Transition plans are documents containing a wide range of information about an Individual who will be experiencing significant change in their life. Change sufficient to warrant a Transition Plan include such things as; progress from high school to a day program or agency, from independent living to an extended care environment, from unemployment to employment, or even just between grades or schools. Transition plans can be used to make sure all those involved with the Individual experiencing change are best able to help them in their adjustment.

Transition plans contain a wide range of information including:

• historical information
• recreation preferences
• medical issues
• needs and strengths
• guidelines for information gathering and organization

Who creates the Transition Plan?

A Transition Plan is created by all those who are familiar with the abilities, strengths, needs and requirements of the Individual. This can include parents, teachers, children, psychologists, doctors, councilors and the Individual themself.

What do you do with your Transition Plan once it’s completed?

Once accurate and relevant information is compiled and ready, it can be made available to those who don’t know the individual as well, and who will be working with him or her. A concise record of medications, behavioral issues and effective (and ineffective) ways of dealing with problems can be invaluable to workers.

Once you have your Transition Plan completed you can give a copy to the previous teacher, new teacher and school councilor if required if the Individual is in the school system.

If the Individual is progressing from a school environment to an agency day program, the agency would receive a copy of the Transition Plan.

Other situations which could warrant the use of a transition plan also include: moving between schools, transitions between hospitals and home or school, and between other environments. There are many more.

I’ve Never used a Transition Plan before. Why should I have one now?

Chances are, unless you are very organized and you’ve worked with very organized people in the past, some important information has been overlooked, or perhaps it’s taken a long time to communicate all of the information that makes change easier. Even the most organized person can forget important details if they don’t have them written down in an organized manner. Transitions For You has made it ease to know what information is relevant and how to organize it for the benefit of someone you care about. We aren’t providing a magical solution, but we are providing an easy, inexpensive way to better accomplish an important task in less time.

Why use Transitions For You ?

In the past (and today by those poor souls who don’t know about Transitions For You yet) Transition Plans were created through many hours of typing and editing by a single person. Special consultants were often hired at substantial cost to create a comprehensive Transition Plan. This resulted in a narrow point-of-view.

Transitions For You has made Transition Planning easier and better. Using our web site you can easily answer questions and fill in blanks to create a professional looking, comprehensive document that can be changed at any time. All team members can connect using an internet accessible computer and add, or edit information. New paper copies, with clear date stamps on them, can be created at any time and distributed either electronically or physically quickly and easily.

Arghhh ! I can’t even use the computer I have! How am I supposed to learn the Transitions For You system?

Transitions For You has taken great pains to ensure their system is easy to learn. One of our biggest problems is that new users often expect difficult steps that never come! Our help screens explain what to do, but in most cases, all you have to do is read the question and type in your information. Much of the site uses drop-down menus so you don’t have to “think stuff up”, but merely select or enter what you already know. Naturally, you probably don’t have every medication or agency address memorized so you’ll have to do some research but when you’ve finished you’ll have a document to be proud of, and one that you can use to ensure that special person you are responsible for gets the best opportunities they can.