Tuesday, June 5, 2012

  New Articles of Interest:


When Young Adults Need Help with Decisions: Guardianship and Other Approaches to Decision-making Support
This new Got Transition brief describes decision-making supports that may assist young adults with intellectual disabilities while ensuring independence and self-direction. This brief also provides links to 
important resources for more information about guardianship and other alternatives.

Preparing Middle Schoolers to Enter High School
From the UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools - Supporting Successful Transition to Ninth Grade.

101 | UDL and Transition Planning for Youth with Disabilities
Developed by National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center, this resource focuses on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) application in secondary transition services. It also outlines the principles of UDL, provides evidence to support its use, describes examples of UDL application in various academic content areas, and provides links to additional resources.

Yogic Breathing for Anxiety
Belly Breath - A Breathing Technique for Kidsby Kate Bowers, Certified HANDLE Screener and Yoga Instructor
Over the years I hear repeatedly from clients that learning to breathe efficiently is one of the greatest gifts to their sense of well being. I recommend different forms of pranayama, or yogic breathing to almost all of my HANDLE clients because it can be done anywhere and becomes especially useful in stressful moments at work, home, school or anywhere else. It is a beautiful complement to HANDLE's gentle approach.

               

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