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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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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