Transition Assessment

Wise Practices for Quality Lives

By: Caren L. Sax, Colleen A. Thoma

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Paperback | 31 January 2002

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Before you plan transition supports for young adults with significant developmental disabilities, it's important to fully understand their needs and goals. You'll learn how in this ground-breaking book, which shows you how to make thoughtful, individualized transition assessments the heart of transition planning. Top researchers in the field walk you through diverse assessment methods like- student self-evaluation- performance tasks- teacher-generated profiles- curriculum-based assessment- structured interviews with students and families- You'll discover ways to help individuals direct their transition plans, choose their own goals, and communicate them effectively. Most important, you'll learn how personalized, step-by-step action plans can empower young people with disabilities to pursue their chosen path, whether it's going to college, traveling, getting married, and/or enjoying a successful career. Sensitive and practical, this guidebook will help you raise the expectations of people with disabilities and their families--and teach you innovative ways to open exciting opportunities to all people.

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Non-Fiction Society & Culture Social Issues & Processes Social Aspects of Disabilities Medicine Clinical & Internal Medicine Neurology & Clinical Neurophysiology Social Services & Welfare Social Welfare & Social Services Social Work Medicine in General

About the Authors	p. vii
About the Contributors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xiii
To Our Readers	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
For Whom the Test Is Scored: Assessments, the School Experience, and More	p. 1
Person-Centered Planning: More than a Strategy	p. 13
Self-Determined Assessment: Critical Components for Transition Planning	p. 25
The Three C's of Family Involvement: Things I Wish I Had Known	p. 39
Informal Assessment Procedures	p. 51
Measuring What's Important: Using Alternative Assessments	p. 71
Assessing Individual Needs for Assistive Technology	p. 87
Vocational and Career Assessment	p. 103
Transition Service Integration Mode: Ensuring that the Last Day of School Is No Different from the Day After	p. 119
Putting Transition Plans into Action: "I Don't Want to Count Money at Home Anymore!"	p. 133
Coda The Watergivers: A History of a Helping Profession	p. 141
Index	p. 147
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