Disclosure Self-Advocacy

Self-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

WELCOME…

• What a Great Afternoon• Warm-up

Accomplishments Today…

STUDENT

TRANSITION• Result of a change• State change puts one into

• Not automatic

• Change is external • Transition is internal

TRANSITION• Transition takes longer• Transition happens much more slowly than change

• Transition is what happens when we support the processes involved in change…

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

Self-Determination & Self-Advocacy

Self-Reliance Independence Self-

Sufficiency Self-Esteem Motivation

Disclosure

Self-Knowledge

KNOW

SELF

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

EFFECTS OF LD

“I’m Smart? Yea, Right…Then Why Can’t I Succeed?”

EFFECTS OF LD Far Reaching Manifestations Different for

EachPositive & Negative Experiences

Success through…Self-KnowledgeSupport

MASLOW AT WORK

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PPO

RT

Reasons for Difficulties Experienced in Post-secondary• Brainstorm & List Reasons…

Barriers To Success

• 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

THE FRAMEWORK

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

THE SELF-KNOWLEDGE ESSENTIALS• Strengths & Interests• Learning Styles• Multiple Intelligences• Critical & Higher

Order Thinking Skills• Values & Personal

Needs• Disability &

Limitations• Accommodations

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

LEARNING STYLESVisual

Auditory

Tactile

Motor

NOT THE ONLY WAY!

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

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

FACILITATING CRITICAL THINKING

• Regularly Evaluate Progress• Help Create Networks• Be Critical Parents & Support

Folks• Model Critical Thinking

Stephen Brookfield, Developing Critical Thinkers

Personal Needs

• Figure Them Out!!–What Trips Trigger–What Works Best–Down Time–Chunking–Frustration Tolerance

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

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.

Accommodations• Elementary School• High School

• Postsecondary • Training• Entrance testing• Certification testing• Pre-employment testing

DISCLOSURERANDOM THOUGHTS • Postsecondary & Training• Employment & Training

Programs– Core Services– Intensive & Training Services

• Pre-Employment Processes• During Employment Offers• After Employment Accepted

– Probationary Period

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

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

THE “OTHER” FACTOR

• Reframe limitations using accommodations

• Remediate weaknesses after limitations have been accommodated successfully

THE “OTHER” FACTORThe framework must be • What I Can do

– not – • What I can’t do

Critical Transition Elements • Employment

Success Factors• Desires – Goals• Self-Knowledge• Self-

Determination• Persistence• Learned

Creativity & Accommodations

• Supports• Reframing &

Control

Remember…• Knowledge is Power

• Sharing Knowledge creates positive power

• Providing Support fosters motivation, initiative & independence promoting success

THANK YOU!

Those Who See the Invisible…

Can do theImpossible

Payne & Associates, Inc.

Nancie Payne, M.S.205 Lilly Road NE, Bldg B, Ste AOlympia, Washington 98506

360-491-7600payneassoc@att.net

Mission• Competent, effective disability-related

services designed to Maximize Human Potential & Create Productive Environments