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Verbal Behavior Shapes Culture Values and attitudes are like habits - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Verbal Behavior Shapes Culture Values and attitudes are like habits - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Verbal Behavior Shapes Culture Values and attitudes are like habits : the longer one adheres to them , the harder they are to change . 2 0 1 8 C O M M O N W E A L T H A U T I S M C O N F E R E N C E Barrier : Attitudes & Opinions We are often
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2 0 1 8 C O M M O N W E A L T H A U T I S M C O N F E R E N C E
Verbal Behavior Shapes Culture
Values and attitudes are like habits: the longer
- ne adheres to them, the
harder they are to change.
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Barrier: Attitudes & Opinions
We are often disappointed by barriers such as stakeholders' conflicting opinions, attitudes that are constantly reinforced by their relatives and friends.
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Values & Belief Systems
Why the conflict and not harmony?
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2 0 1 8 C O M M O N W E A L T H A U T I S M C O N F E R E N C E
Hitting a Brick Wall
How NOT to give up
- n trying to find
commonality with stakeholders.
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2 0 1 8 C O M M O N W E A L T H A U T I S M C O N F E R E N C E
Assess Your Position
- 1. What reinforces your
beliefs and attitudes?
- 2. Are you open to
change?
- 3. Is there a commonality
in ultimate outcome(s)?
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2 0 1 8 C O M M O N W E A L T H A U T I S M C O N F E R E N C E
Deficits: Skill or Performance
Are we expecting behavior change to
- ccur based on our
- wn history,
experience, cultural norms?
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2 0 1 8 C O M M O N W E A L T H A U T I S M C O N F E R E N C E
Activity
Handout: Cultural Competence Self-Test
Tawara D. Goode - Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research &
- Service. Adapted from – “Promoting Cultural Competence and Cultural Diversity in
Early Intervention and Early Childhood Settings” - June 1989, Rev. 2009.
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2 0 1 8 C O M M O N W E A L T H A U T I S M C O N F E R E N C E
Celebrating Differences
Flip the script! How are our values, beliefs and attitudes similar in terms of what outcomes we want to see for
- ur shared client?
Will termination of our relationship cause more harm, now or in the future?
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2 0 1 8 C O M M O N W E A L T H A U T I S M C O N F E R E N C E
Be True to Yourself
Pretending to agree with differing belief systems is building rapport under false pretenses.
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2 0 1 8 C O M M O N W E A L T H A U T I S M C O N F E R E N C E
Take Home Points
Know yourself. Know your clients & their families. Use tools already available. Be honest, yet empathetic. It's okay to be uncomfortable. Just do better.
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Q & A
Megan Sullivan Kirby, BCBA, LBA Director of ABA Services, Spectrum Transformation Group Secretary, Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis Email: megank@spectrumtgrp.com
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