CANS TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD Scott Louiselle RMHS Jen
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CANS: TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD Scott Louiselle, RMHS Jen White, NFI VT
What Why When How TRANSITION AGE MODULE
NEW ITEMS Housing Stability Independent Living Skills Transportation Job Functioning/Vocational Parenting/Caregiver Roles Medication Adherence Educational Attainment Financial Resources Support Network
HOUSING STABILITY: 0 – Stable housing with no known risks of instability • 1 - Currently in stable housing but with significant risks of housing disruption • 2 – Frequent moves or very unstable housing • 3 - Currently homeless. •
INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS: • 0 – No evidence • 1 – Mild impairment, generally addressable with training or supervision • 2 –Moderate impairment, generally addressable with in-home services or supports • 3 – Profound impairment, unable to live independently
TRANSPORTATION: • 0 – No Evidence • 1 – Occasional unmet transportation needs • 2 - Frequent transportation needs • 3 - Requires daily transportation
JOB FUNCTIONING/VOCATIONAL: • 0 – No evidence • • 1 – Mild problems with work 0 – Has clear & feasible career plans • 1 – Has career aspirations & some plans to meet them • 2 –Has career aspirations but needs assistance planning • 3 – No career plans or aspirations • 2 –Severe problems at work. • 3 – May have recently loss a job, not currently working nor recently employed
PARENTING/CAREGIVER ROLES: • 0 – Not a parent or in other caregiving role and/or there is no evidence of functioning inappropriately in a caregiver role • 1 – Occasionally experiences difficulties with this role • 2 – Struggling with these responsibilities, or issues are currently interfering with their functioning in other life domains • 3 – Currently unable to meet these responsibilities or these responsibilities make it impossible for them to function in other life domains
MEDICATION ADHERENCE: • • 0 – Not currently on any meds OR no evidence of unwillingness to taking meds as prescribed without reminders 1 – Usually collaborates and will take prescribed meds routinely, but needs reminders to take them regularly 2 – Periodically unable or unwilling to collaborate or take meds as prescribed 3 – Does not collaborate and has refused to take prescribed meds during the past 30 day period
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT: • 0 - No evidence of need • 1 – Has set educational goals and is currently making progress towards achieving them • 2 – Has set educational goals but is currently not making progress towards achieving them • 3 – Has no educational goals and lack of educational attainment interferes with lifetime vocational functioning
FINANCIAL RESOURCES: • • 0 – No evidence 1 – Mild difficulties. Has financial resources to meet basic needs with careful budgeting. 2 –Moderate difficulties. Has financial difficulties that limit their ability to meet needs. 3 – Severe difficulties. Experiencing financial hardship that prevents them from living independently.
SUPPORT NETWORK: • 0 – No evidence • 1 – Access to healthy support network, but relatively new • 2 – Limited access to support network • 3 – No support network identified
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