The mission of Transition Services is to empower consumers
to participate and advance as members of the community. This service
focuses on independent living skills, community supports, social leisure
activities and appropriate referrals for education, training and employment.
The Transition
Services department provides community focused instruction to enhance
problem solving; self assertiveness, communication, decision making
and other skills necessary for independent living. Functional Life Skills
training provides instruction in areas such as cooking, home management,
nutrition, accessing transportation, etc. These instructional activities
are conducted in six week blocks with topics changing every six weeks.
Peer support and social/recreational activities are
planned and meeting dates scheduled in collaboration with consumers.
Scheduled activities involve participation in the community through
attendance at plays, museums, restaurants, shopping, movies and special
events. The purpose of these activities is to expand opportunities for
social recreation, make friends, improve personal quality of life and
raise the communities awareness of persons with disabilities as peers.
In addition, this department assists students, parents
and teachers with issues relating to transition into the community while
in school, and upon graduation from high school. This includes attendance
at Admission Review and Dismissal's (ARD's), and Individual Transition
Plans (ITP's), (staff schedule permitting). Assistance with the identification
and pursuit of assistive devices or equipment may be provided. Also,
direction in determining the appropriate resources for training and/or
employment is available.
