Self Advocacy
Is this an example of Self- Advocacy?
" You are at a Fast food restuarant and they forget to add fries to your order. You walk up to the counter and start screaming at the employee."
No- Screaming and getting angry is NOT a way to Communicate your needs
What is self-determination?
Making decisions about your own life / future and advocating for yourself
What is self-awareness?
knowing about yourself, likes, dislike, needs, wants
True or False: "To lose 50 pounds by next Friday through exercising and eating healthy" is an example of a SMART goal.
What is False? The goal is not Realistic.
What are the two primary types of goals?
What is short and long goals?
Alexandra is out with her friends at a restaurant, Her drink spills on the floor and her server is at the other side of the restaurant, what should she do?
A. Not worry about it, they will clean it up at the end of the night anyway.
B. Shout across the room to your server that your drink spilled and you need a new drink.
C. when the server comes back to the table tell your server that your drink spilled and that you need a new drink.
Answer C
What is self-advocacy?
asking others for what you need and when you need it in order to be successful
Why is knowing about yourself important?
It can help you decide and communicate your desires about your life and future
Goals should be __________ to me otherwise I will not care if I reach them.
What is relevant?
When writing a goal, you should be very _____, so that it is clear what you want to accomplish.
What is specific?
immy works at the home depot. A Customer comes up to him and asks him where a certain item is in the store. Jimmy Just started working at the store and he doesn't know where a lot of items are located in the store. What Can he Do?
Jimmy can express to the customer that he is new to the job and he is not familiar with the sotre yet, he can tell the customer that he will find someone to help him/her.
What is a barrier?
Something that gets in the way makes it hard or blocks my success or transition to a goal or action
hat is an example of self-awareness?
knowing what you are good at
knowing what you are not good at
knowing what job you may be interested in
knowing your learning style
Having a list of steps on how I will accomplish my goals is very important to goal setting. What part of SMART goals is this?
Measurable
Sometimes I will face _______, but I must keep working towards my goals.
What is setbacks, obstacles, or roadblocks?
Kimberly was carrying heavy tubs of ice cream into the freezer at her Job at the Ice Cream parlor, she hurt herself lifting the heavy tubs to the freezer, she still wants to work but she doesnt want to lift anything heavy. what can she do?
She can notify her boss that she hurt herself on the job, she then could ask the boss if she can do anything else around the store besides carrying ice cream tubs.
What are the self-determination skills we have talked about?
1. Problem Solving
2. Decision Making
3. Choice Making
4. Self-Awareness
5. Self-Efficacy
6. Self-Advocacy
7. Goal Setting
What are strengths?
Something you are good at
The acronym used to define the key elements of goal setting.
What is SMART?
What is a good question to ask yourself when you are thinking of a Relevant goal?
"Why do I want to do this?"
Is this an example of Self-Advocacy?
Bobby is stocking shelves at stop and shop...He has used color coding in the past to keep his belongings organized...he believes that color coding each shelf will help him sort and stock shelves more effectively. He expresses to his manager that he would like to color code the shelves in the supermarket.
Yes, Bobby is expressing his needs to his Manager so he can be an efficient worker.
What is an example of self-advocacy?
asking for a break when you are becoming overwhelmed
asking for help when you need it
asking if you can complete a task on your own
*answers may vary*
What are challenges?
something that is hard or that you may not be good at doing
Give an example of a short term goal
any goal that can be completed in a few days, weeks, or months, even under a year
Setting goals can lead to this type of future...
What is successful?