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Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
Career > Skills Training

Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation

By Dr. Mia Wilson
...the team discusses post-graduation goals. What you might not realize is that...school district develops transition goals tied to academics, independent living,...skills. This isn't a one-time career assessment. It's ongoing counseling that evolves...workplaces that match their IEP employment goals. Work-based learning experiences...
A Louisville Rehab Center Just Opened One of the Country's Most Advanced Assistive Technology Labs. Here's What Families Need to Know.
News > Technology

A Louisville Rehab Center Just Opened One of the Country's Most Advanced Assistive Technology Labs. Here's What Families Need to Know.

By Andrew Donovan
...single appointment. It's a documented assessment process that matches a person's functional...abilities, living environment, and goals with specific equipment. A comprehensive...evaluation typically includes: Functional assessment of the person's current abilities...real-world performance Environmental assessment of where the equipment will be used...
Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide
Special Needs > Down Syndrome

Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide

By Mr. Jackson Pierce
...measurable postsecondary goals in three areas: education...picture of what those goals look like for young adults...Measurable postsecondary goals: specific, observable outcomes...your child reach those goals. This isn't theoretical....directly to the stated goals. Agency linkages: the...are asked to articulate goals for a future they can't...
Music Therapy and Art Therapy: When Creative Interventions Become Medical Treatment
Health > Alternative Medicine

Music Therapy and Art Therapy: When Creative Interventions Become Medical Treatment

By Kelsey James
...clinical interventions with documented treatment goals, progress tracking, and credentialed practitioners....individualized treatment plans, document measurable goals, and track progress session by session. An Art...therapists, ATRs work within a clinical framework: assessment, treatment planning, and documentation. The credential...
Physical Therapy
Therapies > Physical

Physical Therapy

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...families, patients, teachers and physicians work together to jointly determine goals and provide the most appropriate therapy program for each individual patient....patient's daily routine. A family can prepare for their initial therapy assessment by considering what it is that they would like for their child to be able...
10 Things 14-Year-Olds Can Do to Transition
Parenting > School Years

10 Things 14-Year-Olds Can Do to Transition

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...start now? Having a career goal will be a beneficial guide...opportunity to reach that career goal. It also keeps your eyes...not you have a career goal in mind, participating...participating in your IEP assessment and meetings can make...team members set specific goals for the student based...your future by setting goals based on YOUR wants and...
What Information is Included in an IEP?
Education > Accommodations

What Information is Included in an IEP?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...will also evaluate and set annual goals for your child. These are reasonable...These are reasonable and achievable goals set by you and the IEP team you meet...meet with. This is essential because goals are a way to measure progress....plan will be their participation in assessment testing, whether given by the state...
Recreational Therapy vs Leisure Activities: Understanding the Difference
Lifestyle > Recreation

Recreational Therapy vs Leisure Activities: Understanding the Difference

By Franklin Morris
...discipline with licensure requirements, formal assessments, and measurable treatment goals. The person delivering...requirements, formal assessments, and measurable treatment goals. The person delivering it holds a credential (CTRS),...connection, and quality of life without formal goals or clinical oversight. Both have value. The confusion...
Transferable Skills Assessment: Identifying What You Bring to New Careers
Career > Finding Jobs

Transferable Skills Assessment: Identifying What You Bring to New Careers

By Oliver Bennett
...recognize. What Transferable Skills Assessment Means. Transferable skills assessment...assessment Means. Transferable skills assessment is the systematic process of identifying...Document every task you performed. The goal is not a polished document. The goal...goal is not a polished document. The goal is a raw list of what you've done....
Ticket to Work Program: Using SSA Benefits to Find Employment
Career > Finding Jobs

Ticket to Work Program: Using SSA Benefits to Find Employment

By Oliver Bennett
...it. You don't need prior work experience. You don't need a specific job goal already identified. Career exploration and vocational assessment are part...specific job goal already identified. Career exploration and vocational assessment are part of what Employment Networks provide. What Employment Networks...
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
Education > Special Education

Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs

By Isabella Johnson
...measurable post-secondary goals in these areas: Post-secondary...employment, or other work-based goals Independent living skills:...skills: where appropriate, goals related to daily living,...community participation Each goal must be based on age-appropriate...based on age-appropriate assessments of your child's strengths,...your child reach those goals: instruction, related...
What to Expect at Your Child's First Speech Therapy Appointment
Therapies > Speech

What to Expect at Your Child's First Speech Therapy Appointment

By Caroline Harris

A step-by-step walkthrough of a first speech therapy appointment, from intake forms to assessment activities to goal setting.

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