k101 - transitions - changing places

k101 - transitions - changing places

1. Transitions - daily (day centre), occasionally (respite care), short term (foster care), long term (care home)

   • Daily transitions in H&SC require regular & frequent adjustment between people & settings. Requires planning & support from carers.
     • Example - Alice Jones - autistic teenager - daily transition from home/school, class/assembly/playground/dining hall, school/home, home/church
       • Needs - avoids/delays change, time to prepare, difficulty connecting to social environments, copes with change my following strict routine, gives her sense of control & identity, cannot be hurried, familiar people important,

2. Foster care planning - info about foster carer, visit to carers home, favourite possessions brought (not always possible in emergency placements)

   • Example - Simon, 5, visual impairment, sent to boarding school.
     • Major turning point. Separation from mother was traumatic. Experienced loss.

3. Supporting young people through key transitions include proper preparation & introduction.

   • Alison Petch (managing transitions magazine)
     • importance of time (ongoing support to enable adjustment)
     • information to review options
     • support to enable individuals to control decision making
     • discussion of budgets/finances
     • recognition of individual preferences/choices
     • recognition of personal life histories/diversity of cultural needs