Program Description: This presentation will focus on the steps, elements, and people that are needed to assist people with disabilities in their successful transition out of Hab Centers. The promise and the pitfalls associated with transition will be explored. Learning objectives include: 1. Participants will learn the major elements required for successful transition efforts. 2. Participants will be able to identify transition shock issues and the identifying characteristics. 3. Participants will learn the top myths and misconceptions that opponents of transition use (no supporting data but powerful emotions). 4. Participants will learn the most important non-negotiable steps that need to be in place for successful transition efforts. 5. Participants will learn how to become personally involved in the life of a person with a disability and the importance of this connection in understanding transition. 6. Participants will understand and be able to explain the major action plan steps needed when beginning the transition process. Program Presenter: Derrick F. Dufresne ,is the President of Community Resource Associates, Inc. (CRA), a training and management consulting firm that he founded in 1982. CRA is dedicated to promoting full community inclusion for people with disabilities. Derrick has provided training and consultation to more than forty thousand people in over forty-eight states since 1982. From 2003-2009, Derrick served as President and CEO of the Institute on ...
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