September 22, 2015
Whatever your child’s special needs might be, at the age of 14 transition planning begins. This is a crucial time for families to begin planning for what the future might hold for their child and what supports he or she may need when they enter the adult service world.
When: 6:30 - 8:30pm October 7, 2015
Where: Ottoson Middle School Media Room
63 Acton Street, Arlington, MA
Panel Members
Crystal J. Hodgkins, M.S., CRC, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission. Ms. Hodgkins is a QVRC counselor from the MRC Somerville office. She will focus upon transition planning for students who are graduating from high school and accessing services through the MRC vocational rehabilitation division as consumers.
Panel Members
Crystal J. Hodgkins, M.S., CRC, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission. Ms. Hodgkins is a QVRC counselor from the MRC Somerville office. She will focus upon transition planning for students who are graduating from high school and accessing services through the MRC vocational rehabilitation division as consumers.
Kevin McDonough, Acting Area Director, Central Middlesex Office, Department of Developmental Services. Towns served by the Central Middlesex Office include Acton, Arlington, Bedford, Boxborough, Burlington, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Wilmington, Winchester and Woburn. Mr. McDonough will address generally what families need to to think about when transitioning their children to adult services offered by the Department of Developmental Services.
Annette Hines, Esquire, Special Needs Law Group – Framingham, Massachusetts. Attorney Hines will focus generally on the legal rights of families associated with the “Turning 22” process. Whether you need a guardianship or an alternative to guardianship, social security benefits, a special needs trust, services from a state agency, estate planning or other needs, Attorney Hines and her staff have solutions to your child’s special needs considerations.
Alexandria Nadworny, CFP® Shepherd Financial Planning, Winchester, MA. Ms. Nadworny will address the financial planning pressure points throughout transition and the top to-do’s.
Each panel member will touch on some of the important steps required for success in the transition planning process focusing on their particular area of expertise. The panel will then open for discussion and Q&A!
This program is free and open to the public. To RSVP, please email ksfeen@aol.com.
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NESCA Comprehensive Transition Services
Transition is the process, ideally beginning at age 14 if not sooner and extending through high school graduation and beyond, by which an adolescent or young adult masters the life skills necessary to function independently in post-secondary school or the workplace.
NESCA can provide complete transition assessment (including testing, community-based observation and coaching), consultation, planning, college selection and other support services, coordinated by Kelley Challen, Ed.M., CAS. Other members of our transition team include NeuropsychologistJason McCormick, Psy.D., Sandy Storer, MSW and Transition Pioneer Marilyn Weber.
We are unique--and unmatched in this region--in the wealth of experience provided by our veteran staff, the breadth of their offerings, the in-depth approach that these embody and the positive outcomes they help to achieve.
Alexandria Nadworny, CFP® Shepherd Financial Planning, Winchester, MA. Ms. Nadworny will address the financial planning pressure points throughout transition and the top to-do’s.
Each panel member will touch on some of the important steps required for success in the transition planning process focusing on their particular area of expertise. The panel will then open for discussion and Q&A!
This program is free and open to the public. To RSVP, please email ksfeen@aol.com.
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NESCA Comprehensive Transition Services
Transition is the process, ideally beginning at age 14 if not sooner and extending through high school graduation and beyond, by which an adolescent or young adult masters the life skills necessary to function independently in post-secondary school or the workplace.
NESCA can provide complete transition assessment (including testing, community-based observation and coaching), consultation, planning, college selection and other support services, coordinated by Kelley Challen, Ed.M., CAS. Other members of our transition team include NeuropsychologistJason McCormick, Psy.D., Sandy Storer, MSW and Transition Pioneer Marilyn Weber.
We are unique--and unmatched in this region--in the wealth of experience provided by our veteran staff, the breadth of their offerings, the in-depth approach that these embody and the positive outcomes they help to achieve.
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