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Chapter 10 - Transitioning to Adulthood Using the Individual Transitional Plan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 October 2021

Boris Gindis
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Center for Cognitive-Developmental Assessment and Remediation
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Transition from childhood to adulthood of IA individuals with educational handicapping conditions requires thoughtful, well-planned scaffolding through the Individual Transitional Plan (ITP). This chapter discusses the creation of ITP at the age of 14 to 16; identification of the areas of personal strength; development and reinforcement of skills applicable to future job training or college education; reinforcement of emotional self-regulation; training in self-confidence and self-advocacy; the specificity of the ITP for international adoptees in comparison with the population at large; the structure, content, and goals for international adoptees’ ITP; specifics of occupational evaluation and development of vocational and postsecondary education goals for the IA person; and the special role of social/emotional behavior goals in ITP for the international adoptees.

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Print publication year: 2021

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