Students have psycho-social, emotional, physical and spiritual needs.
To isolate one characterisitic and transition just to that need is isolating the student from the full range of benefits a community has to offer. There is a tendency to assume that placement denotes transition. This is an erroneous and often harmful assumption, as placement is often the beginning stage of transition. We are often involved in the transition of a family as well as the student. It is helpful to recognize that transition away from school programming significantly influences family life.