Positive family engagement throughout the transition process improves youth outcomes.
It's important to engage families as partners and empower them with information. As you work with families, focus on these key takeaways:
- Focus transition planning on the individual, in partnership with the family.
- Weave transition planning into all aspects of your work with families.
- Define transition as achieving a good quality of life.
- Provide an individualized approach to advocacy.
- Promote full community inclusion as the preferred option.
The information, resources and tools in this section are designed to help you invite families into the process and engage them as a partner in their youth's transition and employment success. To receive ongoing information on fostering family engagement, sign up for PACER's family engagement newsletter.
