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Essentials of Transition Planning.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wehman, Paul.
- Series:
- Transition
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Students with disabilities--Education (Secondary)--United States.
- Students with disabilities.
- Students with disabilities--Vocational guidance--United States.
- School-to-work transition--United States.
- School-to-work transition.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 pages)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newburyport : Brookes Publishing, 2020.
- Summary:
- This book is a quick and practical guide to the basics of transition planning for students with disabilities. Drawing on a strong body of research and filled with evidence-based strategies, practical guidance, clear examples, and usable tools and forms, it guides educational professionals to work successfully with these students and their families) to design effective transition Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and prepare for the workforce, further education or training, and community living. Updates to the second edition include thorough discussion of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA---2014), discussion of funding sources that are available today due to new legislation, new case studies, increased emphasis on student involvement, and more..
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the Downloads
- Downloadable Materials
- Series Preface
- Editorial Advisory Board
- About the Author
- About the Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Transition Planning
- The Importance of Transition
- Transition in Policy and Legislation
- Quality Outcomes: How Do We Get There?
- The Transition Planning Team
- The Planning Process
- Planning Components
- Chapter 2: Individual and Community Transition Planning: Focus on Inclusion
- Individualized Transition Planning
- Community Participation and Collaboration
- Self-Determination
- Community Inclusion Begins With School Inclusion
- Chapter 3: Developing the Transition Curriculum
- How to Determine a Student's Career Goals
- Assessment, Graduation, and Diploma Decisions
- Access to the General Education Curriculum
- Community-Based Instruction
- Postsecondary Education
- Achieving Social Competence
- Putting It All Together
- Making Real-World Connections
- Chapter 4: Planning for the Future: One Student at a Time
- What to Address in the Transition Individualized Education Program
- When to Begin Planning
- Elements of Effective Transition Planning
- Chapter 5: Writing the Transition Individualized Education Program
- Considerations for Transition Planning for Emerging Adults
- Application of Social Capital to Transition
- Developing the Transition Program: Insights From the TransitionInAction Clinic
- Critical Components of Transition Planning
- Pulling It All Together in the Transition Individualized Education Program
- Chapter 6: Implementing the Transition Individualized Education Program
- The Interagency Planning Team
- Interagency Collaboration
- Cooperative Relationships
- Chapter 7: Understanding the Different Pathways to Competitive Employment From School.
- Vocational Education, Career, and Training Models
- Practices Supporting Higher Education
- Vocational Support Models
- Next Steps
- Chapter 8: Customized Employment
- Customized Employment
- Customized Employment and Transition
- Chapter 9: Funding Transition Programs: Toward a Seamless Transition From School Into Adulthood
- Important Recent Developments in Employment-Focused Transition Resources
- Transition Resources in the Adult Service System
- Community Training and Employment Support Programs
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781681253701
- 1681253704
- 9781681253718
- 1681253712
- OCLC:
- 1231605128
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