Guiding Your Teenager With Special Needs Through the Transition from School to Adult Life: Tools for Parents

by Korpi, Mary

• ISBN13: 9781843108740
• ISBN10: 1843108747
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-01
• Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY

Author Biography

Mary Korpi is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in Long Island, New York

Table of Contents

Author's Note	p. 12
Disclaimer	p. 12
Preface	p. 13
Family Expectations that Facilitate Growth
The Parents' Role	p. 17
From the beginning	p. 20
Preparing for life after high school	p. 21
Further reading and useful resources	p. 24
Developing Responsibility and a Work Ethic	p. 25
That's why they call it work	p. 27
Getting started	p. 28
Reinforcers	p. 35
Emotional concerns	p. 41
Further reading	p. 41
Learning Skills That Lead to Independence	p. 43
The keys to the kingdom: planning, preparation, and practice	p. 46
Safety	p. 53
Moving on to larger community settings	p. 53
Further reading	p. 56
New Areas to Explore	p. 57
Personal hygiene	p. 57
Privacy	p. 58
Further reading	p. 59
Transition Planning	p. 60
Assessment	p. 63
Volunteer and paid employment	p. 64
Independence in the community	p. 66
Further reading and useful resources	p. 68
Person Centered Planning - Putting the Student First!	p. 70
Nuts and bolts of the process	p. 71
The philosophy behind the tool	p. 73
Further reading and useful resources	p. 76
The School Bus Doesn't Stop Here Any More
High School Graduation, Then What...?	p. 81
Self-determination and self-advocacy	p. 83
College programs	p. 84
Useful resources	p. 88
Alphabet Soup - Programs and Services for Adults	p. 89
Preparing for new opportunities	p. 90
Government programs	p. 93
Useful resources	p. 93
Financial Support	p. 95
Government funded support services	p. 97
Supplemental Security Income	p. 99
Social Security Disability Insurance	p. 101
Other health coverage	p. 101
Useful resources	p. 102
Documentation and Legal Needs	p. 103
Mandated services vs legal accommodations	p. 104
Guardianship	p. 107
Registration for Selective Service	p. 108
Voter registration	p. 109
Useful resources	p. 109
Services and Programs for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities	p. 111
Office of Developmental Disabilities	p. 111
Service Coordination	p. 112
Day Habilitation	p. 113
Day Treatment	p. 114
Moving out of the family home	p. 114
Intermediate Care Facilities	p. 117
Family Care (sometimes referred to as Adult Foster Care)	p. 117
Community Residences/Group Homes and Individual Residential Alternatives	p. 117
Supported Apartments	p. 118
Home sharing	p. 118
Rent or lease arrangements	p. 118
Home ownership	p. 119
Recreation programs	p. 119
Useful resources	p. 120
Services and Programs for Young Adults with Mental Health Issues	p. 121
Office of Mental Health	p. 121
Case managers/service coordinators	p. 123
Day programs	p. 123
Useful resources	p. 125
Employment	p. 126
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	p. 127
Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped	p. 128
Supported Employment	p. 128
Reasonable accommodation	p. 129
Further reading and useful resources	p. 130
In Closing...	p. 131
Notes	p. 133
References	p. 138
Index	p. 140
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