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Employment First | It Starts with Families

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Family Engagement Across the Transition Years Session PPT

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Family Engagement Across the Transition Years Session PPT

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Family Engagement in The Transition Years - OCALICON 2021 - Accessible Version

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Family Engagement - Self-Assessment Tool

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Family Engagement - Self-Assessment Tool

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Journey September 2021 - Family Engagement Glow and Grow Assesssment Fillable

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OPMP - Our Students Deserve Special Attention

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Ohio's Parent Mentor Project Our Students Deserve Special Attention Find a Parent Mentor Directory Special Education Resources Basics of Special Education We Are Here To Help For nearly 30 years, Ohio Parent Mentors has helped families navigate local and state special education processes and services so that children with disabilities can get the most out of

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Find OCALI's September 2021 Journey webinar with Tom Capretta from The Ohio State University who shares family engagement research and practices to connect, empower, and inform families.

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A series of brief webinars spotlighting transition planning tools and resources

The Transition from School to Adult Life is an ongoing journey. Youth with complex and unique needs often require teams to have access to a variety of tools, resources, and people to plan and prepare for the future.

This series is designed to enhance the transition process and practices of County Board of Developmental Disabilities School transition staff as they plan The Journey with youth, families and agency partners.

The Journey - Resource Sharing Webinars

Spotlighting Tools and Resources for Youth with Complex Support Needs. These webinars are designed for teams assisting youth with complex support needs and their families. Webinars are designed to enhance the practices of transition teams as they support youth and families to navigate the process of their own journey to adulthood.

View Recorded Journey Webinars

Supporting Positive Behavior: The Ziggurat Model
January 11, 2021
Learn about the Ziggurat Model and how using this approach can facilitate a team to create proactive, positive supports to address challenging behaviors for youth with complex support needs.
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Self-Determination and Youth with Complex Support Needs
November 30, 2020
A discussion of considerations for addressing self-determination of youth with complex support needs. A brief review of resources to begin to address self determination skills will also be provided during the webinar.
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Transition Assessment and Transition Planning for Youth with Lifelong Needs
October 26, 2020
A brief overview of tools and processes to assist a youth, family and multiagency team gather meaningful information about the youth as well as the youth's goals and support needs for the future.
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Upcoming Journey Webinars

February 22, 2021

Targeting Meaningful Curriculum for Transition Age Youth with Complex Needs: Considerations and Resources

Academic and transition skills can come together to weave a strong foundation for transition age youth. The key in weaving the strongest foundations lies in the design of meaningful and individualized curriculum. Prior to and during transition years in school, it is important to provide equitable access to content knowledge that is presented in life-applied lessons and activities while weaving in transition skills to strengthen the application and generalization of newly learned skills and knowledge. Join us to explore curriculum design strategies and resources.
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Details and registration information for future webinars coming soon!

Mark your calendars for 2:30 PM for the dates below.
Email questions about The Journey.

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A series of brief webinars spotlighting transition planning tools and resources The Transition from School to Adult Life is an ongoing journey. Youth with complex and unique needs often require teams to have access to a variety of tools, resources, and people to plan and prepare for the future.