The adult outcomes of youth with disabilities continue to lag behind those of their peers without disabilities, especially for youth living in rural communities. Interdisciplinary teaming is identified as an important component of effective transition planning. Transition planning and collaborative teaming are challenged further in rural communities due to lack of resources, distances between services and providers, and access for youth and their families. Social workers, given their multisystem perspective on aligning youth and family needs with resources, may be well poised, though currently underutilized, to address the challenges of transition in rural contexts. Through the transition experiences of 20 families and young adults with high need disabilities from a rural southern state, this study analyzes the potential alignment between the tenants of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for transition and the priorities of social work described in the Grand Challenges. Implications for practice and policy for special education transition planning in rural communities are offered.

残疾青年的成人成果继续落后于非残疾同龄人，尤其是生活在农村社区的青年。跨学科团队被确定为有效过渡规划的重要组成部分。由于缺乏资源、服务和提供者之间的距离以及青年及其家庭的获取途径，农村社区的过渡规划和协作团队面临进一步挑战。鉴于社会工作者在协调青年和家庭需求与资源方面的多系统观点，他们可能已经做好了应对农村环境转型挑战的准备，尽管目前尚未得到充分利用。通过来自南部农村州的 20 个家庭和具有高需求残疾的年轻人的过渡经历，本研究分析了《残疾人教育法案》的租户之间的潜在一致性，以进行过渡与“大挑战”中描述的社会工作的优先事项。提供了对农村社区特殊教育过渡规划的实践和政策的影响。