2.2 Establish a transition flow sheet or log book that tracks the completion of important steps as youth transition out of child and adolescent mental health services.
2.2 Establish a transition flow sheet or log book that tracks the completion of important steps as youth transition out of child and adolescent mental health services.
A transition flow sheet or logbook should be created and regularly updated to track key steps in the youth's transition process, including confirming the timing of transfer, conducting a readiness assessment, and identifying all interest holders involved. This logbook supports transition navigators (or the most responsible clinician) in tracking and monitoring the youth's ongoing transition process. It also aids in clinical decision-making, e.g., determining next steps in a transition journey. Tracking also enables transition navigators to monitor youth retention within the program.
Data collected within the logbook can be used to: 1) track a youth's progress through the transition plan, including when and who discussed each component with youth, and 2) evaluate transition outcomes, at both the individual- (i.e., change in transition readiness) and program-level (i.e., total number of youth supported within the program annually).
Transition logbooks can be developed and managed on shared drives (i.e., OneDrive) and/or on electronic platforms (i.e., REDCap) so they can be easily accessed by transition navigators and/or the most responsible clinician.
Resources
For a database to track transition stages
For an overview of the transition process
This holds youth and support staff responsible for the transition and also logs any errors or miss-steps that could happen during the transition. It could help you all figure out at what points the transition is smooth and when it is not.
- Youth
In my experience any one clinician transitions few youth in a one year time frame so not likely to remember all tasks necessary to maximize the potential for success.
- Clinician
