Listening to Your Child’s Voice While Building Independence
A two-hour parent workshop featuring a parent panel. Introductory level, covers:
- the importance of listening to your child’s voice when discussing the future
- what to consider before your child becomes a legal adult
- how to start building independence during the high school years
- insights, personal stories and reflections from parents of students who have recently left high school
Materials
- PowerPoint with presenter notes (13 slides) – includes presenter notes for each slide
- PowerPoint slides handout, PDF, 5 pages – prints all 13 slides, three to a page
- Pre-test, PDF, 1 page
- Terms and acronyms handout, PDF, 1 page
- Disclosure, PDF, 3 pages
- Post-test, PDF, 1 page
- Assessment answers, PDF, 1 page
- Evaluation, PDF, 2 pages
Course outline with timing
Objective: Parents will develop an increased understanding and concrete ideas about how they can help their child prepare for life after high school.
| Topic | Time | Handouts |
|---|---|---|
| Introductions, do pre-test, review agenda | 10 min | |
| Age 18 – the age of majority | 10 min | None |
| IDEA vs ADA | 10 min | None |
Listening to your child’s voice
| 20 min | None |
Parent concerns, discussing the future
| 25 min | None |
Self-disclosure
| 20 min | |
Moving forward, final thoughts
| 15 min | None |
| Wrap up, post-assessment | 10 min |
Updated 12/1/15
Alphabetical List of Webinars & Workshops
- Creating Alternative Pathways for Students to Achieve Academic Credit Inside and Outside of School
- Developing and Sustaining ELO Programs
- Engaging Students & Families in Transition Assessment and the Student-Led IEP Process
- Essentials of Full Implementation
- Learning Outside the Classroom
- Listening to Your Child’s Voice While Building Independence
- Promoting Family/School Partnerships
- Sustaining RENEW Implementation
- Teaching Self-Determination to Students with Disabilities
- Transition Assessment: Knowing the Options & How to Use Them