Learn how shifting the power differential in the youth-transition relationship from being the “adult” to being an active adult ally supports student and youth engagement and meaningful involvement.
Engaging with Families Training Module
Families are an important part of a student’s development. Traditional, non-traditional, biological, foster, or adoptive families provide vital support throughout students’ lives, including during the transition to adulthood. However, transition outcomes associated with traditional employment, postsecondary education, and independent living may not always align with the values that historically marginalized families consider most important. The goal of this module is …
Interagency Collaboration Training Module
Like all young adults, students with disabilities require support as they leave school and enter the adult world. For students with disabilities, there may be many agencies and organizations that provide supports and services. Oftentimes, these services can be confusing and overwhelming for families. That’s why interagency collaboration is a must! The purpose of this module is to give you …
Pre-Employment Transition Services: Beyond Implementation
This webinar will provide information on the national trends in data related to pre-employment transition services and implications for students with disabilities and the broader Vocational Rehabilitation program.
Transition Services & Contemporary Mental Health Related Issues & Approaches – Part 2
This webinar is the second in a series exploring issues that can impact the mental health of individuals who have reached the developmental period associated with transition services.
Interagency Collaborations in a Rural Community = Successful Post-Secondary Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
During this webinar NTACT:C staff will briefly highlight the recently developed Collaboration Framework which is designed to support operationalizing collaboration at the state, local, and student/youth levels.
Get to Know Your School Counselor: Improving Collaboration to Support College and Career Readiness for Youth with Disabilities
This webinar will focus on the nature of college and career readiness supports among youth with IEPs, on 504 plans, and without disabilities using the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 data.
Enhancing Interagency Collaboration: Strategies to Improve Student Experiences in CTE
This webinar will provide a synthesis of information gained from state personnel across Career Technical Education (CTE), Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), and Special Education (SpEd) interviewed regarding how their state developed collaborative processes across CTE, VR, and SpEd agencies/offices.
Transition Services & Contemporary Mental Health Related Issues & Approaches
A variety of issues can impact the mental health of individuals who have reached the developmental period associated with transition services.
Opportunities for Collaboration: Vocational Rehabilitation and WIOA Youth Programs
Vocational Rehabilitation and the Dept. of Labor WIOA Youth address the ways these programs can work together to support youth and students with disabilities transition to post-secondary education and/or employment. It also outlines a print resource they have developed on the same subject.