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Supported Employment Agency•Specializing in job placement for over 25

years•Innovative, successful programs•Ohio DD Certified & Award-winning staff•CARF Accreditation

Transition

Planning

Transition

Planning

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“Transition Services”The term transition services is defined

as a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that:

+ Is designed to be within a results-oriented

process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including

post-secondary education vocational education integrated employment (including supported

employment) continuing and adult education adult services independent or community participation

+ Is based on the individual child’s needs,

taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences, and interests

Each student must have included in the IEP appropriate measurable post-secondary goals based on age appropriate assessment related to: Training Education Employment, and where appropriate Independent living skills The transition services (including courses of study)

needed to assist the child in reaching those goals

+What does a Transition Coordinator do? Works with Local District Coordinators and

Special Education teachers to assist students who will be transitioning from school to adult life

How??? By providing information and referral services By attending IEP meetings By assisting in planning and placement decisions By coordinating and assisting with Transition Fairs By organizing summer work opportunities for high

school students

+Transition PartnershipWhat do we mean?

PersonnelPlus Transition Services are provided to compliment the services the high school is already providing

Instruction and related services, community experiences, development of employment and vocational evaluation All of these activities are coordinated based on

the student’s individual needs

+Transition Partnership

Working in close collaboration with families and all related professionals who can assist

Everyone has the same goal: to prepare the student for the adult world of community life and work.

+Collaborative Service

Why bother with PersonnelPlus? Most students need extra assistance to help them

transition to meaningful adult roles Plus, most will need assistance to maintain those roles No one service provider can do it all Together we create efficient service delivery We are optimizing all our resources, and providing

students with a wide variety of options Collaborating helps expand what you can do Together we can ultimately create better outcomes for

the student Collaboration facilitates achievement of transition

goals

+Entitlement versus Eligibility

A student is ENTITLED to services from school for as long as he/she is in school

A student must be found ELIGIBLE for services after high school

PersonnelPlus can help answer questions about:

Where to go Application processes and appointments How to appeal adverse decisions

+Transition Timeline

+Transition Timeline

+Transition Timeline

+Strategiesfor Successful Transition Start early! Encourage students to apply for County

Board Services as soon as possible in order to be placed on the waiting list.

The student should be driving the goals, wants, needs, and actively participate in the entire process

Help the student and the teams have an awareness and understanding of strengths and limitations

Help parents buy into the outcome of the plan and the student becoming employed

Attend special events (transition fairs, job fairs, summer employment, etc.)

Good collaboration with all persons and community organizations who are involved with the student

+Community Collaborations PersonnelPlus

County Board of Developmental Disabilities

RSC-BVR and BSVI Rehabilitation Services Commission–Bureau of Vocational

Rehabilitation Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired

Mental Health Agencies

Children Services

Job and Family Services

Social Security Administration

Juvenile Court System

Community Action

Residential Living and Foster Care Networks

+Necessary SkillsFor Community Job Placement and Supported Employment

Initiative and desire to work Motivation Managing constructive criticism Following directions Anger management Staying on task Meeting productivity standards Good attendance Good hygiene Employers are going to expect certain

work related skills from all of their employees regardless of the presence or absence of a disability.

+PersonnelPlus Services

Job Shadowing Job Sampling Personal Adjustment Work Adjustment Job Development

Referral/Intake/Job Development Placement/Job Tryout Training Assistance Follow Along

Job Seeking Skills Class

+Business PartnersPersonnel Plus currently has clients who are employees of the following:

Ambassador LaundryArnold Financial ServiceATCO JanitorialApp. Behavioral HealthcareBeacon JanitorialCarpenter & Associates

I.D.S.Kroner’s Animal ClinicPremiere VideoSechkarUnited Methodist ChurchWASCO

+Where to begin?

You may refer a student for transition support from Personnel Plus by filling out a referral form

We will then contact the student and begin working with him/her in collaboration with the school

Referral forms can be obtained from the Personnel Plus office or from Chris Stewart, via email or fax

Parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and other school personnel may refer a student who is age 14 or older and has an IEP

Students over 18 years of age may refer themselves

+Summer YOUTH

A summer employment program provided by PersonnelPlus.

•During the months of June and July

•For anyone ages 16-21

•Must have an IEP (Individual Education Plan)

•Workers earn $7.30/hour

•Work 4 days a week (Mon—Thu), 8:00am—12:00pm

•Mondays are training days at Personnel Plus

•Tue, Wed, and Thu are work days at the job site

•Program is 6 weeks long

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Ask about getting some of these posters to display in your school and classroom.

+Contact Information

www.personnelplus.org

Chris StewartTransition Coordinator(740) 592-3416 ext. 28cstewart@athenscbdd.org