Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Back to Transition Matters

I`m sorry I do get rather distracted by current news items related to disabilities and there have been quite a lot in these first few weeks of 2012 ,but on the other hand do feel items are relevant to the bigger picture ,but lets get back to Transition Matters :)
So we have established that Transition starts at the age of 14 years."Person Centred Planning" with the young adult being centre stage is present with teachers and school staff , parents and carers and with social services and they all have regular meetings together to discuss options available for the young person.
When we started proceedings our local council didn`t have a Transition Officer in post ,I would like to think councils are more in touch now a days .It is very important that someone from the council is present at meetings because this will be vital to financial support in the future.
It`s also imperative to make this experience of transition a very" positive experience "even though sometimes it may seem otherwise.
Always remember "one size dosn`t fit all " and you may feel that council run day care centres aren`t suitable for your needs ,sometimes organisations like Scope can provide day care but this may mean that there might be only enough money in your financial pot for say 3 days care not 5 ,this is what happened in our case but I was able to work around this.
So we have now established that there are 3 options open to us
1) Council run daycare centres
2) Organisation run daycare centres
3) Direct Payments to employ your own P.A

I hope you feel less daunted now and are feeling more positive about options.

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