Sponsored by NTACT Dr. Mary Morningstar and Sarah Roberts share strategies about what you can do to start your year off right. Learn about the most important domains for transition, and how to prioritize your time and energies! Get ideas, new resources, advice and strategies. For ALL transition stakeholders.
LIVE EVENT: October 6, 2016 Recording Available
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I am in the process of creating a training module- Transition Planning 101. I will be adding some of the material discussed during the session. Thanks– Missy from CT
Yeah MIssy!! Good to hear from you!!!
I was having a hard time accessing also but determined that my pop-up blocker was on.
Hi Susan – The video wasn’t available yesterday. It takes us about a day to edit it and share it through the website. You should see it now.
Outstanding! You guys definitely know what you’re talking about in the plethora of information that you presented was well organized and logically set thank you so very much. This will take me a week to go through all of that information you presented. How can I get a schedule for the presentation?
Well keep coming back Stephen, we will be posting new resources every couple of days
I would like to learn more about customized employment success stories with individuals with multiple disabilities.
Hi Leslie – Here’s a webinar on our website that might get you started! https://transitioncoalition.org/blog/webinar/ask-the-experts-webinar-are-your-students-going-directly-to-work-after-graduation/
I saw this webinar– it is amazing. It really brings into focus how we can make employment work for students with higher needs. Thanks.
Leslie, check out the Rural Institute’s page on Transition http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/transition/default.asp. They cover Customized employment really well! Also, there is a great book by Carey Griffin https://www.amazon.com/Job-Developers-Handbook-Customized-Employment/dp/1557668639
Thank you so much for the webinar, and these incredible resources. I so appreciate the suggestion on customized employment.
That would be great! I am trying to have parent see a better vision, it would be great to have some videos to share some success stories!
Thank you for allowing me to attend the seminar. It was very informative. There was just so much information to process that I couldn’t think of any questions to ask. Having thought overnight, my one question, based on where I work (prison), is do you have any ideas on how to adapt this information to my audience?
Hi Carlene, Wow your questions is a thought provoker! we as “transition” folks do not do nearly enough for adjudicated youth! I have a colleague at NTACT who as a researcher works with incarcerated youth. I’ll check in with her on your question and any good ideas for strategies. She has developed the READY for WAGES curriculum, an employment curriculum specifically for adjudicated youth.
I’m a firm believer that planning for re-entry and the tansition domains Mary talked about are very much in alignment. The same curricula and strategies talked about in this webinar can be implemented in correctional settings. My postings below give a couple of examples beyond direct classroom instruction. Implementing evidence based practices and predictors in transition for young offenders with and without disabilities targets the appropriate community reintegration skills for young offenders with and without disabilities needed for sucess in the community.
Also, while in a closed custody setting, look for opportunities to utilize existing assessments that the juvenile side may use that could support the transition planning process. Also look for opportunities for authentic work-based learning opportunities in which students can gain experience; some facilities already have these in place that you may utilize while youth spend time in their living units and you may need to augment with specific instruction. (i.e., kitchen/baking; canteen (sales), landscape/grounds work; laundry; janitorial work; unfortunately much of the office or computer-based opportunities may not be accessible due to confidentiality restrictions; but could be explored. I’ve also found that facilities have maintained more of their vocational programming than traditional high school. You may want to ensure that youth with disabilities are accessing these opportunities in an inclusive manner and if not; work with the vocational instructors to support full inclusion. All the employment and vocational opportunities I’ve listed not only teach that specific trade/skill; but more importantly the soft entry-level skills that so many of the young offenders are needing; so even in a youth’s career exploration if there are not matches within the facility; entry-level employment soft skill development is critical.
Your turn
I thank you for the resources with DJJ youth. I work with a behavior high school, where they are sent from their home high school for all kinds of illicit behaviors, and I now seeing more and more sexually related incidents with them waiting and waiting until a court hearing to decide their fate. it is sad because often have no clue how what they have done impacts their future going forward, and they are lacking in vocational skills, intellectual, and academic ability. I am working with one right now. who is depressed over all of this, but does not grasp it is not okay by law to have relations with an underage female. I am in the process of conducting comprehensive psychological assessments and vocational assessments, in hopes that I can get something developed for services.
