Transition Coordinator Home
Career Videos
-
Employees in different professions were asked the following questions:
Describe your typical day.
What are the qualifications required for this job?
What are the best and worst parts of this job?
What final advice do you have for someone interested in this line of work?Click on each career to hear their answers! Send me an email if I don’t have a career that you would like to see.
Search for careers by discipline (anthropology, biology, psychology, etc.) under the “Success in School” area.
-
Career One Stop – Explore more than 550 career videos to learn what it's like to work in different types of jobs. Videos include typical tasks, work settings, equipment used, education needed, and more.
NCKSEC Checklist for Transition Planning (all ages)
Outside Agencies
-
Individuals, age 3 and older, who have developmental disabilities may qualify for case management services. Eligibility is determined by your Community Developmental Disability Organization (CDDO). They can assist you in gathering the information needed to determine eligibility.
Individual Service Coordination, also known as targeted case management, is a comprehensive service designed to enable you and your family to locate, utilize and coordinate available resources and opportunities in your community.
Individual Service Coordinators (ISCs) are dedicated to assisting and empowering individuals and their families by:
-
Providing information on current service availability in your geographical area
-
Exploring options and services that enable you and your family to make informed decisions
-
Maintaining confidentiality
-
Respecting your input and opinion
-
Advocating for your goals
-
Being sensitive to the needs and beliefs of our diverse population
-
Protecting human and legal rights
DSWNK Service Coordination video
Individual Service Coordinators for our area:
Michelle Storz
509 Main
P.O. Box 154
Stockton, KS 67669
Office phone number: 785-415-2103
Justin Hrabě
1104 N State St.
Norton, KS 67654
Office phone number: 785-874-5449
Hays Office of DSNWK
2703 Hall St #10
Hays, KS 67601
Office phone number: 785-625-5678
-
-
Families Together, Inc. is dedicated to a society that includes and values all people. We encourage, educate, and empower families that include children/youth who have disabilities or special health care needs.
We are dedicated to providing high-quality information and support for families who are navigating school services, health care, and community resources across the state of Kansas.
Serves all over the state of Kansas with offices in Garden City, Topeka, and Wichita
-
Find Help – Find Help has resources for food pantries and meal programs near you. You can also find housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
-
Kansas Children’s Service League – 1-800-CHILDREN is here for you, 24/7. Whether you have a quick question or a serious concern, our caring team offers free, confidential support for parents and caregivers. No judgment, just help. We’ll connect you with trusted local resources and services to strengthen your family and help you feel confident.
Kansas Children's Service League provides information and connections to hundreds of programs addressing a multitude of needs, such as housing, food, transportation, health care, education, legal assistance, and more. There's also an app for mobile devices. Put in your zip code, and it will come up with services available for your area.
-
Have a student who can't live or work independently on their own. Some of the services available are applying for grants for durable medical equipment, applying for grants for home modifications, and advocacy. LINK can work with any age for any self-disclosed disability. If they are newborn with a disability, LINK can help parents find resources and navigate the processes.
-
Pre-ETS – what is it all about? Watch the video and find out from Tammy Phillips, Pre-ETS Manager
-
Pre-ETS Information (English)
-
Request for Services – typically given at the freshman IEP
-
Pre-ETS Information (Spanish)
-
Flyer
-
Referral
-
Release of Information
-
Request for Services – typically given at the freshman IEP
-
Samantha Tholen
2250 E. 22nd. St.
Hays, KS 67601
Office - 785-650-8451
Fax - 785-628-8106
Cell - 785-249-8771
Samantha.Tholen@ks.gov
-
-
VR provides support to individuals with barriers and helps to guide them in finding the right career path after high school. VR works to address personal barriers that may be holding individuals back from reaching their full potential on the job or in schooling. We have funding available to help to address these barriers and help individuals become successful after high school. VR also has funding to assist with college costs, job placement and job coaching services, mental health services and much more.
Want to know more about Vocational Rehabilitation: watch this video by Dan Decker, Director of Rehabilitational Services
Paperwork goes to:
Tracey Larsen
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Transition Assessments
-
O*Net Interest Profiler – help find out what interests are and how they relate to work
-
O*Net My Next Move – – helps find jobs and more information (knowledge, skills, and more information about what’s needed – helps with correlating IEP goals to transition)
-
Casey’s Life Skills – a set of free tools that assess the independent skills youth need to achieve their long-term goals. It aims to guide youth toward developing healthy, productive lives.
-
My World to Work – explore careers that match skills, personality, and strengths
-
What’s Your Learning Style – helps determine individual learning style – visual, auditory, or tactile
-
I Transition KS – helps with making a transition plan, not a formal assessment, so limit the time used
-
Truity – different career/personality quizzes, including a pictorial quiz for non-readers