Home > For Parents & Families > Navigating Transitions With Your Child > School Transitions
School Transitions
What you will find in the pages of this section
Early schooling may not be a high priority for families, but several options are available to optimize the child's social and educational development at this stage and to help their families.
These years are critical to healthy development. Numerous services and aids are available to children with health problems and/or disabilities. Physicians can make a difference by collaborating with schools and other programs.
Moving from class to class in Middle School requires students to interact with more peers and an increased number of adults, counselors, teachers, and to manage their own daytime schedule. Families and physicians can help by closely monitoring both emotional and physical changes and adaptation to the new environment and to adolescence itself.
Students may benefit from guidance in setting achievable goals and assuring preparation for life after High School. The Medical Home can assist the educational transition team by providing information about the student's particular capabilities, working with families to encourage students to begin managing their own healthcare, and to determine eligibility for necessary adult services.
College provides opportunities for students to become more independent. College Disability Centers can help students, living on or off campus, get services they need to be successful in class and help make the campus more acessible. The Centers are a good place to go if students with disabilities are feeling stressed about their college experience and don't know where to start to get help. The Medical Home can help by suggesting students contact the Centers during the application process for college and by providing any documentation needed to apply and qualify for services on campus.
Authors
| Author: | Gina Pola-Money, 12/2005 |
| Reviewing Author: | Alfred Romeo RN, PhD, 1/2009 |
| Content Last Updated: | 1/2009 |