Youth Profile
Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment Planning GuideIntroductionAdult Life GoalsYouth ProfileSharing InformationWhat Do We Already Know About the Youth?Organizing a Student's PINSHow To VideoYouth Profile: Where is the Youth Presently?Key TakeawaysCase Study: Jessica's ProfileSome Tools to Consider When Building a Youth's ProfileThe Right FitUnanswered QuestionsTransition Assessment Plan DevelopmentCase StudiesTools and Resources
Question Two: Youth Profile
What are the Youth’s Preferences, Interests, Needs, and Strengths/Skills (PINS)?
The Youth Profile that results from Transition Assessment provides critical information needed to begin to ‘tell the story’ of how the youth’s current skills and abilities relate, or fit with the level and types of skills needed to achieve his/her adult outcomes. The team will analyze each new piece of information as to how it informs the youth’s adult life goals and the strategies, services and supports necessary to prepare the youth to achieve these goals.