Transition and Students with Transition and Students with Emotional Behavior DisorderEmotional Behavior Disorder

Helping students develop and reach Specific Helping students develop and reach Specific long term career goals utilizing a research long term career goals utilizing a research based Intervention Program, Career based Intervention Program, Career AcademiesAcademies

Personal Perspective Personal Perspective

Warm Up” Think about a student who is ‘at-Warm Up” Think about a student who is ‘at-risk’ of dropping out of high-school or is not risk’ of dropping out of high-school or is not college-bound…college-bound…

1.1.What can be a transition goal for the What can be a transition goal for the student?student?

2.2.What types of things does he need to do to What types of things does he need to do to accomplish this goal?accomplish this goal?

3.3.How can you help reach this goal?How can you help reach this goal?

Pre-test QuizPre-test Quiz

What is the purpose of a transition plan?What is the purpose of a transition plan?

a.a.To reach a short term learning objectiveTo reach a short term learning objective

b.b.To reach long term job related skillsTo reach long term job related skills

The people involved in this plan are:The people involved in this plan are:

a.a.Teacher and studentTeacher and student

b.b.Teacher, student, student’s family, job coach, school psychologist, Teacher, student, student’s family, job coach, school psychologist, social workersocial worker

What is the focus of the transition goalsWhat is the focus of the transition goals

a.a.Jobs that are easy to train and have a demandJobs that are easy to train and have a demand

b.b.Student’s individual interest, needs and abilityStudent’s individual interest, needs and ability

If you develop one good transition plan , it can be applied to allIf you develop one good transition plan , it can be applied to all

a.a.True b . FalseTrue b . False

Vision StatementVision Statement

We would the non-college bound students We would the non-college bound students to leave high-school with adequate training to leave high-school with adequate training and skills to get and maintain a job they like and skills to get and maintain a job they like and live on her own”and live on her own”

Goal/ObjectiveGoal/Objective

Learning Objective: By the conclusion of this Learning Objective: By the conclusion of this professional development, professional development, teachers will be teachers will be trained on Career Academies an trained on Career Academies an intervention for EBD students to help them intervention for EBD students to help them develop adequate skills and training to develop adequate skills and training to secure and maintain a career or job in the secure and maintain a career or job in the field of their choice.field of their choice.

InterventionIntervention

Teachers will be trained with the program , Teachers will be trained with the program , 'Career Academies' to help students gain 'Career Academies' to help students gain adequate skills and vocational training to adequate skills and vocational training to prepare themselves to secure and maintain prepare themselves to secure and maintain a job in the career of their choice a job in the career of their choice 

What is Transition Planning ? What is Transition Planning ?

A cooperative partnership involving:A cooperative partnership involving:

Students and familyStudents and family

School and post-school personnelSchool and post-school personnel

Local community representativesLocal community representatives

EmployersEmployers

Educators and case managersEducators and case managers

Transition PlanningTransition Planning

Involves thinking past high school into Involves thinking past high school into students’ futurestudents’ future

Should be individualized for students Should be individualized for students Should be student orientedShould be student oriented Is based on students’ abilities and Is based on students’ abilities and

deficienciesdeficiencies Is more than just paperworkIs more than just paperwork

Guidelines for TransitionGuidelines for Transition

Transition assessment is an individualized Transition assessment is an individualized

process designed to answer three broadprocess designed to answer three broad

questions:questions:

1.1. Where is the student now?Where is the student now?

2. 2. Where does the student need to be going?Where does the student need to be going?

3.3. How can we get the student there? How can we get the student there?

What to Focus onWhat to Focus on

1.1. What are the students preferences, What are the students preferences, interests, needs, strengths, needs, interests, needs, strengths, needs, capabilities and aptitudes?capabilities and aptitudes?

2.2. Where does the student want to work, live Where does the student want to work, live and go to school?and go to school?

3.3. What courses does the student need to take What courses does the student need to take in high school to achieve her post-school in high school to achieve her post-school goals?goals?

Additional FocusAdditional Focus

What will be the student’s primary mode of What will be the student’s primary mode of transportation?transportation?

How will the student meet her How will the student meet her health/medical needs?health/medical needs?

What type of financial support will student What type of financial support will student need?need?

How to develop a goalHow to develop a goal

The goals should be stated in such a way that we The goals should be stated in such a way that we could measure the extent to which students have could measure the extent to which students have been able to achieve what they are set out to do.been able to achieve what they are set out to do.

Use results-oriented terms such as “enrolled Use results-oriented terms such as “enrolled in”, “work”, “live independently”in”, “work”, “live independently”

Use descriptors such as “full-time” and “part-Use descriptors such as “full-time” and “part-time”time”

Begin with “After high schoolBegin with “After high school

Formula for writing a goalFormula for writing a goal

(After high school)________(After high school)________ (The Student) will _______(The Student) will _______ (Behavior) _______ (Where and (Behavior) _______ (Where and how)___________how)___________

Transition goals should..Transition goals should..

Should be developed to support each Should be developed to support each

career goalcareer goal Can occur on school campus, at home or in Can occur on school campus, at home or in

the communitythe community

Post TestPost Test

What is the purpose of a transition plan?What is the purpose of a transition plan?

a.a.To reach a short term learning objectiveTo reach a short term learning objective

b.b.To reach long term job related skillsTo reach long term job related skills

The people involved in this plan are:The people involved in this plan are:

a.a.Teacher and studentTeacher and student

b.b.Teacher, student, student’s family, job coach, school psychologist, Teacher, student, student’s family, job coach, school psychologist, social workersocial worker

What is the focus of the transition goalsWhat is the focus of the transition goals

a.a.Jobs that are easy to train and have a demandJobs that are easy to train and have a demand

b.b.Student’s individual interest, needs and abilityStudent’s individual interest, needs and ability

If you develop one good transition plan , it can be applied to allIf you develop one good transition plan , it can be applied to all

a.a.True b . FalseTrue b . False