PO690: Supporting Self-Advocacy Skills in Students With Disabilities

  • PMD: 2,4
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 7: Consultation and Collaboration With Educators and Parents

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. learn skills for helping students understand how their disability impacts their learning and how to be assertive about their educational needs;
  2. gain access and understanding of resources for student self-advocacy to share with students, parents, and teachers; and
  3. identify ways to incorporate supporting self-advocacy skill development in students into the school psychologists' role.

Description

Self-advocacy is a crucial skill for students with disabilities. Participants will gain knowledge and resources for supporting students developing self-advocacy skills and identify ways to incorporate this into their role.

Presenter(s)

Kiarra K. Steer, Hampton City Schools
Deborah Kipps-Vaughan, James Madison University

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