Transition WhanaketangaSupporting all young people to reach their potential

Parent's Information English and Te Reo

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What is Transition? Thinking abouT whaT’s next after high school can be an exciting, but daunting, time for many families. this can feel more challenging when your child needs additional support to work towards their goals. like many teenagers, they might not even know exactly what their goals are yet!

our transition service supports young people who are between 16 and 21 years old and are thinking about leaving school in the next year or two years. our aim is to support your child and your family to plan for a good life after high school. together we can help you take the steps needed to create a meaningful and more independent life in the community.

ko Te whakariTe huarahi mō muri ake i te kura tuarua he āhuatanga whakaongaonga, whakamataku pea mā ngā whānau. Ko te wero nui ko te nui o ngā āwhina me whakarite mā tō tamaiti e tutuki ai ōna whāinga. Pēnei i te nuinga o ngā taiohi, ka kore pea ia e mōhio he aha rā tōna hiahia.

Ka tautoko tā mātou ratonga whanaketanga i ērā rangatahi kei waenganui i te tekau mā ono me te rua tekau mā tahi tau, e whakaaro ana ki te mutu i te kura tuarua hei tērā tau, te tau o muri atu rānei. Ko te whāinga kia tautāwhitia tō tamaiti me tō whānau kia whai oranga pai ia ki tua. Mā te mahi tahi e para ai te huarahi e tū mauri ora, mauri motuhake ai tō tamairi i roto i tōna hapori.

He aha rā te Whanaketanga?

I had high expectations and they've really delivered. The team have done their best for my son and followed through on what he wanted.

Things are looking very positive for us.

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support can make this milestone feel more manageable.

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CCs DisabiliTy aCTion is committed to a flexible, partnership approach. this means we don’t claim to be the expert in young people’s lives. instead we work alongside all the young people we support, your family, your child’s school and any other professional support people in your life.

We use this combined knowledge as a basis to add our own support, experience, knowledge and skills. together we work out the best ways of making young people’s hopes and dreams a reality.

stepping stones to successWhile the support we offer each person is different, here are some of the things you can expect.• We will be involved for one

year, starting at any time throughout the year.

What can you and your child expect from us?

• We will create a Transition service plan with agreed milestones and outcomes. you and your child can expect to have an active role in shaping this but also in delivering on aspects that are relevant to you.

• You can expect clear communication, regular updates and opportunities to feedback.

• We focus on young people in the context of their wider life, so we offer flexible supports to suit the needs of an individual.

what’s different about us?We’re not about fitting people into existing services. instead we offer one-on-one support. a young person’s skills, interests and aspirations guide the work we do.• We have access to a range of

youth-based events and

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programmes that your child can choose to suit their interests. We also have established community networks to connect young people with opportunities that best suit them.

• Our experienced team can offer friendly mentorship and guidance to build young people’s confidence and knowledge.

• Because our service takes a holistic approach, we’re not afraid to think outside the box to support young people to achieve great outcomes.

we look at the overall goals and wishes for the people we work with.

we don't claim to be the expert in other people's lives.

Hei tari mā tō tamaitihe mahi Tahi i runga i te ngākau māmā tā CCS Disability action, me te mea nei, ehara mātou i te tohunga mō ngā āhuatanga katoa o te ao o te rangatahi. Heoi, ka mahi tahi mātou ki te tautoko i a rātou, ō rātou whānau, te kura, me ērā atu o ngā kaitautoko kei tōna ao.

Mā tō rourou, mā tāku rourou e whai tuāpapa ai tātou, ā, ki konā āpitihia atu ai ō mātou mātauranga, ō mātou wheako, ō mātou pūkenga. Mā tātou tahi te ara whakatutuki i ngā wawata o te rangatahi e para.

Te ara ki te angitūKa rerekē te āwhina ki tēnā me tēnā, ahakoa tērā, anei ētahi āhuatanga hei tari mā koutou.• Ka kotahi tau mātou e whai

wāhi atu ana, ahakoa rā te wā o te tau e tīmata ai mātou

• Ka hangaia he Mahere Rato Whanaketanga, ko ōna whāinga he mea whakaae tahi nā tātou katoa. Ka whai wāhanga nui atu koutou ko tō tamaiti ki tōna hānganga mai me tōna whakatutukihanga.

• Ka mārama ngā whakawhitiwhiti kōrero, ka riterite ngā whakahoki kōrero e whai wāhi ai koe ki te tuku whakaaro mai anō hoki.

• Ka aro atu mātou ki te tamaiti me tōna ao, nāreira ka mahi

tahi atu mātou i runga i te āhua pīngore mei kore e kitea atu te āhuatanga tika mō tō tamaiti.

