Tools for Multi Agency Team Transition Planning
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Our Backwards Planning tools are designed for everyone—whether you're supporting a young student, an adult navigating services, or a team coordinating across agencies. These templates are flexible, age-neutral, and meant to be adapted to fit the unique needs of individuals and teams. Planning together—at any stage—leads to better coordination of services and more meaningful outcomes.
As for all important events in life, the transition youth make from school to adult life requires planning. Research indicates that youth who have a plan for the next steps beyond high school graduation are more likely to achieve meaningful life outcomes. When multi agency teams engage in the planning process, youth and families have the opportunity to make informed choices about options and services for adult living, learning, and working.
Our Backwards Planning tools can also be used for adults and school-age students. These templates are intended to be used by all ages and teams. Planning together at all stages leads to better coordination of services and outcomes.
Click each tool to download and learn more about each one and how they can be used.
One of the most frequently identified barriers to teaming and collaboration is communication! Agency words and terms can lead to misunderstanding, limit discussions, and prevent collaboration. Families, youth, educators and agency partners can become familiar with terms frequently used across agency partners through the use of the Vocabulary Crosswalk reference tool.
During the transition years, schools and agencies have overlapping responsibility for interacting with youth. This Guide lays out a 5-step process for planning and conducting Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment (AATA) and includes the Backwards Planning template. This Guide is designed to provide details useful for teams new to multi agency planning and/or when a youth has complex or intensive needs. This document is downloadable and fillable.
Visit the online Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment Planning Tool
Download the Planning for Transition Assessment: A Guide for Multi Agency Teams
Whether you are new to the concept, a seasoned professional, or somewhere in between, the following tools will help you along your journey of agency neutral, person centered backwards planning into your process.
Want to learn more about using the Backwards Planning Process with a team? This Take 5 video will provide an overview of the 5-step process that leads to the development of a person-centered backwards plan. This step-by-step video will walk you through the process and provide examples in developing a comprehensive plan for youth or adults to achieve their goals or outcomes.
Watch Take 5: Using Backwards Planning in the Transition Process to learn more
Ready to try it on your own? The Multi-Agency Transition Planning: Person Centered Thinking and Backwards Planning Template is the fillable companion document to the Guide. Use the guide to learn the process. Use the Template to record information when planning with the youth and family.
Watch Gabby, a recent high school graduate, and her transition team discuss their work together as a multi-agency transition planning team. This team worked together to support Gabby to be ready to continue on her journey to realize her adult life goals.
Video: Gabby‘s Journey
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Video: Gabby‘s Story
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