Post-Grad
Transition Across the Grade Span: From Pre-K to Post-Grad
Help your adult child to:
- Understand healthy vs. unhealthy qualities of relationships
- Advocate for quality care and support from providers
- Make healthy and safe relationship choices
- Build a circle of support
- Identify and seek out accessibility supports and services
- Discuss pros and cons of life decisions (work, school, housing, employment, relationships) and seek support when needed
- Understand which community agencies provide various supports and services
- Make decisions about health and wellness, such as preferred physicians, etc.
- Continue to build and evolve dreams and identify what needs to be done to make these happen
Help your adult child to:
- Locate student accessibility services and request support as needed
- Make decisions about classes/coursework and know how to communicate with advisor if needed
- Revisit transition plan and consider any needed revisions to align with current goals
- Consider options for future personal and professional growth
Help your adult child to:
- Initiate communication with the employer about interests, needs, scheduling, etc.
- Determine the level of support needed for employment
- Explore funding options to support customized or supported employment
- Talk to a benefits planner about working and keeping cash benefits (i.e., SSI)
Help your adult child to:
- Manage money (identify appropriate supports if/as needed, such as representative payee)
- Learn about debt and credit
- Establish and maintain good credit rating
- Begin planning for long-term financial stability
- Manage time (use of calendars and alarms, etc., to be on time to appointments/classes/work)
- Make decisions about transportation (determine if supports are needed)
- Pursue opportunities to engage in community activities and maintain positive social relationships
- Explore/determine housing/independent living options
- Create routines to ensure positive health, wellness and self-care (healthy diet, preventative health-care, exercise, self-care activities)
- Explore fire safety and natural disaster preparedness for the home
This product was created by the Family Engagement Network (FEN), through a grant provided by the Virginia Department of Education and managed by the Center for Family Involvement at the Partnership for People with Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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