Getting from Where I Am
to Where I Want to Be!
Adapted from Personal Futures Planning (Mount)
for Project TRANSITION, the School-to-Work
Interagency Transition Partnership (SWITP) for
Napa County, by Allen, Shea & Associates, 5/94.
What's this all about? The questions in this booklet can help you bring
together your thoughts about a transition strategy for yourself, and help
identify some first steps you, family and friends, and agency people can
take to help you realize a best possible future after your next transition.
This map is written in the first person, so that the focus is always on
the person in transition. It can be used in several ways: (1) you can can
fill it out by yourself; (2) someone can ask you the questions and write
down your answers; (3) you can work on it with a teacher, counselor or someone
else; or (4) family and friends can help you with it. Everyone's ideas are
important and should be written down, but try to distinguish (with initials)
what various people have to say.
1. Who is this about?
2. What are some great things about you?
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Things About You
3. What things do you like to do? around town? at home? for fun?
4. What new things would you like to do? around town? at home? for fun?
5. What new things would you like to do? around town? at home? for fun?
6. What makes you mad or sad or frustrated?
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About Work
7. What are you doing now: going to school? working? something else?
If not working, please go to Question #9.
8. How's Your Job?
Is it the kind of job you like?__ yes __ no
Are the hours and days okay? __ yes __ no
Do you get the support you need? __ yes __ no
Does the pay cover your bills? __ yes __ no
Do you get benefits? __ yes __ no
How do you get along with people at work?
___ great ___ okay ___ not very well
When you think about your job (check the one that shows how you feel most
of the time):
___ You are glad you got it ___ It's okay that you got it ___ You're sorry
that you got it
9. Do you want a job, or a different job than you have right now? If so,
what kinds of jobs have you had? (If working or a different job is not important
to you now, please turn to the page called Things About How you Live and
Would Like to Live.)
10. What kinds of jobs (or careers) interest you?
11. Do you need support in getting a job?
Are you looking for your
first job? __ yes __ no
Does it take you a long time
to learn a job? __ yes __ no
Do you get social security
benefits? __ yes __ no
Do you need support in things like
using money or getting to work? __ yes __ no
Do you need any specialized
training or work experience? __ yes __ no
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you could probably use some
support in getting and keeping a job.
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Things About How You Live and Would Like to Live
12. How do you live now?
Alone? ___
With a roommate? ___
With your parents? ___
With other relatives? ___
In a group home? ___
Other? ___
13. What do you see as the best things about where you live right now?
14. What do you see as the biggest challenges of where you live right now?
15. What kinds of support do you need where you live right now?
16. Are you living where you want to live and with whom you want to live?
(If you're living where you want to live for now, please go to question
#18.)
17. All things possible, where would you like to live and with whom?
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Looking Ahead
18. What are your dreams and hopes for the future?
19. What worries you about your future? What worries or scares those
around you (parents, spouse, close friends)?
20. All things possible, what do you see yourself doing 3-5 years from now?
21. What support would you need to get to where you want to be?
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22. What are some first steps to take toward that desired future?
23. Looking at what you wrote for #22, which things would you like
to discuss at your transition planning meeting?
24. Who should be at your transition meeting (family, friends, employers,
agency representatives) to help you plan?
25. Who worked on the questions in this booklet?
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Putting everything together . . .is a suggested plan format for the transition planning meeting.