Partnering with Deaf Youth: Strength-Based Transition Planning for VR Professionals

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Module Description:

This module explores the complex network of support systems essential for successful postsecondary planning for deaf students. It highlights the importance of intentional collaboration among schools, vocational rehabilitation services, postsecondary institutions, deaf mentors, and community organizations. Through real-world examples and best practices, learners will gain an understanding of how coordinated efforts across these systems create smoother transitions, empower deaf youth, and support their academic and career goals.

Learning objectives – Participants will be able to:

  • Explain the importance of prioritizing and accommodating a range of deaf people, including communication needs and preferences.
  • Recognize the role of lived experience in providing services for deaf clients and how they shape person-centered services.
  • Identify effective transition planning strategies in postsecondary planning for deaf clients.

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Continuing Education Credit: This module is pre-approved for 1 NDC Continuing Professional Education Clock Hour and 1 CRCC Clock Hour

Course Category: Program Implementation
Useful For: Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals

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