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How Are Your Person First Skills? A Self-Assessment
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Teaching Exceptional Children
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May 1, 2008
- Author:
- Russell, Carol L
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Copyright informationCopyright Council for Exceptional Children May/Jun 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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You may say that you have heard it all before, and you know everything about the person first philosophy. Yet have you really assessed yourself on how you use it? There is daily evidence on the news and in newspapers, magazines, movies, textbooks, classrooms, and medical, educational, and social services fields that many people do not actively use, know, or understand this philosophy. Whereas some people simply need to master using person first, others have not even heard of it. Hopefully as a general or special education professional, you believe in and support the person first philosophy. But do your words and actions consistently reflect your beliefs?
This article reviews what the person ...