Tools for Growth: Facilitating Community Living Skills Opportunities in Preparation for Independent Living

• By: Crystal Hayes, MEd Misty Wagner College Internship Program (CIP)
• March 26th, 2021
• adolescents, community, independence, independent living skills, person-centered planning, personal growth, self-advocacy, Spring 2021 Issue, supports, transition, young adults
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Graduating high school, going to college, finding an apartment, landing that first job, getting married - these are all exciting milestones associated with the transition from high school to independent living. For adolescents with autism, formal planning for this transition begins at age 14 with...

Balancing Health and Safety Issues with Individual Rights in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

• By: Maggie Haag, MEd, BCBA, LSW Allan Forster Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D Melmark
• July 1st, 2017
• interdisciplinary team, person-centered planning, summer 2017 issue
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The history of treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities is fraught with violations of personal liberties. In a seminal article, Bannerman, Sherman, and Sheldon outlined the need to respect individual rights in the context of effective treatment (1988). Since that time, service...