TRANSITION PLANNING- THE BPA WAY

BYVIMAL THAWANI

PROJECT MANAGERBLIND PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION

AHMEDABAD

CHALLENGES FOR THE PLANNERS

TO INITIATE,DEVELOP,APPROPRIATE AND RESULT ORIENTED SERVICES

EXPAND SERVICES TO REACH OUT LARGER POPULATION

DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM

DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES FOR VIMD IN

ASIAN COUNTRIES NOT EVOLVED AUTOMATICALY OR

SPONTANEOUSLY IMPORTED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE FEW SERVICES MAINLY IN URBAN

AREAS PROGRAMS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF

COMPLEXITYAND SOPHESTICATION IN SOME ASIAN COUNTRIES NO

SERVICES YET STARTED

TRANSITION PLANNING- THE BPA WAY

WHAT IS TRANSITION?

- A CHANGE FROM ONE SETTING TO THE OTHER- RESULTING IN STRESS,PRESENTS UNIQUE

CHALLENGES- TRANSITION PLANNING IS A PROCESS FOR

EASING THE STRESS AND HELPS IN SUCCESSFUL ADJUSTMENT IN NEW SITUATION

- IT IS A PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS CONCERNED

TRANSITION PLANNING- THE BPA WAY

- MANY KINDS OF TRANSITION- FROM HOME TO SCHOOL- FROM ONE SCHOOL SITUATION TO ANOTHER- FROM SCHOOL TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING

- FROM VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO COMMUNITY

TRANSITION PLANNING- THE BPA WAY

WHAT DO WE CONSIDER WHEN WE PLAN?

GATHER INFORMATION ON THE CHILD ( PERSONAL, MEDICAL, FAMILY, EDUCATIONAL)

LIKES & DISLIKES ASPIRATIONS, DREAMS STRENGTHS & LIMITATIONS INFORMATION ON RELATIONSHIPS

HOW DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION?

BY MAPPING DREAMS MAP RELATIONSHIPS MAP PLACES MAP BACKGROUND MAP PREFERENCE MAP

FROM HOME TO SCHOOL OF PINALI

TRANSFER OF FRIENDSHIP : FROM VERY CLOSE TRUSTING

EARLY RELATIONSHIP WITH MOTHER TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

CHANGE IN SERVICE DELIVERY- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, TEACHING- LEARNING METHODS

IDENTIFICATION OF CHANGING NEEDS

SKILL TRAINING

TRANSITION FROM ONE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER OF ALAY

PREPARATION IN PRIMARY SKILLS ASSESSMENT PREPARING PARENTS NEGOTIATING WITH THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES ORIENTATION OF PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF SCHOOL FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED NEW FRIENDSHIPS- OTHER CHILDREN AND TEACHERS INTENSIVE SUPPORT OF EXISTING TEACHERS GRADUAL WITHDRAWAL OF SUPPORT TILL TOTAL ADJUSTMENT PREPARING TRANSITION PORTFOLIOSUBMITTING IT TO NEW CLASS TEACHER

TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO VOCATIONAL UNIT OF CHITRANG

8 YEARS OF SUSTAINED INTERVENTION

MAPPING OF ABILITIES SURVEY OF AVENUES IN THE

WORKSHOP TASK ANALYSIS SIMULATION OF TASK IN SPECIAL

CENTRE FAMILIARISATION OF VOCATIONAL

ENVIRONMENT SAFETY MEASURES CONFIDENCE GATHERING OF

VOCATIONAL STAFF HOURLY AIDED WORKSHOP

PLACEMENT

TRANSITION TO COMMUNITY OF RAJESH

MAPPING OF ABILITIES INVENTORY OF RESOURCES SKILL ENHANCEMENT

THROUGH PLANNED INTERVENTION

SIMULATION OF WORK SITUATION AT HOME WITH ACTIVE FAMILY HELP

ESTABLISHMENT OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT VENTURE WITH FULL SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY

KEYS TO GOOD TRANSITION

IS NOT A ONE-DAY PROCESS

IT IS SUSTAINED, INTENSIVE

ALL PLAYERS MUST BE INVOLVED IF ONE IDEA DOES NOT WORK, TRY & TRY AGAIN FAMILY PARTICIPATION IS A MUST

Existing Facilities

Central Government Schemes – Assured Employment for 100 days , District rural development Agency ( DRDA) for self employment to BPL families

State government Schemes – Sant Surdas yojna Rs. 600 monthly pension

National Trust Schemes – Niramaya health insurance scheme , Samarth Respite care services , Udayan Prabha

Aarunam – For Marketing of products made by Nt Disabilities

KEYS TO GOOD TRANSITION

Do research. . . On programs, entitlements available like assured employment schemes in rural areas

Estimates of VIMD Population 1.98 % of the total population of India has

a disability That is there are 20 million disabled

persons in India 10% of the above that is 2 million could be

the conservative estimate of persons with VIMD

TRANSITION- THE LAST WORD

EVERYBODY EXPERIENCES IT

IT CAN BE STRESSFUL

SOME TRANSITIONS ARE SORTED BY US ON OUR OWN OUR TARGET GROUP NEEDS OUR INTERVENTION EVERY TRANSITION LEADS TO GROWTH AND

PROGRESS