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Fall 2008 Professor: Susan Copeland, Ph.D. Time & Location: Tuesdays,
4:20 p.m. - 6:50 p.m.
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Course Description
This purpose of this course
is for students to gain a deeper understanding of advocacy and empowerment
as these concepts relate to individuals with intellectual and/or severe
disabilities. As a part of the course, students will examine a variety
of related topics, including a review of the history of the disability
rights movement and related legislation, the concepts of supports and interdependence,
and the influence culture may have on individuals and families in relation
to advocacy and empowerment. Students will explore the construct of self-determination
and learn evidence-based strategies that may assist individuals with disabilities,
across the lifespan, to acquire skills that foster self-determination.
They will also have opportunities to learn skills that improve their own
abilities to advocate with and for persons with disabilities. The course
will consist of a blend of lecture, discussion, and whole and small group
activities, and opportunities to work directly with self-advocates in the
community. Classes meet part of the time on the UNM campus and part of
the time at the New Mexico Center for Self-Advocacy; all students are responsible
for their own transportation to classes both on and off-campus. Guest speakers
will provide varied perspectives.
Required
Readings
This course will utilize
a packet of readings. These are available for purchase at the College
of Education Publications and Copy Center located in the far east wing
of Travelstead Hall Building #65 which is just east of Zimmerman Library
(Main Campus Library) and just north of Masley Art Gallery.
Contact Information: 505-277-7276
Email: coepub@unm.edu
Introduction and overview of the course.
Discussion of terms: advocacy, self-advocacy, and empowerment.
Week 2 - 9/2
Overview of history of disability
rights movement and related legislation.
Initial conceptualizations
of: self-determination and self-advocacy
Supporting self-advocates.
Handouts
Assignment:
Reflection #1
Week 3 - 9/9
Meet at Center for Self-Advocacy
Discussion of self-determination
continued.
Handout:
Assignment:
Reflection #2
Week 4 - 9/16
Meet at Center for Self-Advocacy
View/discuss When Billy
Broke His Head (Reflection #3 will
focus on this video:
SEE LINK BELOW on Week 5 FOR QUESTIONS YOU ARE TO
ANSWER)
Week 5 - 9/23
Funding mechanisms and Service
systems
Legislative advocacy
Guest Speaker: Doris Husted, The Arc of NM
Week 6 - 9/30
Meet at Center for Self-Advocacy
Advocacy and educators
Handout:
Questions we will use in group discussion in class. (You
don't have to type answers to these, just bring to class.)
Assignment:Reflection
#3 on When Billy Broke His Head (due on 9/30)
Week 7 - 10/7
Supports and independence
Assignment:
Reflection #4
Week 8 - 10/14
Week 9 - 10/21
Meet at Center for Self-Advocacy
Student-directed learning
and self-determination and empowerment
Autonomy: Choice-making/Decision-making/Problem-solving
Week 10 - 10/28
Meet at Center for Self-Advocacy
Family and cultural perspectives
To prepare, be sure you've
looked oved the assigned readings for the week.
Assignment:
Reflection #5
Week 11 - 11/4
Meet at Center for Self-Advocacy
Psychological empowerment
Self-advocacy
Student-led IEPs
(No handouts this week!)
Week 12 - 11/11
Person-centered planning
& IEP Development
Self-awareness and self-knowledge
Guest Speaker: Jade Delfin
Week 13 - 11/18
Meet at Center for Self-Advocacy
Self-determination and younger
children
Assignment:
Reflection #6
Week 14 - 11/25 No Class - Reading Day
Week 15 - 12/2
Self-determination curricula
Review of self-determination
model
HANDOUTS
Week 16 - 12/9
Meet at Center for Self-Advocacy
Poster
Presentation Open House
Week 17 NO CLASS. FINAL PAPER DUE IN MY OFFICE ON 12/116 by 5:00p.m.
Resources
Self-Advocates Becoming
Empowered (SABE) - SABE focuses on equality of rights, decisions,
choices and responsibilities for persons with disabilities.
Marilyn's Story - Marilyn is a self-adocate in New Mexico. Check out her TV show, Advo-Girl Meets World, on Channnel 27!
JT's
Story - Putting it all together for a life that belongs to the
person
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