Employment-Unpacking Self-Determination

2017

Brenda Clark
[email protected]
813-974-2581

Self-determination is a foundational concept encapsulated in policy, vision, and social systems in the field disabilities. Self-determination has been more a vision than a practical reality.We are better at describing the construct of self-determination than at delivering the practices for realizing self-determination. A need exists to link the vision of self-determination with both existing empirical evidence, and overt description of the practices that will help us better realize a society in which self-determination is central to practice in work, home, and community settings. This presentation provides a framework for thinking about self-determination as a whole, while breaking down the concept to discrete skill sets and environmental conditions that maximize the opportunities for individuals to nurture these skills. Participants will learn about evidence-based strategies for building skills related to self-determination in both youth and adults and considerations for practice.

Self-Determination, Person Centered Planning, Customized Employment Planning, Decision making, Skill building

Web-based products

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Policymakers, Students

http://flfcic.fmhi.usf.edu/resources/training/employment.html

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