Learning Self-Determination: Lessons from the Literature for Work with Children and Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities

Author(s)

Beth E. Ackerman, Liberty UniversityFollow

Publication Date

March 2006

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in August, 2006 in Child & Youth Care Forum, 35, 4, 327-337 Full article can also be viewed at http://www.springer.com/dal/home/psychology?SGWID=1-10126-70-35605454-0&changeHeader=true

Abstract

Children and youth with disabilities perform more poorly in transitional outcomes than their non-disabled peers. Programs are facing many changes because of these outcomes. Definitions are being revised, and new categories of exceptionalities are being recognized. Accountability measures are being put in place for people with disabilities. However, there is an important, current issue identified by researchers and individuals with disabilities – the issue of self-determination. This article explores how self-determination can and should be taught to children and youth with disabilities.

Recommended Citation

Ackerman, Beth E., "Learning Self-Determination: Lessons from the Literature for Work with Children and Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities" (2006). Faculty Publications and Presentations. 6.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/educ_fac_pubs/6