By Vincent J. Varrassi, M.A., LDT-C

Conversational and instructive, this updated guide offers real-world strategies for providing students with disabilities a comprehensive transition plan for succeeding in college settings and in life.

Complementing Vincent Varrassi’s decades of experience counseling students with disabilities, we’ve added new insights from special educators, university disability services personnel and others who support people with disabilities. You get page after page of expert guidance, proven approaches and hands-on tools including:

• Real-life vignettes of why students with disabilities experience college failure, to help you plan realistic transition services
• Ideas, lessons, check sheets and handouts to assess students’ skills and provide instruction that equips students with the skills and habits needed for future success
• Sample transition goals illustrating how to align goals with students’ instructional and social/emotional needsSample transition goals illustrating how to align goals with students’ instructional and social/emotional needs
• Examples of how students will need to navigate college — the physical space and people — plus novel social situations, so you can ensure they’re prepared
• And more!