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Problem-Solving Savvy

Center:

DE-Center for Disabilities Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2012

Contact Information:

Product Description:

Part of Career and Life Studies Certificate (CLSC) program, the postsecondary education program for young adults with intellectual disabilities. Course Description - Problem solving and decision-making are important skills for life. The ability to retrieve and process information and, in turn, propose viable solutions to a problem represent skills that will increase the students? competence, independence and self-esteem. Problem solving involves using available information to identify and create possible solutions. It?s a systematic processing strategy in which the student is taught to define and analyze a situation, identify potential problems, and then identify and execute a solution. The final step is reviewing the outcomes of one?s actions to determine satisfaction/success or assess the need for alternate/additional action.

Keyword(s):

problem-solving, Career and Life Studies Certificate (CLSC) program

Product/Publication Type(s):

Academic Course Development

Target Audience:

Students

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To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

[email protected]

COVID-19 Related Data:

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