Self-Determination and Transition

Catalog description

This course develops students' proficiency in career development and self-determined transition planning and education for persons with disabilities from middle school through adulthood. Emphasis is placed on IDEA requirements for transition services, career development, and best practices in the transition processes; key time and IEP team decision points to foster positive life outcomes; transition services assessment; secondary special education curricular implications; career development and transition service needs; collaborative services in schools and communities to promote quality transition services; and best practices in student-centered transition planning. At the completion of this course, educators develop a background and framework for fostering post-secondary success necessary for leading IEP teams through the development of student-centered plan focused on the knowledge and skills necessary for successful transition to college, career, and independent living. Graduate students explicate research and then design and deliver a professional development seminar to schools they identify as needing improvement in the area of FBA and behavioral intervention planning. Note: This course is part of the required course sequence for the grades 4-8 and 6-12 “mild-moderate add-on special education certification” in the state of Louisiana.