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Disclosure Disclosure Self-AdvocacySelf-Advocacy
Self-DeterminationSelf-DeterminationTransition PreparationTransition Preparation
Job Corps Health & Wellness Conference, Job Corps Health & Wellness Conference, San Francisco Region, May 10-12, 2006San Francisco Region, May 10-12, 2006
Presenter:Presenter:Nancie Payne, M.S.Nancie Payne, M.S.President, Payne & Associates, Inc.President, Payne & Associates, Inc.www.payneandassociates.com
WELCOME…WELCOME…
•What a Great Afternoon•Warm-up
Accomplishments Accomplishments Today…Today…
Self-DeterminationSelf-Determination
Self-AdvocacySelf-Advocacy
TransitionTransition
DisclosureDisclosure
STUDENTSTUDENT
TRANSITIONTRANSITION•Result of a change•State change puts one into•Not automatic
•Change is external •Transition is internal
TRANSITIONTRANSITION•Transition takes longer•Transition happens much more slowly than change
•Transition is what happens when we support the processes involved in change…
Successful Transition…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-Determination & Self-AdvocacySelf-Advocacy
Self-Reliance Independence Self-
Sufficiency Self-Esteem Motivation
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Self-Knowledge
KNOW KNOW
SELFSELF
Success = ControlSuccess = Control(Ginsberg, Gerber, Reiff, 1994)(Ginsberg, Gerber, Reiff, 1994)
Self-Knowledge
Control Of Life
Goal Orientation
(Specific Direction)
Desire(Goal or Want)
LearnerLearner
Reframing SituationsReframing Situations(Recognizing, Accepting, & (Recognizing, Accepting, & Understanding Experiences)Understanding Experiences)
Persistence(Working
Hard)
Learned Creativity(Adapting, Acc’datingModifying)
SocialEcology
(Accessing & Using
Supports)
EFFECTS OF LDEFFECTS OF LD
““I’m Smart? Yea, I’m Smart? Yea, Right…Then Why Right…Then Why Can’t I Succeed?”Can’t I Succeed?”
EFFECTS OF LD Far Reaching Manifestations Different for
EachPositive & Negative Experiences
Success through…Self-KnowledgeSupport
MASLOW AT WORKMASLOW AT WORK
Self-transcendenceSelf-transcendence
Self-actualizationSelf-actualization
Ego-statusEgo-status
BelongingBelonging
Safety and securitySafety and security
Basic needsBasic needs
SU
PPO
RT
Postsecondary Postsecondary FailuresFailures94% Dropout Rate
Vocational, Technical& Postsecondary Among Learners who have LD(RSA 1998)
Reasons for Reasons for FailuresFailures•Brainstorm & List Reasons…
Reasons for FailuresReasons for Failures
• 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 FRAMEWORKTHE FRAMEWORK
ESSENTIAL SKILLSESSENTIAL SKILLS
THE SELF-KNOWLEDGE THE SELF-KNOWLEDGE ESSENTIALSESSENTIALS• Strengths & Interests• Learning Styles• Multiple Intelligences• Critical & Higher
Order Thinking Skills• Values & Personal
Needs• Disability & Limitations• Accommodations
STRENGTHS & STRENGTHS & INTERESTSINTERESTS• 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
NaturalistNaturalist
LinguisticLinguistic
Visual-SpatialVisual-Spatial Bodily
KinestheticBodily
Kinesthetic
InterpersonalInterpersonal
IntrapersonalIntrapersonal
LogicalMathematical
LogicalMathematical
MusicalMusical
LearnerLearnerLearnerLearner
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 NeedsPersonal Needs
•Figure Them Out!!–What Trips Trigger–What Works Best–Down Time–Chunking–Frustration Tolerance
DISABILITY & DISABILITY & LIMITATIONSLIMITATIONS• Adequately describe or speak to the
Disability when & where appropriate
• Must understand that the limitations are the result of the disability
• Accommodations are essential
AccommodationAccommodationss• 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.
AccommodationsAccommodations• Elementary School• High School
• GED• 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 Factors Leading to SuccessSuccess• 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 Factors Leading to SuccessSuccess• Mobility & Transportation• Verbal Communication• Non-Verbal Communication• Learning Styles & Job Culture• Knowledge & Exposure of
Employment Potentials• Job Interests & Passions• Secondary Completion
THE “OTHER” FACTORTHE “OTHER” FACTOR
• Reframe limitations using accommodations
• Remediate weaknesses after limitations have been accommodated successfully
THE “OTHER” THE “OTHER” FACTORFACTORThe framework must be The framework must be •What I Can do What I Can do
– – not – not – •What I can’t doWhat I can’t do
Critical Transition Critical Transition ElementsElements • Employment
Success Factors• Desires – Goals• Self-Knowledge• Self-Determination• Persistence• Learned Creativity
& Accommodations• Supports• Reframing &
Control
Remember…Remember…• Knowledge is Power
• Sharing Knowledge creates positive power
• Providing Support fosters motivation, initiative & independence promoting success
THANK YOU!THANK YOU!
Those Who See Those Who See
the Invisible…the Invisible…
Can do theCan do the
ImpossibleImpossible
Payne & Associates, Inc.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