Webinar: Transition Planning for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities (ID)

We're partnering with the Support Center for Child Advocates to produce a webinar training series for child welfare and juvenile justice professionals! Youth with disabilities are significantly over-represented in both the child welfare system and the juvenile justice system, and planning for the transition from those systems to a successful adulthood presents unique challenges. Support Center for Child Advocates, Center for Excellence in Advocacy is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors. Support Center for Child Advocates, Center for Excellence in Advocacy maintains responsibility for the program(s).

Youth with disabilities are significantly over-represented in both the child welfare system and the juvenile justice system, and planning for the transition from those systems to a successful adulthood presents unique challenges. Learn about what goes into an ID diagnosis, the treatment and service options available to youth with ID, and the key things to know when preparing for transition, including how to register for ID Services, connect with OVR, and access Medicaid Waivers.

Expert Contributors: Tanya Regli of the Arc of Philadelphia and Rachel Mann of the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will understand what ID is and how it is diagnosed.
• Participants will learn how to advocate for appropriate treatment and services for youth with ID.
• Participants will understand the necessary action steps to prepare a youth with ID for the transition to adulthood, including registering for ID Services and accessing Medicaid Waivers.