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TRANSITIONCONFERENCE

We can help put the pieces together to begin

planning for your childs future

A transition conference for families of teens and young

adults with special needs.

Saturday, April 12, 2014 / 9:00am -12:00pmHoliday Inn Rockland

929 Hingham Street Rockland, MA 02370


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South Shore Support ServicesWelcomes

The Movement of Imperfectionfeaturing

Keynote Speakers and Authors ofShut Up bout Your Perfect Kid

Survival Guide for OrdinaryParents

of Special Children

On a perfection-preoccupied planet, sisters Gina Gallagher and Patricia Terrasi dare to openly speak about

the frustrations, stigmas, joys and challenges they face as parents of children with disabilities (one with

Aspergers syndrome, the other with bipolar disorder).

This refreshingly frank and enjoyable presentation, based on their book, Shut Up About Your Per-

fect Kid, a Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of special children (Random House, August 2010), has par-

ticipants laughing out loud and celebrating the joys, gifts, and milestones of all children, including spe-

cial ones. Participants will learn

How laughter can be a powerful coping technique.

How to deal with insensitive people.

How to help break stigma.

How to let go of the expectations for your children and love the reality.

The Massachusetts-based authors speak at parenting, mental health, and educational conferences around the

country and have been featured by CNN and in several national radio and print media outlets. They are the

creators of a Face book community with more than 130,000 special needs caregivers worldwide.


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Session One

10:00am 10:50am1.The Road Forward

Colleen Mulligan Asst. Area Director- Department Developmental ServicesThey are now getting ready to graduate and you are not sure what the future will hold. Your schooltells you to apply for services with the Department of Developmental Services. What is that? Whodo I call? What can they do for my child? These are all good questions and it s never too early

to start asking them and thinking about the future.

2.Adult Family CareNancy Salerno LICSW & Kathy Ford RN South Shore Support Services

Adult Family Care is a Mass Health funded residential option, which offers an opportunity forindividuals with developmental disabilities to live with a host family in their own community. Itis a family-centered living option that provides assistance with personal care and activities ofdaily living. As individuals, people s needs may vary, but living in a supportive home, as an

active and contributing member of a family is the common goal.

3. GuardianshipRachel M. Wassel- Attorney at Law -Rachel M Wassel Law Office

An overview of the important estate planning documents, with an emphasis on planning for a childwith special needs (e.g., creating, funding and administrating an effective and flexible special

needs trust; selecting a trustee; nominating a guardian, etc.). Also included, important legal (andpractical) issues surrounding the transition to age 18, including the guardianship process.

4.Vocational ServicesWilliam Mullin- Director of South Shore Work Opportunities Limited and Robert Lynch

Vendors of DDS, MRC, DCF, and neighboring school districts.Services are customized to the individual supported within the community. WOU staff can provide avariety of supports, from preparation for employment (including resume development, mock interviewtraining, internships and volunteer opportunities at job sites) through successful retention of paidemployment. Career Resource Specialists regularly build and enhance relationships with employers

geared to cultivate job leads based on the interests of the clients served.

5 Medical TransitionMary Castro Summers, Director, Family TIES of Massachusetts

Medical Transition is the complicated process that comes in acknowledging that the medicalcare of an individual with disabilities must be expanded into the realm of adult medical services,to address changing medical concerns. As important to the medical piece, however, is engaging theyoung adult to activity participate in addressing physical needs and concerns. We will explore whyit is necessary to shift medical services from pediatric to adult providers, and how to support theyoung adult patient s involvement in managing at least some aspects of his or her medical needs.

6. Key Component Writing the Transition Plan in the IEPMarjorie Walsh Special Education Advocate -Center for Children special needs of MA

The starting point for transition planning is a youth s Measurable Post- Secondary Goals; specificstatements of what a youth wants to achieve after high school. These goals are based on their

interests, preferences and strengths.


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Session Two11:00am 11:50am

7.Collaborative Career Life Development ServicesJeffrey Gentry Director of Youth Services Triangle, Inc.

School-to-Career program collaborates with internal resources like our IMPACT-Ability abuse pre-vention program and EPIC Youth Leadership program as well as partner providers like Greater Bos-

ton Access to Recreation in order to help students access the diverse resources they need toachieve their career, life, and transition goals.

8.Guardianship AssessmentsNancy Salerno LICSWSouth Shore Support Services

When seeking guardianship of a developmentally challenged individual, a Clinical Team Report (CTR)must be filed with the petition for guardianship. The clinical team report must be completed by a

physician, alicensed psychologist, and a social worker, each of whom is experienced in the evaluation of develop-

mentally challenged persons. Nancy Salerno is a licensed independent clinical social worker(LICSW) who works with developmentally challenged individuals through South Shore Support Ser-

vices Inc. She has extensive experience in the evaluation of developmentally challenged personsas well as the preparation of the Clinical Team Report. Nancy has been referred to families

through the Department of Developmental Services (Weymouth and Plymouth area offices) as well as

local guardianship attorneys to complete the Clinical Team Report.

9.Key Component Writing the Transition Plan in the IEPMarjorie Walsh Special Education Advocate -Center for Children special needs of MA

The starting point for transition planning is a youth s Measurable Post- Secondary Goals;specific statements of what a youth wants to achieve after high school. These goals

are based on their interests, preferences and strengths.

10.Section 8 HousingJohn Labella- President - Housingworks.net

The when's, where's, and how s of applying for Section 8 Housing benefits. These questions and oth-

ers will be answered. An important step in the transitional process.

11.Special Needs TrustsAttorney Jeffrey W. Roberts of Nutter, McClennen and Fish:

If you have a child or other loved one with special needs, you may want to establish a specialneeds trust. A special needs trust (or supplemental needs trust) is an estate planning tool

that can help you provide for the needs of a disabled individual without jeopardizing his or hereligibility for government benefits.

12. Social Security BenefitsKristen Alberino- Metropolitan Public Affairs Specialist -Social Security Administration

The when's, where s, and how s of applying for Social Security benefits. These questions and oth-ers will be answered. An important step in the transitional process.


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Registration Form

Early registration is $20.00 per person, $25.00 per person after March 27 th; last day to register

is April 7th. Your registration includes a continental breakfast and a USB Flash Drive with the

contact information and presentation of all roundtable presenters. Limited scholarships are

available upon request. Please contact 781-331-7878 ext. 19 for more information.

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Workshops

Please circle one from each session

Session One: 01 02 03 04 05 06

Session Two: 07 08 09 10 11 12

Mail registration form and payment to:

South Shore Support Services

Attn. Transition Conference

317 Libbey Industrial Parkway, Suite B300

Weymouth, MA 02189

Conference Schedule:

Registration:

8:15am 9:00am

Keynote Speakers:

9:05am -9:45am

Break/Exhibits/Networking

9:45am -9:55am

Workshop Session 1

10:00am -10:50am

Break

10:50am -11:00am

Workshop Session 2

11:00am -11:50am

Wrap-up Session

11:50am -12:00pm


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Transition Conference Schedule:Registration:

8:15am 9:00amKeynote Speakers:

9:05am 9:45amBreak/Exhibits/Networking

9:45am 9:55amWorkshop Session 110:00am 10:50am

Break/Exhibits/Networking10:50am 11:00am

Workshop Session 211:00am 11:50amWrap up Session

11:50am 12:00pm

NONPROFIT ORG

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

BOSTON MA

PERMIT NO. 1383

P.O. Box 890126

E. Weymouth, MA 02189

www.soshoresupport.org

Please notify us of any address changes or corrections.

Supporting Individuals to

Live Meaningful Lives

One Person at a Time

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