Knowledge:

TS1K1

Theoretical and applied models of transition.

TS1K2

Transition-related laws and policies.

TS1K3

History of national transition initiatives.

TS1K4

Research on relationships between individual outcomes and transition practices.

TS1K5

Procedures and requirements for referring individuals to community service agencies.

Skills:

None

Knowledge:

TS2K1

Implications of individual characteristics with respect to post-school outcomes and support needs.

Skills:

None

Knowledge:

None

Skills:

None

Knowledge:

TS4K1

Methods for providing community-based education for individuals with exceptional learning needs.

TS4K2

Methods for linking academic content to transition goals.

TS4K3

Strategies for involving families and individuals with exceptional learning needs in transition planning and evaluation.

Skills:

TS4S1

Arrange and evaluate instructional activities in relation to post-school goals.

Knowledge:

 TS5K1

School and post-school services available to specific populations of individuals with exceptional learning needs.

Skills:

TS5S1

Identify and facilitate modifications within work and community environments.

TS5S2

Use support systems to facilitate self-advocacy in transition planning.

Knowledge:

None

Skills:

None

Knowledge:

TS7K1

Job seeking and job retention skills identified by employers as essential for successful employment.

TS7K2

Vocational education methods, models, and curricula.

TS7K3

Range of post-school options within specific outcome areas.

Skills:

TS7S1

Identify outcomes and instructional options specific to the community and the individual.

TS7S2

Arrange and evaluate instructional activities in relation to post-school goals.

TS7S3

Ensure the inclusion of transition-related goals in the educational program plan.

TS7S4

Develop post-school goals and objectives, using interests and preferences of the individual.

Knowledge:

TS8K1

Formal and informal approaches for identifying students’ interests and preferences related to educational experiences and post-school goals.

Skills:

TS8S1

Match skills and interests of the individuals to skills and demands required by vocational and post-school settings.

TS8S2

Interpret results of career and vocational assessment for individuals, families, and professionals.

TS8S3

Use a variety of formal and informal career, transition, and vocational assessment procedures.

TS8S4

Evaluate and modify transition goals on an ongoing basis.

TS8S5

Assess and develop natural support systems to facilitate transition to post-school environments.

Knowledge:

TS9K1

Scope and role of transition specialist.

TS9K2

Scope and role of agency personnel related to transition services.

TS9K3

Organizations and publications relevant to the field of transition.

Skills:

TS9S1

Show positive regard for the capacity and operating constraints of community organizations involved in transition services.

TS9S2

Participate in activities of professional organizations in the field of transition.

Knowledge:

TS10K1

Methods to increase transition service delivery through interagency agreements and collaborative funding.

TS10K2

Transition planning strategies that facilitate input from team members.

Skills:

TS10S1

Design and use procedures to evaluate and improve transition education and services in collaboration with team members.

TS10S2

Provide information to families about transition education, services, support networks, and post-school options.

TS10S3

Involve team members in establishing transition policy.

TS10S4

Provide transition-focused technical assistance and professional development in collaboration with team members.

TS10S5

Collaborate with transition-focused agencies.

TS10S6

Develop interagency strategies to collect, share, and use student assessment data.

TS10S7

Use strategies for resolving differences in collaborative relationships and interagency agreements.

TS10S8

Assist teachers to identify educational program planning team members.

TS10S9

Assure individual, family, and agency participation in transition planning and implementation.