Caroline Nelson,
Attorney and Counselor at Law, PLLC
Strategic, Person-Centered, Transition Planning
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The Basics
I provide advice, counseling, intermediation, mediation, strategic planning, systems navigation, and training for adults who love and support children with special needs.
Strategic Transition Planning
Keeping Doors Open while Crafting a Safety Net
For Young People of All Ages
- Person-centered planning using unique North Star© approach
- Transition Thinking© mindset
- Abitious college planning
- Agency and community resources
- Task prioritization
- Systems navigation
- Post secondary transition and the IEP
For Young People Turning 18
Decision-Making Supports and Options
Transfer of Rights from Parents to the Young Adult
- Legal decision making: who has it and for what issues?
- Rights and responsibilities at 18
- Optimizing autonomy and support
- The shift of parent/student roles
Understanding Tools for Decision-Making Support
- Supported Decision Making Agreements
- Powers of Attorney
- Guardianship
- Special Needs Trusts/ABLE accounts
- Tools for everybody
College Search
- Differences between IDEA and 504, high school and college
- New student/parent roles
- Applications: whether, when, and how to disclose a disability
- Applications: identifying programs that will meet your accessibility/support needs
- Now you’re in: choosing the right school/program
- The right to go to college: programs for students with IDD