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Bonus: We cut together the two episodes of our deep-dive discussion with Jamie into one; it includes discussion on benefits of self direction versus the traditional Agency model, hiring friends/family, recent challenges around Fiscal Management  Services, budgeting, Patrick saving families from acronym-vomit and lots more!

Episode Keywords:
families, provider, fiscal management, person centered, self directed, support, services, staffing, coordinator, DDA, agencies, challenges

Links:
Self Directed Services (page)
Service Coordination (site)

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Transition music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.

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Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) & Patrick (Cadigan) return and continue their deep-dive discussion into Self Directed Services with Coordinator of Community Service, Jamie Brodnax. Topics include the  benefits of Agency model, budgeting, tips/advice when starting services and Patrick saving everyone from more acronym vomit.  Join us in the conversation.

Episode Keywords:
families, provider, fiscal management, person centered, self directed, support, services, staffing, coordinator, DDA, agencies, challenges

Links:
Self Directed Services (page)
Service Coordination (site)

Well That's Helpful: Charting the Lifecourse (site)

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Additional information about post-secondary transition can be found at our website.
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Transition music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.

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This week, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) & Patrick (Cadigan) are one again joined by Coordinator of Community Service, Jamie Brodnax. Together they do a deep-dive into talking about Self Directed Services. Topics of discussion include  benefits of self direction (versus the traditional Agency model), the ability to hire friends/family, recent challenges around Fiscal Management  Services and so much more. Join us in the conversation.

Episode Keywords:
families, provider, fiscal management, person centered, self directed, support, services, staffing, coordinator, DDA, agencies, challenges

Links:
Self Directed Services (page)
Service Coordination (site)

Well That's Helpful: AutismSpeaks- Applied Behavior Analysis (site)

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Additional information about post-secondary transition can be found at our website.
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Transition music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.

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This week, host's Meghan and Patrick discuss some of the topics that prove challenging to parents of students with disabilities. They cover moving students from the diploma-bound track to certificate, making long term goals that lead to uncomfortable truths, and some of the mundane transitions that families experience.

Episode Keywords:
conversations, families, parents, transition, diploma, hard discussions, disabilities, students, opportunities, certificate, focus, process, resources, viewpoints

Links:
Well That's Helpful: The Accessible Stall (site).

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Transition music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.

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Host's Meghan and Patrick discuss what parents of students with disabilities can expect from the exit year. They cover some of the milestones to watch out for, tips on communicating/collaborating with your Coodinator of Community Service and discuss a timeline of events throughout the school year.

Episode Keywords:
coordinator, DDA, parents, young adult, conversation, specialist, waiver, exit, resource, funding, families, DORS, agencies, self-directed, Hussman Foundation

Links:
SSI (page)
Medicaid (site)
Acronyms & Definitions (page) - CCS
P2Transition Podcast Ep.16 - Interview w/ CCS Jamie Brodnax (page)
Hussman Center, Towson (site)
ThinkCollege (site)
Charting the Life Course (site)

Well That's Helpful: All Autism Talk Podcast: Back To School Tips for Parents of Kids with Autism (site)

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To download a copy of a transcript for this episode or any of our previous conversations, click here.
Also visit our Podcast webpage to find links to all of our other discussions; go to www.p2transition.com.
Additional information about post-secondary transition can be found at our website.
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Transition music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.

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Host's Meghan and Patrick are excited to shift into their second season; they discuss the roots for their passions and focus their discussion on some of the updates that have populated their Post-Secondary Transition website. They drop hints about some of the new things coming up this season and details about future discussions.

Episode Keywords:
transition, information, families, guardianship, conversations, website, updates, links, resources, helpful

Links:
Transition Source Podcast (site)
Post-Secondary Transition Facebook (page)
ThinkCollege (site)
Certificate Track (page)
Adult Agency Snapshot (page)
Health Care Transition (page)
Residential Provider (page) & Emergency Housing (page)
Guardianship (page)

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To download a copy of a transcript for this episode or any of our previous conversations, click here.
Also visit our Podcast webpage to find links to all of our other discussions; go to www.p2transition.com.
Additional information about post-secondary transition can be found at our website.
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Transition music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.

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Hosts Meghan & Patrick ran into a scheduling snafu, so they're posting a "new" collection of useful resources from their website (link found below).
Enjoy!

Well That's Helpful
1. Certificate Track (page)
2. Adult Agency Snapshot (page)
3. Health Care Transition (page)
      - Heath Care Timeline (page)
4. Guardianship (page)

Also visit our Podcast webpage to find links to all of our other discussions; go to www.p2transition.com.

Download a transcript of the episode here.

For this episode:
Transition music Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Intro music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.

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To download a copy of a transcript for this episode or any of our previous conversations, click here.
Also visit our Podcast webpage to find links to all of our other discussions; go to www.p2transition.com.
Additional information about post-secondary transition can be found at our website.
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Intro/Outro music by AudioCoffee from Pixabay.
Transition music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.

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Hosts Meghan & Patrick are still taking off the month in July. Instead, they're posting a second set of resources from episodes 22 - 25 and put them in one place. Enjoy!

Well That's Helpful
1. T21Mom.com Podcast
2. Shared Support MD
3. MD Department of Education- Specially Designed Instruction & Transition Planning (site)
4. Disability Rights of Maryland (site)

Download a transcript of the episode here.

For this episode:
Transition music Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Intro music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.

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To download a copy of a transcript for this episode or any of our previous conversations, click here.
Also visit our Podcast webpage to find links to all of our other discussions; go to www.p2transition.com.
Additional information about post-secondary transition can be found at our website.
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Intro/Outro music by AudioCoffee from Pixabay.
Transition music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.

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Just a reminder, hosts Meghan & Patrick are taking off the month in July, so no new content is posting. Instead, they've gathered the resources from episodes 18 - 21 and put them in one place. Enjoy!

Well That's Helpful
1. Acronyms & Definitions page, Service Coordination: Glossary of Terms
2. The Parents Place of Maryland/Resources
3. ThinkCollege.net
4. SSI/SSDI YouTube playlist

Download a transcript of the episode here.

For this episode:
Transition music Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Intro music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.

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To download a copy of a transcript for this episode or any of our previous conversations, click here.
Also visit our Podcast webpage to find links to all of our other discussions; go to www.p2transition.com.
Additional information about post-secondary transition can be found at our website.
The Post-Secondary Transition Podcast Facebook page.
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Intro/Outro music by AudioCoffee from Pixabay.
Transition music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.

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Hosts Megan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) continue their discussion with Liz Burley, a transition consultant and retired teacher/transition coordinator with 40 years experience. Liz discusses the integration of students with disabilities into the classroom, the importance of peer influence and considering/planning for the future.  Join the conversation!

Episode Keywords:
parents, young adult, transition, disabilities, families, students, jobs, programs, teachers, conversation, school, process

Links:
Prince George's County public schools (site)
The ARC of Maryland (site)

Well That's Helpful: Disability Rights of Maryland (site)

Download a transcript of the episode here. 

Support the show

To download a copy of a transcript for this episode or any of our previous conversations, click here.
Also visit our Podcast webpage to find links to all of our other discussions; go to www.p2transition.com.
Additional information about post-secondary transition can be found at our website.
The Post-Secondary Transition Podcast Facebook page.
Visit our YouTube Channel to find additional video resources.
Intro/Outro music by AudioCoffee from Pixabay.
Transition music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.