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Transition Programming in Adolescence and Adulthood

Transition Programming in Adolescence and Adulthood. Prepared by: Cicilia Evi GradDiplSc ., M. Psi. Transition . A change in status from behaving primarily as a student to assuming emergent adult roles in the community Plan should be made before age 14. Outcomes of LD .

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Transition Programming in Adolescence and Adulthood

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  1. Transition Programming in Adolescence and Adulthood Prepared by: CiciliaEviGradDiplSc., M. Psi

  2. Transition • A change in status from behaving primarily as a student to assuming emergent adult roles in the community • Plan should be made before age 14

  3. Outcomes of LD • Same academic and social problems continue into adulthood • May change their form slightly, but for the most part, LD is a lifelong condition • Related with major phases in life: • High DO rates • Higher underemployment  below their skills • Greater Dependency to others

  4. Transition Programs • School program until age 21  P. 171 • Social skills training • Extremely important  profound effects on adults’ functioning at work and in college • Self-advocacy training • Skinner (1998)  understand their ability, aware of their rights, competence in communicating rights and needs to authority

  5. Transition Programs (2) • Parental Involvement • Begin precareer development, honor their children’s choices to increase their independence, and develop informal sources of support • Find area of excellence • Vocational Training and college preparation

  6. Accommodations • Common accommodations used at college  p. 180 • Workplace accommodations  p. 185 • How to be succeed in the workplace  p. 185 – 191

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