According to Bremer, Kachgal, and Schoeller, a self-determined person is one that sets goals, makes decisions, solves problems, and understands what supports are needed for success. An educator or parent must do things to promote choice making such as
- Identify strengths, interest and learning styles
- Provide choices about clothing, family events, and methods of learning new information
- Hold expectations high for youth
- Encourage exploration of possibilites
- Promote reasonable risk taking
- Encourage problem solving
- Promote self advocacy
- Facilitate Development of self esteem
- Develop goal setting
Joanne, Good information we all probably needed this information this close to the end of the semester. We all have self determination I guess we really need it being nurses, Great blog
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