title: Growing up ready: a shared management approach.
abstract: In order to help youth with physical disabilities and their families to plan for the transition to adulthood, well-planned service delivery is essential. This paper provides an account of the work of a children's rehabilitation centre to develop a transition framework reflecting evidence-based practice. Examination of current transition practices, a review of the literature, and site visits to health care facilities and universities were conducted to identify promising practices in the field of transition to adult services. A transition framework was designed to facilitate the adoption of a shared management approach for helping families and their children to grow up ready. Key elements of the transition framework are described and future plans discussed.
authors.affiliation: Life Skills Institute at Bloorview Kids Rehab, Tronto, Ontario, Canada. cgall@bloorviewmacmillan.on.ca
authors.forename: Carie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gall
authors.forename: Shauna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kingsnorth
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Healy
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005190:Family; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D016487:Parenting; D010379:Peer Group; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012944:Social Support