If they have autism, you may look at Dennis Debault’s stuff regarding Autism and the justice system
Also, if you are an instructor in a long-term care facility serving young offenders (average stay between 4-8 months) and are interested in implementing an employment-related social skill curriculum specifically focused for young offenders, please contact me. It is a funded research project to test how effective this curriculum is. The curriculum consists of 14 interactive lessons that targets for broad domains: self-regulatory skills, problem-solving, effective communition, and team work. It is aligned with an evidnece based practice for young offenders: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and we have aligned it with the Common Career Standards. I would be more than happy to talk with you about the project, it’s research components, research incentives for the teacher and facility, and time commitments. We are in the recruitment phase now for teachers in youth correctoinal facilities!
Key Considerations in Providing a Free Appropriate Public Education for Youth With Disabilities in Juvenile Justice Secure Care Facilities http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/sites/default/files/NDTAC_Issue_Brief_FAPE_12_15.pdf National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or delinquent Children and Youth
Another resource:
What the “Every Student Succeeds Act” Means for Youth in and Returning from the Juvenile Justice System http://www.jlc.org/sites/default/files/ESSAJJ_Factsheet_FinalWebinarVersion_Jan262016.pdf Summary of Every Student Succeeds Act and Youth returning from JJ system
Another resource:
Reaching and Serving Students in Juvenile Justice: A Webinar http://www.parentcenterhub.org/topics/juvenile-justice/ Center for Parent Information and Resources: webinar from September 20, 2016
A resource related to a facility to community re-entry project:
Unruh, D., Waintrup, M., Canter, T. & Smith, S., (2009). Special service systems for serving youth in the juvenile justice system. In H.B. Clark & D. Unruh (Eds.) Transition to adulthood for young people with emotional and/or behavioral difficulties: An evidenced-based handbook. Brookes Publishing.
Hi Sandy – I just put the video up today. If you are unable to access something else specifically, please email me directly at [email protected]
Sorry I missed you guys yesterday. I got caught with an ADE meeting. I will watch the webinar and go from there. Nice to see you again Dr. Morningstar
hi Ryan! Hope all’s well!!! keep an eye out over the next couple of weeks, we will be posting new resources throughout the next 2 weeks.
This has been exceedingly helpful to me. I am a graduate student and foresee myself being a Transition Specialist in the school system. Thank you!
Hi– Thanks for the webinar– Sarah mentioned having students with disabilities go to work experience job sites along side peers without disabilities as natural supports. Do you have more information about how a program like that would work?- it sounds like a great idea.
Hi there! I don’t have any formal resources to share, but a few practical tips. One tip would be utilizing an already established work experience to facilitate this. In most high school settings, there is an “office assistant” course where students work as an assistant in a variety of departments across the school. Students might work in attendance running passes, might work in the front office completing paperwork tasks or might work in guidance scheduling appointments. Consider placing your student with disabilities with another student and have them both act as office assistants on school during the same hour. This allows the office / department to have two students, while also providing a natural support for the student with a disability. Another tip would be to utilize peer partners / peer buddies that work with the classroom for students with significant support needs. Many such classrooms have peer programs… consider collaborating with these teachers and “borrowing” their peers to act as a natural support on job sites.
Another strategy would be to work with your business ed or CTE teachers/coordinators and if they are operating internship programs, include your students in those experiences. Establishing a jointly operative work-based learning internship that is fully inclusive would be the best way to go. I was talking with a HS recently that did have both a SPED “work study” program and a CTE internship program. We were strategizing on how to merge the two. As Sarah mentioned, it is good to find supportive peers w/o disabilities to offer support on the job. But my experience is that with a bit of training for peers on how to mentor, most high schoolers can figure it out themselves.
