Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) is helping to put together the Pathways to Adulthood transition training, given by Texas Parent to Parent, at no cost to BCBSTX STAR Kids members. You can get information and the tools needed to plan for a young adults’ life after high school.
Call the Member Outreach team at 1-877-375-9097 if you live in, or near, the Travis Service area, or 1-855-497-0857 if you live in, or near, Central Medicaid Rural Service Area (MRSA).
If you are not a BCBSTX member and would like to go, please call Cynda Green from Parent to Parent at 1-866-896-6001.
Seminar Topics:
• Funding Sources
• Legal Issues: Guardianship and Alternatives, Estate Planning
• School Transition Services and maximizing Remaining School Years
• Medical Transition
• Opportunities for work
• Ideas for Establishing a Positive Family-Run Home
• Building Networks of Support
• Emotional Obstacles Parents Face in Planning
This is open to families who have children with disabilities, chronic illness or other special health care needs, and the professionals who work with them.
Parents, guardians, or legally authorized representatives of children 15 years old and older can attend any of these seminars.
September 14, 2017
Central Baptist Church
1991 FM 158
College Station, TX 77845
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Central time
September 28, 2017
Bannockburn Baptist Church
7100 Brodie Ln. Austin, TX 78745
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Central time
• Lunch will be provided
• Child care will not be available
• A Transition Specialist will be at each event to talk to BCBSTX STAR Kids members about creating a transition plan for you or your child