Reviews
: Education Review - January 19, 2011
"An important book that addresses so many of the concerns around appropriate programming for young adults transitioning into adulthood . . . extremely valuable to youth with EBD and those who live and work with them."
: Quality Mall - February 1, 2010
http://www.qualitymall.org/products/prod1.asp?prodid=7921
: Book News, Inc. - December 1, 2009
http://booknews.com/sci_issues/sci_dec2009/brookes21.html
: The Midwest Book Review California Bookwatch - December 1, 2009
"A powerful 'must-have' for any library catering to mental health specialists working with young adults."
: The Midwest Book Review Library Bookwatch - December 1, 2009
"A core addition to any pediatric psychology collection."
: tapartnership.org - November 1, 2009
http://www.tapartnership.org/newsletter/archives/200910.php
Larry Kortering, Professor, Special Education, Appalachian State University - July 1, 2009
"An evidence-based framework and corresponding interventions that WILL better help young adults attain productive postsecondary outcomes."
David Test, Professor, Department of Special Education and Child Development, University of North Carolina at Charlotte - July 1, 2009
"Provides a variety of easy-to-use, evidence-supported strategies . . . will be a welcome addition to the field of secondary transition."
Lili Garfinkel, Coordinator, Juvenile Justice Project, PACER Center - July 1, 2009
"A very well researched compendium of research, data, information and best practices for those who are policymakers, academicians and educators committed to ensuring successful adult outcomes for transition age youth."
Peter Caproni, psychologist, Miami, Florida - July 1, 2009
"A powerful, research-supported framework that helps at-risk youth successfully transition into adulthood. Clark et.al. have effectively eliminated the excuse that [we] 'just don't know what works with these kids.'"
Erik Carter, Associate Professor of Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison - July 1, 2009
"A comprehensive and practical guide that reflects the very best of what we know works for supporting transition-age youth and young adults with emotional or behavioral difficulties . . . This is the handbook you will not want to be without."
Ed O'Leary, Program Specialist, Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center, Logan, Utah - July 1, 2009
"The voices of the students throughout the handbook speak to the realities and challenges of good transition planning practices. A great handbook for anyone interested in transition and improving the post school lives of young adults with disabilities."
Nancy Koroloff, Portland State University - July 1, 2009
"This handbook has been long awaited by practitioners and researchers who collaborate with youth and young adults with mental health challenges . . . documents in useful detail the evidence that is currently available across several domains, including education, vocational rehabilitation, and mental health services."
Ann Vander Stoep, Associate Professor, University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Epidemiology - July 1, 2009
"Compiles the collective wisdom accrued and honed over decades through efforts to develop and implement programs and policies to support youth in transition. Administrators, practitioners, young adults and their families will find a well-articulated framework of principles and practices to guide future efforts."
Judith A. Cook, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago - July 1, 2009
"Timely and user-friendly . . . contains the latest information on evidence-based models and practices for young people and their families, educators and service providers, researchers, and administrators."
Cinda Johnson, Assistant Professor, Special Education Program Director, Seattle University, transition specialist, writer, mother of a daughter with bipolar disorder - July 1, 2009
"The important work that has been compiled in this text will positively impact the post-school outcomes for our most vulnerable youth, young people with emotional and behavioral difficulties."
Linea Johnson, college student, mental health advocate, speaker, and writer - July 1, 2009
"This text reduces the stigma of mental health conditions for young people, provides information and resources and does so by including authentic case stories."
Peter E. Leone, Professor, University of Maryland - July 1, 2009
"An outstanding, empirically-based guide . . . The co-authors of each chapter include professionals as well as youth and family members who have wrestled with education and other service delivery systems, providing credibility and insight not found in most texts addressing [this topic]."