Transition Planning for Youth with Intellectual Disability and/or Chronic Illness /Complex Medical Care
Thu, May 11
|Virtual Event
Two Part Workshop: Pt 1: guardianship. Pt 2: students with chronic illness and/or complex healthcare needs who will require assistance navigating college and/or work
Time & Location
May 11, 2023, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Virtual Event
About the event
Webinars, May 11th & 18th, 2023, with Boston Children’s Hospital. For those that have an adolescent who is or will be transitioning to adulthood over the next few years. * Two separate workshops are being offered. 1. The first is for caregivers of adolescents with intellectual disability who will require guardianship when they turn 18. * This event will be held on Thursday, May 11th from 10:00am-12:00pm via Zoom webinar. Featuring:
- Overview of transition basics
- Guardianship process
- Professional panel
- Patient/Family Experience
2. The second workshop is for caregivers of adolescents with chronic illness and/or complex healthcare needs who will require assistance navigating college and/or the workforce. * This event will be held on Thursday, May 18th from 5:30pm-7:30pm via Zoom webinar. Featuring:
- Overview of transition basics
- Navigating college with a chronic medical condition
- Job searching & workplace accommodations
- Considerations for transfer to adult medical care
- Professional panel
- Patient/Family Experience
Registration is required. Use the RSVP Link or email SWTransition@childrens.harvard.edu, or you can call Meghan Sullivan at 857-218-3861.