Tips for Professionals
Professional Subscriptions
To proceed with the following, you must be logged in and either have your own professional subscription or be allocated connections from someone that has an organization subscription.
Find General Tips for Using this Site
- Navigate to Account > My Youth Connections
- For single connections, complete the “Request Access from Youth” form.
- If they do not have an account, an email will be sent to them inviting them to create an account. You will automatically be connected with them as soon as their account is active.
- If they already have an account, an email will be sent in addition to a notification appearing on their profile when they log in asking them to approve or deny your request.
- Once connected, they will appear on the same page above where the form is.
- To create new accounts for them, click on the the "New Account Form" link in the description of the same form. You will automatically be connected with them as soon as their accounts are active.
First, you must be connected with the youth in order to view their activity.
- Navigate to Account > My Youth Connections
- Click on the action buttons next to the Youth's name.
Creating and finding your group page(s):
- Navigate to Account > Manage Groups
- To create a new group, complete the "Create a New Group" form. You will then be redirected to your group's new page.
- If you have already created groups and want to edit them, you will see the groups above the new group form. Click on the name of the group you want to edit.
Editing a group page:
- To change the big header image at the top, click the "Change Image" button at the top right and upload your new image.
- To change the title and description, click on the icons.
- To add an announcement, first decide on how you are feeling by clicking on the emoji, then type in your announcement and click "Post."
- To update resources, you first need to favorite them yourself. You can do so by going to the Resources page and selecting the icon at the top-right of the resource. Then on the group page, click on Update Resources and fill out the form.
You are able to view all of your connections' progress from one dashboard.
- Navigate to Account > My Youth Connections
- Click on "Progress Reports" from the Quick Links at the top of the page.
- You may filter the results by group, adventure, or individual.
- You can also export progress to a CSV file by clicking on the "Export CSV" button.
Organization Subscriptions
To proceed with the following, you must be logged in and have your own organization subscription.
- Navigate to Account > My Professional Connections
- For single connections, complete the “Request Access from Professional” form.
- If they do not have an account, an email will be sent to them inviting them to create an account. You will automatically be connected with them as soon as their account is active.
- If they already have an account, an email will be sent in addition to a notification appearing on their profile when they log in asking them to approve or deny your request.
- Once connected, they will appear on the same page above where the form is.
- To create new accounts for them, click on the the "New Account Form" link in the description of the same form. You will automatically be connected with them as soon as their accounts are active.
First, you must be connected with the professional in order to continue.
- Navigate to Account > My Professional Connections
- Click on the action buttons next to the Professional's name.
The primary focus of Transition Discoveries is to empower communities to share leadership and collaboration to plan for life after high school with young people with disabilities, their families, and stakeholders.