Transition Planning and Parent Empowerment: It's Never Too Soon To Start
Description
Participants will learn the components of the NSSEO transition planning process and the role of both the family, educational team, and adult agency. The presenter will share their Transition Action Planning meeting tools to help guide the conversation in developing meaningful post-secondary outcomes. Additional information will be shared around NSSEO's Parent Education Resource Center (PERC) and how it has transformed parents thinking and planning for the future.
Following this presentation, participants will:
1. Understand the components of the NSSEO transition planning process
2. Understand the role of the family, agency, and educational team in the transition planning process
3. Learn about the tools used in the Transition Action Planning Meeting
Understand the importance of parent education and empowerment
Speaker
Laura Fine, Transition Specialist
Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization
Laura Fine has been working with individuals with autism and developmental disabilities and their families for over 20 years, developing functional curriculums and vocational programs within private day programs and schools. In her current role as the NSSEO Transition Specialist, she has been instrumental in opening and running of the Parent Education Resource Center which focuses on providing education and training to help families become empowered to plan for the future earlier. Additionally, Laura has helped re-defined the Transition Planning process by developing a Transition Action Planning meeting process that engages families in meaningful conversations outside the IEP meeting.
Recorded on February 12, 2020