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Essentials of Transition Planning

Essentials of Transition Planning

Contributions by Valerie Brooke, Joshua Taylor, Cyndi Pitonyak, DiAnne B. Davidsen, Judy Averill, Elizabeth Evans Getzel, Catherine A. Anderson, Ellie C. Hartman, Jennifer Todd McDonough, Holly N. Whittenburg, William Grant Revell, Richard Parent-Johnson and Wendy Parent-Johnson

Published by: Brookes Publishing Co.

Series: Transition

Imprint: Brookes Publishing Co.

208 Pages, 152.00 × 229.00 mm

Digital (delivered electronically)
9781681253701
Published: July 2020

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For a smooth transition to adulthood, young people with disabilities need the support, guidance, and planning expertise of a successful collaborative team. All the essentials of transition planning are at your fingertips in the second edition of this popular book, a one-stop guide to helping young people live fulfilling adult lives beyond the classroom.

Equally useful as a professional resource and a supplemental text, this how-to guidebook gets transition teams ready to help students with disabilities plan the future they want, pursue employment and/or higher education, and navigate the complex shift to adult life in the community. Renowned expert Paul Wehman and a select group of contributors introduce you to all the fundamentals of transition planning, offering fast facts, vivid examples, realistic case studies, and checklists and tools for putting your plan into action.

Expanded and updated with the very latest on new legislation, funding sources, and other timely topics, this reader-friendly resource will help current and future professionals prepare young people to lead successful, self-determined adult lives.

What's New

Guidance on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and its implications for transition and employment
All-new chapter on customized employment
In-depth coverage of funding sources available today due to new legislation
More emphasis on involving students and families in transition planning as early as middle school
New information on working with minority populations
Cutting-edge case studies that reflect the current state of transition services
More on employment goals and postsecondary education goals
New evidence-based practices for students with complex support needs

Selected Topics Covered: self-determination * school inclusion * access to the general curriculum * goal development * transition IEP planning and development * social competence * postsecondary education * vocational education * community-based instruction * customized employment * interagency collaboration * funding transition programs

Includes practical checklists and forms!

Transition Planning Checklist
A Checklist for Inclusive Schooling
Career and Vocational Transition Worksheet
Postsecondary Education Transition Worksheet
Social Competencies Worksheet
Checklist of Steps in Designing a Functional Assessment
Checklist of Steps for Including Families in the Transition IEP Process
Dos and Don'ts of Transition IEP Implementation
and more!

Dr. Wehman is Professor of Physical Medicine with joint appointments in the Departments of Rehabilitation Counseling and also Special Education and Disability Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University. He serves as Chairman of the Division of Rehabilitation Research in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Wehman has his Ph.D. in Behavioral Disabilities from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

As one of the original founders of supported employment, he has worked closely with business and industry since 1980 and has published over 200 articles and authored or edited more than 40 books primarily in transition, severe disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury and employment for persons with disabilities. He has been the Principal Investigator on 41 million dollars in grants during his career.

As the father of two young adults with disabilities, he brings a strong parental as well as business perspective to his work. He is highly active in speaking to professionals, parents, advocates and businesses on transition and employment for people with autism, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and other developmental disabilities. On a daily basis he works with individuals with disabilities, communicates regularly with professionals in the world of business related to disability and diversity, and is active in teaching and mentoring medical students, residents, and doctoral students in rehabilitation medicine, special education, rehabilitation and psychology. A major focus of Dr. Wehman's work is on expanding the partnerships with businesses of all sizes so that more persons with disabilities can gain entrance into the workplace and retain employment successfully.

He is a recipient of the Kennedy Foundation Award in Mental Retardation in 1990 and President's Committee on Employment for Persons with Disabilities in 1992. Dr. Wehman was recognized as one of the 50 most influential special educators of the millennium by the Remedial and Special Education journal in December, 2000. He is also Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.