Transition: Facilitating The Postschool Adjustment Of Students With Disabilities

by Edward Levinson

Overview

Adjusting to post- high school life can be especially difficult for individuals with disabilities who are expected to find and maintain employment, live on their own, and function successfully in their communities. This book argues that the area of special education namely, pre-service and in-service teachers, counsellors, and psychologists can be

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367212070
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/05/2019
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edward M. Levinson is professor of educational and school psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Transition — Assessing Individual Student Needs — Transition Planning — Training — Placement — Roles for Professionals, Families, and Agencies — Model Transition Programs

Editorial Reviews

Discusses the problems unique to individuals with disabilities in terms of the difficulty of adjusting to post-high school life. Argues that the area of special education (pre-service and in-service teachers, counselors, and psychologists) can provide better preparation for this transition and addresses topics such as assessing individual student needs, transition planning, training, placement, and roles for professionals, families, and agencies. The final chapter describes a model transition program. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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