Age 18 and Older Transition Checklist
Planning
- • Ensure that your circle of support collaborates with person centered planning and discussion
- • Tour Adult day and vocational service programs
- • Incorporate adult goals and services that support the transition in your IPP
- • Attend Opportunity or Transition Fairs (sometimes called Open Houses)
Legal and Financial
- • Establish long-range plans for future care
- • Develop or review estate plans
- • Apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) along with planning for employment. •Determine Representative Payee for SSI if need be
- • Apply for Medi-Cal benefits
- • Consider Health Care Directive & Power of Attorney and Representative Authorization
- • Determine need for Conservatorship
- • If male, register for Selective Service at www.sss.gov
- • At age 18, when decision-making authority transfers to an individual, he or she assumes responsibility for signing and authorizing an IEP and IPP
Responsibility & Independence
- • Create a health record-keeping notebook
- • Continue to learn about how to stay safe in the community. TCRC’s “Safe and Strong” DVDs are available to help inform you
- • Explore social and recreational community opportunities
- • Apply for ID card through DMV & register to vote
Education
- • Include opportunities for vocational experience and functional life skill outcomes in IEP
- • Determine if a high school diploma or certificate of completion will be a goal
Living Arrangements
- • Finalize planning for living at home, finding a licensed residential facility or living on your own
- • Supported Living Services (SLS) or Independent Living Services (ILS) may be available to support you
- • Track position on the waiting list for Section 8 if you plan to live independently
Work and Volunteering
- • Explore Supported Employment opportunities
- • Match your job search with interests & talents
- • Learn about micro-enterprise and the loan program offered by TCRC
- • Transportation
- • Finalize plans for transportation
