Resources for Dekalb

DSCC’s Adult Living Arrangements/Self-Reliant Skills Checklist

There are many activities that youth with specialized healthcare needs can practice doing to become more self-reliant and ready for their desired adult living arrangements. The Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) created this...

DSCC’s Annual Health Visits for Teens Tip Sheet

Regular checkups or health visits are a part of everyone’s life. This tip sheet helps young adults understand the importance of annual health visits during the transition to adulthood. Annual Health Visits for Teens Tip...

DSCC’s Chores for Teens Tip Sheet

It’s important for teens to help around the house. This tip sheet from the Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) will help teens with special healthcare needs understand how being responsible for chores at...

DSCC’s Drugs and Smoking Tip Sheet for Teens

The Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) created this tip sheet to help youth with special healthcare needs understand the importance of taking care of their bodies and knowing the facts about using tobacco,...

DSCC’s Education Skills Checklist

The Division of Specialized Care for Children’s (DSCC) education skills checklist can help youth and their families identify the skills and abilities they have met as well as those areas where they may need more...

DSCC’s Emergency Plan Template

The Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) developed this emergency plan template to help our participant families create an emergency plan to keep them safe and prepared in the event of a disaster or...

DSCC’s Employment Activities: Learning Job Skills Tip Sheet

Would you like to get a job? This Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) employment activities tip sheet can help youth with disabilities explore the job skills needed to be ready to go to...

DSCC’s Financial Skills Checklist

The Division of Specialized Care for Children’s (DSCC) Financial Skills Checklist provides information to help youth identify money management skills they have mastered, and the areas where they may need additional focus. Some of these...

DSCC’s Find Your Strengths and Talents Tip Sheet

The Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) created this tip sheet to help youth with special healthcare needs find their personal strengths and abilities. These talents, strengths and areas of interest can be stepping...

DSCC’s Finding an Adult Healthcare Provider Tip Sheet

This tip sheet from the Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) provides helpful information for making the transition to adult healthcare providers. You should begin seeing an adult doctor around ages 18 to 21....