Hi All – I just posted 2 more resources that Mary and Sarah asked me to share. Look in the documents section above for the Dream Sheet and the Dude Transition Book!!!
Has anyone else used these resources? If so, how?
Thanks
Sorry it has taken me a while to comment here-the webinar was awesome and I will use quite a few of the resources in my job and to disseminate to my colleagues! Thank you for hosting this webinar!
So glad you found it useful, Melissa! Keep checking back–there will be more resources!
Loved the transition tips, loved the resources even more. Will continue to watch for you both. Thanks for your time.
Angele–so glad you found it useful! Keep checking back-there should be some more resources today!
I loved the idea of supported risk taking and consequences. So important before they leave school!
You are so right, Kathi! Risk-taking is a skill– and it is important to make sure that our students have the opportunity to develop it!
Mary, so excited that I happened upon this webinar as I was getting on the Coalition website!! I started watching and did not stop until it was over. You and Sarah ( also Dana) did a great job. Sad to say I consider myself an” old timer” when it comes to transition. We are revamping things here in the Tongie/Basehor-Linwood cooperative (TBLSEC) I wrote three pages of notes and websites to check out as I was watching. Thanks for all the ideas and “new” materials in Transition. You gals ROCK!!
Thank you for your presentations. Although I am not presently a professional in the field, I am a parent to two sons with different I/DDs and have been a parent advocate for approx 16 years now. I am working on creating a new career for myself and my first step (maybe second) is the on-line M.S.Ed. program at KU. These resources are a huge help and I can’t wait to share them with the teachers and administrators in my district, as well as other parents.
Thank you once again.
As a graduate of the online program, I would support that as a career decision! It certainly prepared me to take on the role of transition coordinator!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the webinar! Please let us know if we can provide you with any other resources or suggestions! Or research… sometimes administrators like to see that too!
Glen! HOpe you do apply to the program. Keep me posted. MM
Hi Everyone! Sarah just added 3 new resources for parents in the Resources section above. Here’s another Parent Transition Survey on the Transition Coalition website that is used frequently!
https://transitioncoalition.org/blog/tc-materials/the-new-parent-transition-survey/
Check out the 5 additional resources just added that focus on collaboration with businesses.
As always, Wonderful resources! I am doing a training tonight on “Transition Begins at Birth” for parents and we have a young man with Autism who is now an Occupational Therapist talking to the young adults (right after his online podcast! ).I will be sharing these resources! thank you again and again.
great Susan good luck!
Hi Everyone – Check out the Documents section above!
Sarah just posted 3 more resources for you including: 2 NTACT Quick Guides that are full of links to resources – on eon RTI and one on PBIS in secondary schools. Also, she added a Drop Out Prevention Guide that is full of information, interventions and practices you can use to keep kids from leaving school too early.
Love the PBIS & RTI info– I will be sharing with my colleagues and high schools that I work with!!
Thanks!!
Good Stuff 🙂
Mitch, great to hear from you! Wait that cap doesn’t have a Jayhawk on it.
I am so glad to be back on here. I though that you folks had kicked me off after I graduated, but it turns out that I just forgot my password. ???
Rock Chalk
I’m looking to include curriculum related to personal vs. work relationships and sexual education within our transition program. I’m finding that our students with developmental disabilities are starting to have their first relationships and our confused by their feelings and need more guidance.
Well said, I am having those same issues with my girls. Does anyone have any curriculum dealing with our students coming of age?
interesting, this just came up for me with a colleague recently… I don’t know of any solid curriculum, but I do know that NTACT (www.transitionta.org) has an annotated bibliography on sexuality on their website. Try that site. I also just asked some Transition Coalition staff to respond to my colleague’s request and when I get that, I’ll share with you all!
you might look at http://www.loveisrespect.org. It is not specific to students with disabilities but has some nice stuff
also http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention
article: “Collaborating to plan and Implement a Sex education Curriculum to Individuals With Disabilities” by J. Sinclair, L. Kahn, D. Rowe,V. Mazzotti, K. Hirano, C. Knowles
Thank you for this information on sexual issues. It used to be that we had high numbers of pregnant young high school girls. Now we have full blown taking advantage of others, in school, and taping things, and getting charged for relations with underage girls, etc. etc. These kids have no idea what charges can do to their futures when they do impulsive things, and the girls need to learn how not to be victims.
