Lyndsay Palach Shelton provides clients with individualized transition support as they plan to navigate life beyond high school.
Beginning as early as age 14.5, when transition services start in Illinois, Lyndsay begins working with Kaitlyn and her family to begin the process of individualized transition assessments and planning. They work together to plan out Kaitlyn's high school experiences to best prepare for her for adulthood and aging out of the school system.
Lyndsay helps Kaitlyn and her family sort through the numerous decisions and challenges they face, such as:
Lyndsay provides information and expertise to help guide the family through each decision, all while keeping Kaitlyn's strengths, preferences, interests, and age-appropriate activities at the forefront.
Elizabeth Robbins provides clients a supportive environment to learn tools and strategies to positively navigate the social environment they will face when at school, at the workplace, and in the community.
Matt is planning to attend a local community college, but struggles with going to class and interacting with other students, which is required for group projects.
Elizabeth assesses Matt using feedback from him and his parents, and holds a small group session weekly with 3 other clients who are struggling with peer interactions. In these sessions, she helps them learn strategies and apply them to different example situations. Matt begins to apply these strategies to his classes while Elizabeth monitors his progress. During a difficult group project, his feedback indicates he would benefit from some additional strategies, so Elizabeth holds a 1-1 session to work with him on skills he can apply, while continuing to monitor and assess his progress.