Youth Transitions
Support for youth is provided through interactive discussion and activities designed to help adolescents and young adults with disabilities and special health needs prepare for adult life. Activities include one on one counseling, group support and transitions workshops. All topics place an emphasis on self-management of health care and transitioning to adult health services. The goals of the program are to enable young people with disabilities and or special health care needs to do the following:
- Gain a greater understanding of their disabilities and/or special health care needs through interaction with other young adults and mentors who have disabilities and/or special health care needs;
- Build positive communication skills that will help them to describe and educate others about their disability, leading them to advocate for themselves at home, in school, in health care settings, and in the community;
- Develop strategies for taking more responsibility for activities of daily living, including managing their health care;
- Learn how to access resources in the community to help them prepare for the transition to adulthood;
- Explore healthy lifestyles and recreation options;
- Increase knowledge about educational, career, and independent living options.
For more information contact: Kimberley Matthews at (403) 219-3614 or by email at kmatthews@cpalberta.com