Family Engagement for Secondary Transition

Family members and caregivers have a great deal of knowledge and insight regarding their sons and daughters. They are usually the only one consistent person in the life of a youth or young adult. Family members and caregivers will also still be there after a student graduates from high school and moves on to fulfilling their post-secondary goals. As one parent put it “we are the transition coordinators for life.”
Therefore it is important for family members and caregivers to have a good understanding of and be actively engaged in the secondary transition process. This page contains information that can assist family members and caregivers in helping to navigate matters concerning post-secondary transition for youth with disabilities.

Other Resources to support Youth and Family Members with Post School Outcomes

PA Based Resources

• Pennsylvania Secondary Transition Website: www.secondarytransition.org
• Secondary Transition: Family 1-Pager Guides: https://tinyurl.com/PATransFamilyGuide
• Pennsylvania Youth Leadership Network (PYLN): http://pyln.org/pyln

Nationally Based Resources

• Access Careers (PreCollege): http://www.washington.edu/doit/Careers/precollege_stu.html
• I’m Determined: http://www.imdetermined.org/parents/
• Inside Jobs: http://insidejobs.com/
• My Next Move (Career Exploration): http://www.mynextmove.org/
• Think College” http://www.thinkcollege.net/