Life beyond the classroom : transition strategies for young people with disabilities / Paul Wehman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wehman, Paul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Vocational guidance--United States.

People with disabilities.

Youth with disabilities--Employment--United States.

Youth with disabilities.

Youth with disabilities--United States--Psychology.

School-to-work transition--United States.

School-to-work transition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (617 p.)

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Access the NEW ONLINE COMPANION MATERIALS now! For more than two decades, the trusted Life Beyond the Classroom text has shaped the practices of thousands of professionals helping students make a smooth transition from school to adulthood. Now this landmark textbook is in a NEW fifth edition-updated with the cutting-edge information professionals need in today''s changing world, as young people with disabilities face unprecedented financial, family, employment, and educational challenges. A definitive compendium of up-to-date, evidence-based transition research, this expanded new edition takes

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Online Companion Materials; About the Author; Preface; I. Introduction; Chapter 1: Transition; Chapter 2: Self-Determination; Chapter 3: Families and Young People with Disabilities; II. Transition Planning and Support; Chapter 4: Individualized Transition Planning; Chapter 5: Multicultural Transition Planning; Chapter 6: Transition Planning and Community Resources; III. Transition Service Delivery in the Schools; Chapter 7: Full Inclusion into Schools; Chapter 8: High-Stakes Accountability and Students with Disabilities; Chapter 9: Secondary Curriculum and Transition

Chapter 10: Assessment and Teaching for TransitionIV. Work and Life in the Community; Chapter 12: Using Technology from School to Adulthood; Chapter 13: Securing Meaningful Work in the Community; Chapter 14: Developing Jobs for Young People with Disabilities; Chapter 15: Pursuing Postsecondary Education Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities; V. Designing and Implementing Plans for Transition; Chapter 16: Applications for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities; Chapter 17: Applications for Youth with Learning Disabilities

Chapter 18: Applications for Youth with Emotional and Behavior DisordersChapter 19: Applications for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders; Chapter 20: Applications for Youth with Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Health Impairments; References; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-59857-593-7

1-59857-372-1