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Washington Family Support & Transition Toolkit

Choose one next step. Keep the person’s priorities, the right application and the next responsible contact clear.

Washington toolkit and actual guide cover

Five useful PDFs. No duplicate binders.

Start with the quick reference, open the guide section you need and choose one working form. The same workbook works on screen and in print. You do not need to complete all 42 forms.

108 total pages across five PDFs. The combined binders and duplicate printable workbook are omitted. The state guidance, all 42 planning forms, contacts, source notes and completed examples are retained.

Practical Washington content

Services and support

Regional DSHS enrollment, separate service requests, assessment, Person-Centered Service Plans, Community First Choice and waiver planning. CDWA and client managing-employer roles, family-provider boundaries and respite planning. Keep eligibility, authorization and staffing separate.

School, work and adult life

DCYF ESIT, transition IEP timing at 16 or earlier as appropriate, current school-year exit rules through age 22, DVR waiting categories and student Pre-ETS timing. Adult decision support, Washington ABLE, Apple Health financial routes, county medical-transport brokers and separate review procedures.

Actual Washington guidance, blank planning form and completed fictional example

Source note

Sources checked October 2026. Program rules, availability and timelines may change. See the included dated source record for details.

One digital ZIP with five final PDFs. No physical binder. Save the workbook in a form-capable PDF reader, close and reopen it to check entries. Print the blank forms you need. The three clearly marked fictional examples are static planning models.

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