TRANSITION PLANNING- THE BPA WAY
BYVIMAL THAWANI
PROJECT MANAGERBLIND PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION
AHMEDABAD
CHALLENGES FOR THE PLANNERS
TO INITIATE,DEVELOP,APPROPRIATE AND RESULT ORIENTED SERVICES
EXPAND SERVICES TO REACH OUT LARGER POPULATION
DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES FOR VIMD IN
ASIAN COUNTRIES NOT EVOLVED AUTOMATICALY OR
SPONTANEOUSLY IMPORTED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE FEW SERVICES MAINLY IN URBAN
AREAS PROGRAMS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF
COMPLEXITYAND SOPHESTICATION IN SOME ASIAN COUNTRIES NO
SERVICES YET STARTED
TRANSITION PLANNING- THE BPA WAY
WHAT IS TRANSITION?
- A CHANGE FROM ONE SETTING TO THE OTHER- RESULTING IN STRESS,PRESENTS UNIQUE
CHALLENGES- TRANSITION PLANNING IS A PROCESS FOR
EASING THE STRESS AND HELPS IN SUCCESSFUL ADJUSTMENT IN NEW SITUATION
- IT IS A PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS CONCERNED
TRANSITION PLANNING- THE BPA WAY
- MANY KINDS OF TRANSITION- FROM HOME TO SCHOOL- FROM ONE SCHOOL SITUATION TO ANOTHER- FROM SCHOOL TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING
- FROM VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO COMMUNITY
TRANSITION PLANNING- THE BPA WAY
WHAT DO WE CONSIDER WHEN WE PLAN?
GATHER INFORMATION ON THE CHILD ( PERSONAL, MEDICAL, FAMILY, EDUCATIONAL)
LIKES & DISLIKES ASPIRATIONS, DREAMS STRENGTHS & LIMITATIONS INFORMATION ON RELATIONSHIPS
HOW DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION?
BY MAPPING DREAMS MAP RELATIONSHIPS MAP PLACES MAP BACKGROUND MAP PREFERENCE MAP
FROM HOME TO SCHOOL OF PINALI
TRANSFER OF FRIENDSHIP : FROM VERY CLOSE TRUSTING
EARLY RELATIONSHIP WITH MOTHER TO SERVICE PROVIDERS
CHANGE IN SERVICE DELIVERY- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, TEACHING- LEARNING METHODS
IDENTIFICATION OF CHANGING NEEDS
SKILL TRAINING
TRANSITION FROM ONE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER OF ALAY
PREPARATION IN PRIMARY SKILLS ASSESSMENT PREPARING PARENTS NEGOTIATING WITH THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES ORIENTATION OF PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF SCHOOL FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED NEW FRIENDSHIPS- OTHER CHILDREN AND TEACHERS INTENSIVE SUPPORT OF EXISTING TEACHERS GRADUAL WITHDRAWAL OF SUPPORT TILL TOTAL ADJUSTMENT PREPARING TRANSITION PORTFOLIOSUBMITTING IT TO NEW CLASS TEACHER
TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO VOCATIONAL UNIT OF CHITRANG
8 YEARS OF SUSTAINED INTERVENTION
MAPPING OF ABILITIES SURVEY OF AVENUES IN THE
WORKSHOP TASK ANALYSIS SIMULATION OF TASK IN SPECIAL
CENTRE FAMILIARISATION OF VOCATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT SAFETY MEASURES CONFIDENCE GATHERING OF
VOCATIONAL STAFF HOURLY AIDED WORKSHOP
PLACEMENT
TRANSITION TO COMMUNITY OF RAJESH
MAPPING OF ABILITIES INVENTORY OF RESOURCES SKILL ENHANCEMENT
THROUGH PLANNED INTERVENTION
SIMULATION OF WORK SITUATION AT HOME WITH ACTIVE FAMILY HELP
ESTABLISHMENT OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT VENTURE WITH FULL SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY
KEYS TO GOOD TRANSITION
IS NOT A ONE-DAY PROCESS
IT IS SUSTAINED, INTENSIVE
ALL PLAYERS MUST BE INVOLVED IF ONE IDEA DOES NOT WORK, TRY & TRY AGAIN FAMILY PARTICIPATION IS A MUST
Existing Facilities
Central Government Schemes – Assured Employment for 100 days , District rural development Agency ( DRDA) for self employment to BPL families
State government Schemes – Sant Surdas yojna Rs. 600 monthly pension
National Trust Schemes – Niramaya health insurance scheme , Samarth Respite care services , Udayan Prabha
Aarunam – For Marketing of products made by Nt Disabilities
KEYS TO GOOD TRANSITION
Do research. . . On programs, entitlements available like assured employment schemes in rural areas
Estimates of VIMD Population 1.98 % of the total population of India has
a disability That is there are 20 million disabled
persons in India 10% of the above that is 2 million could be
the conservative estimate of persons with VIMD
TRANSITION- THE LAST WORD
EVERYBODY EXPERIENCES IT
IT CAN BE STRESSFUL
SOME TRANSITIONS ARE SORTED BY US ON OUR OWN OUR TARGET GROUP NEEDS OUR INTERVENTION EVERY TRANSITION LEADS TO GROWTH AND
PROGRESS