Hooley, Ross

This Grab and Go Practice is part of a series helping students, parents, teachers, and job developers create customized employment opportunities for students with disabilities. Learning about a student can help team members identify specific career focus areas that can be explored further through career exploration activities. It is important that students explore different types of jobs and career fields so they can make an informed decision on what type of work they want to do in the future. This publication provides guidance in how to do this.

This Think College Transition Student Profile features Robert, his love of theater, and how he worked with his parents, academic advisor, and educational coach to set concrete goals for transition and postsecondary education. Robert continues to enjoy a successful, productive experience at Bridgewater State University, as he works toward his career and personal goals.

College is an ideal setting to develop and expand a person’s social network. Using strategies that maximize social opportunities centered around shared interests and common experiences can often lead to the development of authentic friendships and increased campus membership. Educational coaches are in an ideal position to recognize opportunities for social engagement and to support and encourage students to develop social networks and new friendships. A checklist for educational coaches in included in this publication.