Career Assessment office helps
special education students make transition from high school to
work or college
Today's young adults
must sift through a wide variety of options including:
• Academic and
non-academic courses and learning experiences;
• Employment and
related training opportunities;
• Choices about
where to live in the community; and
• What to do for
fun and socialization.
Without assistance, some of those choices
may seem mind-boggling. Transition planning can help makes these
choices more manageable, by connecting youth to teachers and
other caring adults, support services and experiences that build
skills and help them reach their goals.
The HFM BOCES Career Assessment office provides
a number of resources to help students make those transitions
more smoothly. Transition is based on family values, priorities
and culture, and is focused on an individual person's interests,
preferences and needs. The transition planning process creates
opportunities for youth with disabilities that result in
positive outcomes for life.
This may involve:
• Raising
expectations for youth outcomes;
• Engaging in the general
education curriculum; ¥ Assessing for interests, preferences and
needs;
• Building self-awareness, self-identity, self-esteem and
self-determination skills;
• Utilizing the community for
support;
• Socializing and developing long-term relationships;
•
Being in activities both at school and in the community; and
•
Engaging in leadership and involvement in the transition
planning process.
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