Hunter and his dad explain how Hunter found his adult healthcare provider.
Year: 2023
Healthcare Transition: A Different Perspective
A parent talks about her daughter, who has complex medical conditions, and her transition from pediatric to adult health care. This is a power point presentation suitable for school staff, service providers, and family members.
Health Transition: 8 Tools – Medications
Taking medications independently or with a little support is one of the tools to a successful transition to adult healthcare. Youth talk about the pride they take in learning to manage their medications. Parents talk …
Health Transition: 8 Tools – Appointments
Making Appointments independently or with a little support is one of the tools to a successful transition to adult healthcare. Youth talk about the pride they take in making their own appointments, either by phone, …
Health Transition: 8 Tools – Adult Providers
Adult Providers are one of the tools to a successful transition to adult healthcare. Youth and their parents talk about the steps they took to find adult providers.
For Families: Introduction to Health Care Transition and 8 tools
Youth Health Transition Initiative (YHTI) team member Julie Hajewski provides a brief introduction to health care transition for families. Julie gives instructions for how to view videos about the 8 Tools to a Successful Transition.
Health Transition: Decisions
In this video, youth and their parents talk about the steps they took to learn how to make every-day decisions. They also talk about using Supported Decision-Making in place of guardianship.
Franklin’s Story: Using Supported Decision-Making
In this video, George Zaske shares how he and his son Franklin developed a supported decision-making agreement together. George is an attorney and parent from Western Wisconsin.
An Introduction to Youth Health Transition video
This recording provides an overview of the healthcare transition process.
Closing the Gap: A Basic Overview of Youth to Adult Healthcare Transition
Introduces healthcare professionals to the concept of healthcare transition with a focus on children and youth with special healthcare needs. Attendees will learn about the status of healthcare transition work in Wisconsin; including barriers, strategies, …