When our learners are faced with an uncomfortable situation or presented with something they don’t want, they don’t always have someone there to advocate for them. Because of this, it’s critical for us to teach them how to advocate for themselves at an early age. Here, we discuss teaching self-advocacy to our learners.
The Importance of Self-Advocacy to Your Learners
We cover the differences between self-advocacy and appropriate protesting and how using appropriate protests is a good first step. Then, we discuss how to teach learners to know what’s safe and what isn’t and when to advocate for their safety. We also discuss how to use priming and fading to correct challenging behaviors, how to use role play, and why communication among team members is key.
Teaching learners how to protest appropriately can be a great first step towards self-advocacy. Get our download all about appropriate protests below.
What’s Inside:
- Advice for teaching self-advocacy
- The difference between self-advocacy and appropriate protests
- The importance of communication among team members
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