We had a speaker come and talk about just that subject. apparently there was one high school in Co. that had several hundred kids involved in the situation you described. All facing charges of child pornography and in jeopardy of being labeled as sex offenders for life. I will talk to the speaker and get some info from him because I know that there are websites to teach teachers and parents about this issue. It is frightening for all kids.
Thank so much.
I was able to research a little and there are lots of onluine resources for this. My favorite was http://www.netsmartz.org They have free lesson plans for K-12 including peer to peer plans and multi media resources. It is a good place to start!
I found another resource. “Building Healthy Relationships across Virginia” http://www.vsdvalliance.org (Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance)
also, for internet safety (this is now a HUGE issue). I recently went to a presentation and it was so frightening…for All girls, this is important. Teen boys are being paid by porn sites for pictures of women and “body parts” and girls with ID are particularly vulnerable. Here is one site I found with lesson plans: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech043.shtml
also try http://www.safetynet.org
Good Evening! I work with Wisconsin Transition Improvement Grant. I have a small rural middle school team that wants to create work based learning activities as exploration and incorporating the Academic Career Plan along with it. The guidance counselor is on the team! Any resources, examples, suggestions? I have lots of resources etc. for high school, but not as many for middle school. Thank You.
Hi Kathy! Thanks so much for reaching out. You are right-a lot of the resources are aimed at older students. Have you considered the resrouces from I’m Determined (http://www.imdetermined.org/)? They have resources for all grade levels. Hope that helps!
Thanks. I had not thought of them specifically since I was looking for career exploration and work based learning. But it is does have all levels and lesson plans. Good idea! Thanks
Hi Kathy, we did some work in Virginia a few years ago with rural middle school teams related to transition planning. I cannot remember if we targeted specifically work-based learning, but I’ll check. You might follow up with me directly. I know we identified resources related to rural middle schools and transition.!!
Hi Mary, I would be honored to follow up with you directly!
Let me know how and I will reach out again. Appreciate your quick answer!
Kathy Tuttle Wisconsin Transition Improvement Grant
I am currently looking for culturally sensitive assessments for a student from Mexico. What do you recommend?
Hi Juan, I reached out to my friend and colleague, Gary Greene (he has a great book on cultural diversity and transition published by Brookes http://products.brookespublishing.com/Transition-Planning-for-Culturally-and-Linguistically-Diverse-Youth-P312.aspx
Here is what he said:
First, there is no specific published culturally sensitive transition assessment instrument or battery that I know of. One informal instrument I use has a Spanish language version (I am not able to attach it here but will ask to have it posted in the list of resources at the top of this discussion).
Therefore the only alternative is to use a Spanish translator to help interpret for a student or parent when conducting or using a specific transition assessment instrument. My second recommendation would be to do the best you can to accommodate the student or family by using a translator and/or conducting the assessment in a setting that is comfortable for the student and his family (e.g., in their home). Hope this is helpful. Let us know how things go for you!
Hi Dr. Morningstar!!!Although I can’t vouch for it’s cultural sensitivity, ESTR has a few Spanish version of their rating scales. My thought is the person analyzing the rating scales results would need to understand the language and culture to make it effective. Thank you Dr. Morningstar and Dr. Tracy!
We are looking for an Assessment that we can collect data from for our students that has a Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4 scaffolding for students success over time.
Part of our curriculum includes Community Based Instruction where students access our community to practice whats learned in the classroom and practice public transportation skills. Is this consistent with what other Transition programs in the US are doing?
I found your website and viewed the webinar and I am so grateful for all of the information. I will spend time going through them and deciding on which domain(s) I want to focus on for the upcoming school year.