Send us a text Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) continue their talk with Audri Levering , Transition Program Coordinator at Parents Place of Maryland (PPM). They discuss options available to families as they consider guardianship. They talk about the need to create opportunities for individuals to make choices, the value of lessons learned from failure and avoid doing things for children with disabilities that they can do for themselves. Join the conversation! Episode Keywords: gua...
Jul 22, 2024•27 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Send us a text For Part 1 of a two-part discussion, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) take the opportunity to talk with Audri Levering , Transition Program Coordinator at Parents Place of Maryland (PPM). The conversation covers the resources available for families of students with disabilities through PPM and the importance of considering all options available to families when considering the future of children as they grow into adults. Ms. Levering talks about her grant-funded work...
Jul 08, 2024•28 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Send us a text Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) shift their focus to the transition planning process as it continues to take shape in sophomore year (of high school). The conversation highlights the importance of opening an ABLE account, attending transition fairs and exploring school-based options such as work programs. Additionally, they discuss various strategies for supporting diploma-bound and non-diploma-bound students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) including e...
Jun 24, 2024•24 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Send us a text Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) hit #Episode50! Their discussion involves the changes seen in the IEP over this past school year and focus their attention to the transition planning process as it begins to take shape in freshman year (of high school). The conversation highlights the need for families to explore state-funded agencies, keep track of documentation and familiarizing themselves with disability-related vocabulary and transition acronyms. Join the conversa...
Jun 10, 2024•30 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Send us a text This week, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) have the opportunity to speak with Doug DeHaan, Director of the Hussman Center at Towson University. Together, they discuss the importance of understanding and supporting individuals with autism. They talk about how the Hussman Center offers safe spaces and activities for autistic adults to socialize and build connections, while also acknowledging the significance of family involvement. Join the conversation! Episode Keywor...
May 27, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Send us a text This week, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) jump states to sit down with Tim Markle and discuss the Wisconsin Integrated Transition Planning Project (WITPP). That collaboration brings together self-advocates, family members, and professionals with the goal of improving transition for young adults with disabilities, including advocating for a greater understanding and say in healthcare transition. Join the conversation! Episode Keywords: transition, Wisconsin, familie...
May 13, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Send us a text So, hosts Megan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) had a scheduling challenge around their next discussion, so they'll need some more time 😞 In the interim, they thought it would be a good idea to push an "oldie but goodie." They have re-edited Ep 12 so that you get straight to their discussion about where to begin (starting in a student's freshman year of high school and working through to senior year). They've also updated the audio (a bit) and the episode links; enjoy the conve...
Apr 29, 2024•25 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Send us a text This week, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) are joined by Transition Coordinator Meredith Gregoire-Cope. The dynamic three-oo talk about the importance of work opportunities for students with disabilities, how transition for diploma-bound students looks different, out of the box thinking that can lead to breakthroughs and the need to put yourself out there to build partnerships. Join us in the conversation! Episode Keywords: students, jobs, transition, conversations,...
Apr 15, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Send us a text Happy April Fools Day! But, no joke, we have another conversation for your listening ears. Pivoting from their recent parent interview, this week hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) discuss Person Centered Planning (PCP). They'll cover the benefits establishing a Person Centered Plan can bring, clarify some of the roadblocks you might encounter and highlight some of the resources they have found useful when doing research. Join in the conversation! Episode Keywords: age...
Apr 01, 2024•32 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Send us a text This week, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) return to finish their parent interview with Jane Plapinger. For this part of the discussion, Jane ruminates on things she wish she knew ahead of time, the importance of being flexible and her son David building an adult life. Please join in the conversation! Episode Keywords: agency, residential staff, families, experience, working, information, admissions, school, transportation, provider, program, housemates Links: Adult...
Mar 18, 2024•25 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Send us a text This week, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) return to their favorite format, the parent interview. For this conversation, the duo welcome Jane Plapinger whose son David has autism and continues to work through the transition process. Jane discusses how she managed to navigate with her son including resources she found most helpful, challenges they faced and the little victories they learned to appreciate. Please join in the conversation! Episode Keywords: agencies, t...
