Handout 8: Directions for Participants
This assignment will give you a chance to practice and analyze conversations you may have about children who have disabilities. It will also give you a chance to learn how others in the program respond to questions.
- Read the prompts on Handout 9. Choose three prompts to work on. For each, think about what you would say. Then write down the actual words you would use to answer the questions.
- Next, look at Handout 10 - Responses. Find the responses that match the prompts you just worked on. Read these responses. After each one, think about whether or not the response would help a person feel valued, and why. (Remember, there is no single "right" answer.) Write down your thoughts on Handout 10 - Responses.
- Before the next session, ask two staff members to tell you how they would respond to each of the three prompts you worked on. Tell these staff members that their answers will be anonymous. Record their responses near the appropriate prompt on Handout 9 - Prompts.