Transitions - daily
(day centre),
occasionally (respite
care), short term
(foster care), long term
(care home)
Daily transitions in
H&SC require regular
& frequent
adjustment between
people & settings.
Requires planning &
support from carers.
Example - Alice Jones - autistic
teenager - daily transition from
home/school,
class/assembly/playground/dining
hall, school/home, home/church
Needs - avoids/delays change, time to
prepare, difficulty connecting to social
environments, copes with change my
following strict routine, gives her sense
of control & identity, cannot be hurried,
familiar people important,
Foster care planning
- info about foster
carer, visit to carers
home, favourite
possessions brought
(not always possible
in emergency
placements)
Example - Simon, 5, visual
impairment, sent to boarding
school.
Major turning point. Separation
from mother was traumatic.
Experienced loss.
Supporting young people
through key transitions
include proper preparation &
introduction.
Alison Petch (managing transitions magazine)
importance of
time (ongoing
support to
enable
adjustment)
information to review options
support to
enable
individuals to
control decision
making
discussion of
budgets/finances
recognition of
individual
preferences/choices
recognition of personal life
histories/diversity of cultural
needs