Self-Advocacy

What is self-advocacy?

"The realization of strengths and weaknesses, the ability to formulate personal goals, being assertive, and making decisions." (Martin, J., et al., 1993) What a powerful concept that is! What parent doesn't hope and work towards the outcome that their child will be able to:

• describe his/her own skills and needs
• set his own goals and a create a plan to reach them
• know the how, who, and when to ask for assistance
• Make decisions and then take the responsibility to deal with the consequences of those decisions.