Mar 04, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Send us a text This week, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) are joined by Occupational Therapist Laura Karp as the trio discuss the presence of functional IEP goals. The conversation covers defining functional goals, examples of what functional IEP goals could be and the role functional goals can play in the transition process for students with disabilities. There is so much more, so please join in the conversation! Episode Keywords: functional goals, families, IEP, skills, disabili...
Feb 19, 2024•38 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Send us a text Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) tackle another rung of the transition ladder. This week they discuss the role that families can expect a Coordinator of Community Service will play. They cover what happens at around age 18, discuss the "choice letter" and share out tips and tricks that can help families navigate the process of decision. Join the conversation! Episode Keywords: coordinator, transition, DDA, agency, exit, county, information, letter, service, family, p...
Feb 05, 2024•17 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Send us a text Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) converse around the discussion of Health Care Transition. They talk about how things change at age 18, differences in adult care versus pediatric care, guardianship as it relates to healthcare and some alternative models that could be helpful. Empower your family with information and let's create a community of support! Episode Keywords: guardianship, transition, doctor, decisions, disabilities, information, form, health care, parents...
Jan 22, 2024•20 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Send us a text And we're back for the NEW YEAR! Happy 2024! Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) continue their walk up the transition ladder. This time, the discussion covers digital portfolio's and the information they can share for students (and their families). The conversation includes information on informal portfolios that students and families can make themselves to some of the more formal portfolios that school systems are pushing out. Join the conversation! Episode Keywords: ...
Jan 08, 2024•19 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Send us a text Please note that we'll be taking break over this holiday season to be with our families. So Happy Holiday's and well talk with you very soon in the New Year! Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) talk with Amy D'Agati from University of Maryland's TerpsEXCEED program discussing what college can look like for students with intellectual disabilities. The conversation covers a wide range of topics including mentoring, job exploration, campus life and the process of learning ...
Dec 11, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Send us a text With the start of the Holidays, hosts Meghan & Patrick ran into scheduling challenges. So, in lieu of a conversation, they're posting about a new useful resource and look forward to more discussions coming very soon. Enjoy & Sorry for the delay! Episode Keywords: information, links, skills, resource, updates, Maryland, transition, local Well That's Helpful - My Life Learning Center ( site ) Support the show To download a copy of a transcript for this episode or any of our ...
Nov 27, 2023•4 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Send us a text Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) talk with Maria Paiewonsky from the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts/Boston. Together, they discuss ThinkCollege, a national effort that works to promote inclusive higher education opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. During the conversation, Maria emphasizes the importance of promoting self-determination, self-advocacy, and independence skills in high school ...
Nov 13, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Send us a text Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) & Patrick (Cadigan) discuss career acadamies (within the school system) and what they can offer students. Their discussion covers career research and development, apprenticeships and how best to use career academies for students who don't think college is right for them. Join the conversation. Episode Keywords: students, work, county, apprenticeship, career academies, conversation, school, transition, college, information, employer, guidance counselor,...
Oct 30, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Send us a text 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 Link...
Oct 23, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Send us a text 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...
Oct 16, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Send us a text 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 manag...
Oct 02, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Send us a text 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, resou...
Sep 18, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Send us a text 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: SS...
Sep 04, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Send us a text 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 Pod...
Aug 20, 2023•32 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Send us a text 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 ....
Aug 07, 2023•10 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Send us a text 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...
Jul 24, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a text 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:...
Jul 10, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Send us a text 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, ...
Jun 26, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a text Hosts Megan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) interview Liz Burley, a transition consultant and retired teacher/transition coordinator with 40 years experience. Liz discusses how she came to work transition, critical points she hopes parents will consider about a child's future, the importance of independence, and so much more. Join the conversation! Episode Keywords: parents, students, transition, agency, work, families, programs, services, young adult, Maryland, adult, school, i...
Jun 12, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 24
