num_pages: 328
description: As children with special health care needs and disabilities reach adulthood, they face an often difficult transition from pediatric care to adult health care. Make that challenging shift much easier with this comprehensive problem—solving guide, the book that helps professionals across systems work together on effective health care transition plans for youth and adolescents with a range of special health care needs and disabilities. This strategy—filled planning resource helps readersimprove their collaboration with other professionals to ensure coordinated care and services for young peopleskillfully assess individual medical and health care needsdevelop workable health care transition plans from start to finishensure that transition outcomes match the goals and desires of the individualhelp families locate and select adult medical and health care providersassist young people in securing health-related accommodations in school and at workProfessionals will get everything they need for successful health care transition planningstructured guidelines based on best practicestransition assessmentshelpful case studies and resource listsand Internet links to planning tools (including printable transition questionnaires, timelines, planning workbooks for families, and videos that show transition planning in action)With this thorough and readable guide to an often-overlooked aspect of transition planning, professionals from a wide range of settings will come together to ensure effective, coordinated medical care as adolescents reach adulthood.*National Center for Health Statistics, The National Survey of Children with Special Needs Chartbook, 2001
language: English
title: Promoting Health Care Transitions for Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities
titlecomplete: Promoting Health Care Transitions for Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities
publisher: Brookes Publishing