Aged 16 – 17 – SCI Healthcare Transition

Have you been following the transition stages? If your child can make their own health appointments, see a health professional alone, ask questions, and refill their medications, they may be ready to move to adult healthcare. Work together with your child to complete the four steps below. This will help make sure you both feel ready for the transition.

If your child is still learning these skills, that is okay. Support them to look back at the earlier stages and use the tools and resources. Keep talking with your child and their healthcare team about any questions or concerns.

At this stage, you and your child may be ready to start planning the move. Here are some ways to help you get prepared:

Take the transition readiness quiz with your child. Did they select the same responses as you? Discuss the results together.

Together with your child fill in the transition checklist.

Transition Readiness Checklist

Talk to your child’s healthcare team about what you and your child want your move to look like. You can also share the results from your child's quiz and checklist. Here are some ideas on what questions to ask.

Speaking with healthcare professionals

Work with your child’s healthcare team to set goals for their transition. Think about what your child needs to learn and be able to do. Break these goals into small, simple steps so they are easier to work on and achieve. You can use the goal planning sheet to help you plan, track progress, and support your child along the way.

Goal Planning Worksheet

Keep updating your child’s medical summary so all their important health information is ready to share with their new adult healthcare team. You can also use the schedule of health appointments to keep track of all their visits and stay organised. If you have not started a medical summary or appointment schedule yet, you can find both below.