Session 5.3: Transition Planning with Adolescents
Time:
2.5 hours (online)
30 minutes (in-class debrief)
Developmental Competencies
SW114-05 Ability to provide necessary support to youth as they transition into adulthood, including
promoting the acquisition of independent living skills.
SW114-06 Understands service needs of pregnant and parenting teens and makes referrals
Curricular Competencies
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Knows the importance of youth rights and when to discuss with youth
Knows when to refer a youth to the Independent Living (IL) Program and who the regional
contracted IL providers are for their area
Ability to complete the WA State Identicard form to obtain an ID for youth on his/her caseload
Ability to administer the Casey Life Skills Assessment (CLSA) and how to work with youth in
developing a learning plan
Understands the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) and why it is important
Knows process to conduct annual credit checks for youth age 16 and older
Knows process for conducting a transition planning meeting, developing a transition plan and
documenting the transition plan in Famlink
Knows the different resources available to assist youth in their transition into adulthood
Knows the resources available to pregnant and parenting teens in their area
RCT Session 5.3: Transition Planning with Adolescents
Talking about Competencies
While adolescent policies are the same in every region, different areas of practice and different
geographical locations may have different issues. For instance, there are a few remote areas of the state
that does not have a contracted IL provider therefore the social worker would be responsible for
completing the above tasks rather than referring to a contracted provider. Be sure to talk with your
students about knowing the resources in their area and who is responsible for doing the different tasks.
Materials and Preparation
All materials for this session are in Canvas. Refer to the workflow below to see how they are used.
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Transition Planning Field Activity
Transition Planning and Working with Adolescents Competency Worksheet
E-Learning Presentation
Resources
All of these resources are available to students in Canvas.
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CA Operations Manual : Adolescent policies 4310
Request for Washington State Identicard (DSHS 11-077)
Request for Identicard Waiver Fee (DSHS 16-029)
Transition Plan – (DSHS 14-417)
Transition Plan - Frequently Asked Questions
www.independence.wa.gov
www.caseylifeskills.org
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Session Flow
At the start of this session, students are directed to a worksheet in which they reflect on the
competencies.
Step
Delivery Method
Time
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5.3 Field Assignment
Worksheet Part 1:
Awareness
Canvas
Canvas
45 minutes
15 minutes
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Online presentation
E-learning, link provided in Canvas
60 minutes
4
Worksheet Part 2:
Competency Exercise
Canvas
30 minutes
5
Discussion and debrief
In class or over the phone
30 minutes
Session Coach’s Notes
Worksheet Activity
The worksheet activity at the beginning of this session is designed to focus students on the
competencies. Review it, and be prepared to discuss it with students after they complete it.
Session 5.3: Transition Planning Worksheet
Part 1: Awareness
Why is life skill development important for a youth in care? What resources are you aware of to
assist youth?
Why do youth need a safe and viable transition plan? Why do you think it’s important to have it
documented?
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Part 2: Competency Exercise
The following questions are based on the curricular competencies for this session. Read through
all questions before writing your answers.
1. (Knows the importance of youth rights and when to discuss with youth) At what age do you
provide the youth with a copy of their youth rights? What website is the youth rights
manual located? What additional rights are provided to youth 12 and over?
2. (Knows when to refer a youth to the Independent Living (IL) Program and who the regional
contracted IL providers are) At what age do you refer a youth to the contracted Independent
Living program? Who is the contracted IL provider for your area? Describe the different
services a youth may receive?
3. (Ability to complete the WA State Identicard form to obtain an ID for youth on his/her
caseload) What form(s) do you use to request a WA State Identicard for a youth? What are
the three ways you can submit the WA State Identicard form? Why is having an Identicard
important?
4. (Ability to administer the Casey Life Skills Assessment and how to work with youth in
developing a learning plan) What is the website for the Casey Life Skills Assessment? How
often do you complete the assessment for youth on your caseload? What contracted
program can assist you in this task? Describe the CLSA?
5. (Understands NYTD and why it is important) As a social worker what do you need to do to
meet the NYTD requirements?
6. (Knows process to conduct annual credit checks for youth age 16 and older)
At what age do you begin requesting an annual credit check for youth on your caseload?
What are the three credit reporting agencies you have to use? What is the process for
requesting a credit check? Why is it important for youth to have good credit?
7. (Knows process for conducting a transition planning meeting and documenting the transition
plan in Famlink) Write the list of steps to prepare for a transition plan. How often does the
transition plan be reviewed and/or updated? What areas should be addressed in a transition
Plan?
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8. (Knows the different resources available to assist youth in their transition into adulthood)
Identify 5 of the different programs or resources available to assist youth in their transition
into adulthood?
9. (Knows the resources available to pregnant and parenting teens in their area) What website
hosts information and resources for pregnant and parenting teens?
Self-Paced Presentation
The self-paced presentation is a PowerPoint presentation that students access by clicking a
hyperlink. The presentation includes automatically scored multiple choice questions. The
PowerPoint and the questions are available in myAlliance.
Discussion and Debrief
Plan for a debrief discussion to review the Worksheet, either in a group or with individual
students.
When answering questions for students, use the Resources listed in the Resources section of
this document.
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