Mary Korpi, Guiding Your Teenager with Special Needs Throughthe Transition from School to Adult Life: Tools for Parents

摘要

In facing the daunting task of planning for the future of anadult child with a disability, even parents who are well-seasoned advocates for their children can experience feel-ings of fear and helplessness. In response, Guiding YourTeenager with Special Needs through the Transition fromSchool to Adult Life offers a comforting, get-down-to-business perspective on navigating the uncertainty of adultservices that is at once informative and empowering. Makeno mistake about it, there's lots of work ahead, but theshort time you spend reading this book will pay greatdividends in the inspiration it provides and the practicalsolutions it offers. Drawing from a career supporting andeducating individuals with disabilities and their families asa Licensed Mental Health Counselor and VocationalRehabilitation Counselor, Mary Korpi provides a compas-sionate and thorough instruction manual full of the nuts andbolts parents will need to effectively prepare and guidetheir teenage children through this important stage of life.Parents and professionals alike will benefit from the cogentway Korpi integrates a broad understanding of adult-ser-vice systems with practical guidelines for buildingopportunities for independent functioning into daily home,school, and community routines.