He aha mātou I rerekē ai?Kāore mātou e whakauru i te tangata ki ētahi ratonga kua oti kē te hanga. Engari kē, ka tuku āwhina motuhake mā tēnā me tēnā. Mā ngā pūkenga, aronga, wawata o te tamaiti ā mātou mahi e ārahi.• Taea ai e mātou ngā kaupapa

me ngā hōtaka rangatahi

maha nei, hei tīpako mā tō tamaiti e ai anō ki tāna i pai ai. He hononga ā-hapori anō ō mātou e hono atu ai te rangatahi ki ngā ara pai mō rātou.

• He arataki i te rangatahi i runga i te ngākau rarata ki te poipoi i a rātou kia tū ahei mai, kia matatau mai anō hoki.

• Nā runga i tō mātou aro ki te tamaiti me tōna katoa, tērā te rerekē pea o ngā momo āwhina ka tukuna e mātou, e taea e ia āna e wawata ai.

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The team at CCS Disability Action understand what it's like to be a young person with a disability.

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Ka pēhea ngā whānau e whiwhi āwhina ai?He maha ngā ara hei tono mai māu• Mā te taunaki a tētahi ohu

arotake ara ratonga (nasc). Ki te Tai Tokerau ko NorthAble tērā, ā, ki Tāmaki Makaurau ko taikura trust.

• Mā te taunaki a te kura o tō tamaiti. Tōna tikanga mā tētahi kaiwhakarite akoranga mā te hunga hauā (SENCO) koe e arataki i te tukanga taunaki.

• Mā te taunaki a tō kaitohutohu i te Kaporeihana Āwhina I Te Hunga Whara

• Mā tō tono mai anō. Kei te pai noa iho kia tono tika mai koe. Ka whiriwhiri mātou mēnā e tika ana kia āwhinatia tō tamaiti e mātou, māna, me tuku atu ia ki ratonga kē e tika ana mō tō whānau.

He kore utu te kaupapa whakawhanake ki ngā whānau.

There are a number of ways you can access our services.• Referral from your local

needs assessment and service coordination agency (nasc).

• Referral from your child’s school. usually a special education needs coordinator (senco) would support you

How do you access our service?

through the referral process.• Your ACC Case Manager.• Self-referral. We’re very

happy to talk to you directly. We can discuss whether your child would be a good fit for our supports or offer other information to best suit your family.

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our role is to support people to

reach their true potential.

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CCs DisabiliTy aCTion is a nationwide organisation committed to creating a better future for people with disabilities. our philosophy centres on ‘including all people’. We believe that all people deserve choice and control in their lives.

We provide support and advocacy for people with a disability throughout their entire lives. our focus is to walk alongside these individuals, their family and whānau and their communities to create individually designed supports to meet that person’s needs and wants.

We believe that people with disabilities can and should be included into the fabric of their local communities. We also support these young people’s rights, which are the same as all new Zealanders.

in practical terms for families this means supporting you to realise the dreams and aspirations you have for your child. For young people, it’s walking alongside them to realise their vision for themselves.

About us

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He rōpū ā-moTu a ccs Disability Action e pūmau ana ki te hanga ara kōkiri mā te hunga hauā. ‘Me aroha te katoa’ koinei te mātāpono e arataki ana i a mātou. Ko te whakapono, mā te aroha i te katoa e whai hua te katoa.

Tuku āwhina, tautoko ai mātou ki te hunga hauā i ō rātou tau katoa. Ko te aro kia hīkoi ngātahi tātou, o rātou whānau, hapori hoki ki te hanga ara hei whakatutuki i ō rātou hiahia me ō rātou wawata.

Mō te taiohi, he whakauru i a rātou ki te hapori te whai. E whakapono ana mātou me whai wāhi motuhake te hunga hauā ki te rarangatanga mai o ō rātou hapori. Ka ākina e mātou ō rātou tika, inā he rite ō rātou tika ki ō ngāi Aotearoa whānui tika. Ā-kiko nei, ko te hirinaki i ngā whānau ki te whakatutuki i ō rātou hiahia me ō rātou wawata mō tō rātou tamaiti te whai. Mō te tamaiti tonu, ko te mahi ngātahi atu kia ea i a ia anō ōna wawata whaiaro te ahu.

Mō mātou

Get in touch Whakapā mai

0800 227 200@ info@ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz

level 3 orbit systems House, 94 dixon st, Wellington 6011

po box 6349, Wellington 6141

f www.Facebook.com/ccsdisabilityaction www.twitter.com/ccsdisabilitya www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz

Mēnā kei te kimi whakamāramatanga anō koe, tēnā koa whakapā mai. Tēnā tonoa tētahi Kaiako Wawao Moata, tētahi Kaiwhakatika Reo Kōrero rānei, i te mea koia te hunga tika hei āwhina i a koe.

if you’re inTeresTeD in more information or would like to get in touch we would love to hear from you. ask to speak with a transition coordinator as they’ll be best placed to advise you.

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