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What Works for What Works for Transitioning Youth Transitioning Youth with Emotional with Emotional Disabilities Disabilities Ann Deschamps Ann Deschamps Maryland Seamless Transition Maryland Seamless Transition Collaborative Collaborative Dana Hackey and Benton Wesmiller Dana Hackey and Benton Wesmiller Healthy Transitions Initiative Healthy Transitions Initiative Maryland Transition Conference 2011 Maryland Transition Conference 2011

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What Works for Transitioning Youth with Emotional Disabilities. Ann Deschamps Maryland Seamless Transition Collaborative Dana Hackey and Benton Wesmiller Healthy Transitions Initiative Maryland Transition Conference 2011. Overview. Transitioning youth with EBD - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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What Works for What Works for Transitioning Youth with Transitioning Youth with

Emotional DisabilitiesEmotional Disabilities

Ann DeschampsAnn DeschampsMaryland Seamless Transition CollaborativeMaryland Seamless Transition Collaborative

Dana Hackey and Benton WesmillerDana Hackey and Benton WesmillerHealthy Transitions InitiativeHealthy Transitions Initiative

Maryland Transition Conference 2011Maryland Transition Conference 2011

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OverviewOverview

Transitioning youth with EBD Transitioning youth with EBD who are they and how are they different from who are they and how are they different from

transitioning youth with other disabilities?transitioning youth with other disabilities? what’s happening to them now? what’s happening to them now?

Biggest barriers to seamless transition?Biggest barriers to seamless transition? What they say worksWhat they say works How are they best served?How are they best served?

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Who are TAY with EBD?Who are TAY with EBD?

NLTS2 found that the majority of youth with EBDNLTS2 found that the majority of youth with EBD :: malemale living in povertyliving in poverty HOH has no education past high schoolHOH has no education past high school ADHDADHD disability is identified later (age 9 or after)disability is identified later (age 9 or after) 40% have attended five or more schools40% have attended five or more schools history of social adjustment problemshistory of social adjustment problems suspended or expelled at least oncesuspended or expelled at least once

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What is Unique?What is Unique? Disability typically impairs social participation Disability typically impairs social participation Blaming; parents and youth themselves blamed Blaming; parents and youth themselves blamed

for the disabilityfor the disability StigmaStigma Living in poverty, single head of household, Living in poverty, single head of household,

unemployed head of household (Wagner et al., unemployed head of household (Wagner et al., 2005)2005)

Source: Maryann Davis presentation Mental Health and Secondary Transition. 5th Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute, Charlotte, NC, May 2011

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What’s Unique?What’s Unique?

Presence of disability not obviousPresence of disability not obvious

Ignorance; disability identified late and treatment Ignorance; disability identified late and treatment delayed, behavioral nature of disability leads to delayed, behavioral nature of disability leads to confusion about treatment versus “socialization”confusion about treatment versus “socialization”

Conditions are treatable and disability often ends Conditions are treatable and disability often ends

Source: Maryann Davis presentation Mental Health and Secondary Transition. 5th Source: Maryann Davis presentation Mental Health and Secondary Transition. 5th Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute, Charlotte, NC, May 2011Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute, Charlotte, NC, May 2011

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What’s Happening Now?What’s Happening Now?

Lowest High School completion rate (56%) of any Lowest High School completion rate (56%) of any disability category of Students with IEP’s (65-95%) disability category of Students with IEP’s (65-95%) ((NLTS-2; http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/pdf/NLTS2_selfdeterm_11_23_05.pdfNLTS-2; http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/pdf/NLTS2_selfdeterm_11_23_05.pdf))

46% - Proportion of failure to complete secondary 46% - Proportion of failure to complete secondary education attributable to MH conditions (Vander Stoep et education attributable to MH conditions (Vander Stoep et al., 2003) al., 2003)

Experiences the lowest rates of school performance Experiences the lowest rates of school performance (attendance, grades, grade retention)(attendance, grades, grade retention)

Source: Maryann Davis presentation Mental Health and Secondary Transition. 5th Source: Maryann Davis presentation Mental Health and Secondary Transition. 5th Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute, Charlotte, NC, May 2011Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute, Charlotte, NC, May 2011

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What’s Happening Now?What’s Happening Now? NLTS2 - 42% of students in ED category who were out of NLTS2 - 42% of students in ED category who were out of

school were in paid employment (compared to 56.8% cross school were in paid employment (compared to 56.8% cross disability)disability)

Students with ED had shortest duration of jobs (8 months vs. Students with ED had shortest duration of jobs (8 months vs. 10 cross disability)10 cross disability)

34% attended some post secondary education or training 34% attended some post secondary education or training (compared to 45% cross disability)(compared to 45% cross disability)

Source: Maryann Davis presentation Mental Health and Secondary Transition. 5th Annual Source: Maryann Davis presentation Mental Health and Secondary Transition. 5th Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute, Charlotte, NC, May 2011Secondary Transition State Planning Institute, Charlotte, NC, May 2011

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What works?What works?

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How can we best serve How can we best serve transitioning youth with emotional transitioning youth with emotional

and behavioral disabilities?and behavioral disabilities?