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Disclosure Self-Advocacy Self-Determination Transition Preparation

Disclosure Self-Advocacy Self-Determination Transition Preparation. Job Corps Health & Wellness Conference, San Francisco Region, May 10-12, 2006 Presenter: Nancie Payne, M.S. President, Payne & Associates, Inc. www.payneandassociates.com. WELCOME…. What a Great Afternoon Warm-up.

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Disclosure Self-Advocacy Self-Determination Transition Preparation

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  1. Disclosure Self-AdvocacySelf-DeterminationTransition Preparation Job Corps Health & Wellness Conference, San Francisco Region, May 10-12, 2006 Presenter: Nancie Payne, M.S. President, Payne & Associates, Inc. www.payneandassociates.com

  2. WELCOME… • What a Great Afternoon • Warm-up

  3. Accomplishments Today… STUDENT

  4. TRANSITION • Result of a change • State change puts one into • Not automatic • Change is external • Transition is internal

  5. TRANSITION • Transition takes longer • Transition happens much more slowly than change • Transition is what happens when we support the processes involved in change…

  6. Successful Transition… Self-Determination = Goal Oriented • Aware of strengths & weaknesses • Able to evaluate work & learning environments • Make informed decisions & solve problems Self-Advocacy = Reframing • Effectively communicate, convey, & negotiate • Assert interests, desires, needs, & rights • Making informed decisions • Taking responsibility for decisions

  7. Self-Reliance Independence Self-Sufficiency Self-Esteem Motivation Disclosure Self-Determination & Self-Advocacy Self-Knowledge KNOW SELF

  8. Success = Control(Ginsberg, Gerber, Reiff, 1994)

  9. EFFECTS OF LD “I’m Smart? Yea, Right…Then Why Can’t I Succeed?”

  10. EFFECTS OF LD • Far Reaching • Manifestations Different for Each • Positive & Negative Experiences • Success through… • Self-Knowledge • Support

  11. MASLOW AT WORK SUPPORT

  12. Postsecondary Failures • 94% Dropout Rate Vocational, Technical & Postsecondary Among Learners who have LD (RSA 1998)

  13. Reasons for Failures • Brainstorm & List Reasons…

  14. Weak Critical Thinking Skills Poor Self-Advocacy Skills Low Self-Esteem Poor Self-Determination Skills Negative Messages Lack of Self-Knowledge Feelings of Hopelessness Avoidance of Success Lack of Understanding of Disability Inability to Seek Resources Underdeveloped Problem Solving Skills Reasons for Failures

  15. THE FRAMEWORK ESSENTIAL SKILLS

  16. THE SELF-KNOWLEDGE ESSENTIALS • Strengths & Interests • Learning Styles • Multiple Intelligences • Critical & Higher Order Thinking Skills • Values & Personal Needs • Disability & Limitations • Accommodations

  17. STRENGTHS & INTERESTS • Help to recognize talents • Search until you find the motivators • Don’t push your own ideas • Explore in positive ways • Keep a list of things to investigate • Maintain structure • Promote follow-through

  18. LEARNING STYLES Visual Auditory Tactile Motor NOT THE ONLY WAY!

  19. MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

  20. FACILITATING CRITICAL THINKING • Affirm Self-Worth • Listen Attentively • Show Support of Efforts • Reflect & Mirror Ideas & Actions • Motivate Person to Think Critically Stephen Brookfield, Developing Critical Thinkers

  21. FACILITATING CRITICAL THINKING • Regularly Evaluate Progress • Help Create Networks • Be Critical Parents & Support Folks • Model Critical Thinking Stephen Brookfield, Developing Critical Thinkers

  22. Personal Needs • Figure Them Out!! • What Trips Trigger • What Works Best • Down Time • Chunking • Frustration Tolerance

  23. DISABILITY & LIMITATIONS • Adequately describe or speak to the Disability when & where appropriate • Must understand that the limitations are the result of the disability • Accommodations are essential

  24. Accommodations • A change to the existing environment, structure or protocol that allows the use and further development, where possible, of alternative, intact physical methods or cognitive channels in order to compensate for the limitation created by the person’s disability.

  25. Accommodations • Elementary School • High School • GED • Postsecondary • Training • Entrance testing • Certification testing • Pre-employment testing

  26. DISCLOSURE RANDOM THOUGHTS • Postsecondary & Training • Employment & Training Programs • Core Services • Intensive & Training Services • Pre-Employment Processes • During Employment Offers • After Employment Accepted • Probationary Period

  27. Factors Leading to Success • Work Tolerance & Endurance • Work Skills Above Entry & Low Level • Job-related Academic Skills • Disability Awareness • Self-esteem & Self-confidence • Medical, Psychological & Psychiatric • Coordination & Co-investigation

  28. Factors Leading to Success • Mobility & Transportation • Verbal Communication • Non-Verbal Communication • Learning Styles & Job Culture • Knowledge & Exposure of Employment Potentials • Job Interests & Passions • Secondary Completion

  29. THE “OTHER” FACTOR • Reframe limitations using accommodations • Remediate weaknesses after limitations have been accommodated successfully

  30. THE “OTHER” FACTOR The framework must be • What I Can do – not – • What I can’t do

  31. Critical Transition Elements • Employment Success Factors • Desires – Goals • Self-Knowledge • Self-Determination • Persistence • Learned Creativity & Accommodations • Supports • Reframing & Control

  32. Remember… • Knowledge is Power • Sharing Knowledge creates positive power • Providing Support fosters motivation, initiative & independence promoting success

  33. THANK YOU! Those Who See the Invisible… Can do the Impossible

  34. Payne & Associates, Inc. Nancie Payne, M.S. 205 Lilly Road NE, Bldg B, Ste A Olympia, Washington 98506 360-491-7600 payneassoc@att.net Mission • Competent, effective disability-related services designed to Maximize Human Potential & Create Productive Environments

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