FRHD 2110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Person-Centred Planning, Intellectual Disability, Deinstitutionalisation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2110
• Professor: Michelle Preyde

Document Summary

Normalization; a philosophical belief in special education that every individual, even the most exceptional should have an educational and living environment as close too normal as possible. Self-determination; the ability to make personal choices, regulate one"s own life, and be a self-advocate" a prevailing philosophy in education programming for persons with an intellectual disability. Person centered planning; planning for a person"s self-determination; planning activities and services based on a person"s dreams, aspirations, interests, preferences, strengths and capacities. People with exceptionalities get control of their life. Restrictiveness is not just about location of school, also determined by what is taught and how it is presented. Disability right movement; organized effort to advocate for the rights of people with exceptionalities. Pre-referral teams; made up of a variety of professionals, especially regular and special educators, who work with regular class teachers to come up with strategies for teaching difficult-to-teach children.