Debbie Wilkes brings a wealth of knowledge and experiences supporting students who receive special education services to create transition plans that lead to valued life in the community. Ms. Wilkes has developed training specific to support teachers, administrators, students, and families to use Person Centered thinking tools as part of the transition process.
Learn how your district can implement strategies to promote person centered thinking in the classroom and/or create a transition assessment based on this person-centered approach. The person-centered approach provides a description of the individual, including what others like and admire about the person, things that are important to and for the person, characteristics a support person should have, and information on how the individual communicates with words and behaviors.
Through this assessment approach, the student, parent, and school staff collaboratively will be able to identify the supports that the student will need to set achievable post-secondary goals.