Teaching Self-Advocacy
Episode description
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 the importance of self-advocacy and how to best teach it to our learners.
We cover the differences between self-advocacy and appropriate protesting and how to teach learners to know what’s safe and what isn’t. 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.
What’s Inside:
- How to teach our learners self-advocacy
- The difference between self-advocacy and appropriate protests
- The importance of communication among team members
Mentioned In This Episode:
HowToABA.com/join
How to ABA on YouTube
Find us on Facebook
Follow us on Instagram
The BST Model – Behavioral Skills Training
Teaching Appropriate Protests in ABA