YOU! It took me a second to get back to this page and really appreciate all the follow up and resource sharing.
I downloaded all the different resources from here — THANK YOU. This is very helpful — I’m glad I made time for this webinar — usually I sign up for them and something else comes up. All the different pieces you three touched on in that short hour are things I needed to get focused on again and dig into as I collaborate with others to start some new projects to raise expectations and the relevancy of transition services we provide for our youth with complex support needs.
New resources added! A few more to come.
The new resources Michael mentioned earlier this week are now posted. Let me know if there are any missing!