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Cultural Diversity and UnderstandingTRANSCRIPT
Cultural Diversity and Understanding
By Lora A WillettSeptember 3, 2015Averett UniveristyED 516
Supporting Youth
1Culture
2Resources
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Success
1. Awareness of culture-related issues that influence collaborative transition planning- knowing one’s own attitudes, beliefs, values, and cultural preconceptions.
2. Identification of personal values regarding adult life- including autonomy, independence, and interdependence.
3. Perception of family values related to cultural diversity and adulthood (Baer, Flexer, Luft, & Simmons, 2013).
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CULTURE
CULT
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4. Congruence and incongruence among educator and family values- assessing congruence among all team members.
5. Communication with the family to verify perceptions and obtain additional information- also regarding the family’s preference for what role you and they take during the transition process.
6. Reflection on family meeting and future plans- identifying sources to help resolve disagreements and to promote mutually satisfying outcomes (Baer et al., 2013).
2www.Pacer.org
RESOURCES
A list of the many programs available within the program
Student
Family
Resources
Resources for Direction
Supporting our youth is our main objective of the Virginia Department of Education
• Finding students strengths, interests, & preferences for their future
• Building Relationships• Setting goals • Follow up
3 SELF-ADVOCACY = SUCCESS
SUCCESS
Ask for help!Write it down/ Make a list
SELF-ADVOCACY
Know Yourself,Know Your Needs, And Know How To Get What You Need (Wright & Wright, 2015)
Self-Advocacy = Success
What’s Your Message?
Thank you for your time
Any Questions?
Baer, R. M.,Flexer, R. W., Luft, P., & Simmons, T. J. (2013). Transition planning for
secondary students with disabilities. (4th ed.). New York City, NY: Pearson.
Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). (2012). Special education: Transitionservices
for students with disabilities.Commonwealth of Virginia. Retrieved September 1, 2015
from http://www.doe.virginia.gov/
PACER Center, Inc. (2015) Champions for children with disabilities. U.S. Department of
Education’s office of special education programs. Retrieved September 1, 2015 from
www.pacer.org
Wright, P.W.D., & Wright, P.D. (2015) Self-advocacy: Know yourself, know what you need,
know how to get it. Retrieved on September 5, 2015 from www.wrightslaw.com
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