Education

PCAST - Person Centered Approaches in Schools and Transition

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), in partnership with The Boggs Center, conducts planning, development, and activities aimed at promoting effective transitions for students with disabilities through the use of person-centered approaches. The Boggs Center provides expertise in these approaches to the critical process of planning for effective transitions from school to adult life, including employment and engaging with adult service systems. The project aims to identify strategies to positively impact person centered post-school outcomes.

Resources

View the PCAST video developed by the NJ DOE, OSEP in partnership with The Boggs Center: http://www.state.nj.us/education/specialed/transition/person.shtml

Training

View PCAST training courses

Project Leader: Michael Steinbruck
Training & Consultation Specialist: Somerlee Monaghan

Project Director: Margaret Gilbride

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School