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Fostering Independence & Self-Advocacy with Judy Bass
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In today’s episode, we’re talking to Judith Bass about Fostering Independence & Self-Advocacy. Judy is a certified educational planner based in Maryland. She specializes in the field of college and postsecondary placement for students who learn differently. Today we will answer these questions:
- What is self-advocacy?
- How do you teach self-advocacy and independence?
- What are the best ways to encourage independence and self-advocacy at home?
- Why is it so important to foster strong independence and self-advocacy in a child?
- What are some of the challenges neurodivergent students face when attempting to self-advocate in school?
- How can being an independent learner and good self-advocate impact a student's postsecondary education?
More about Judy
Judith S. Bass, CEP is an internationally recognized expert in the field of college and postsecondary placement for students who learn differently. For the past 20 years, Ms. Bass has provided comprehensive planning services for students with ADHD, ASD, and other learning differences. Ms. Bass is a contributing author in the recently published book, Navigating the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities. Her articles have appeared in numerous magazines, including Washington Parent and ATTENTION Magazine. Ms. Bass has developed CollegeWebLD, www.collegewebld.com , a one-stop source of information on college disability services at over 400 colleges in the US. She is past Chair of the Commission on Credentialing for AICEP (www.aicep.org) and a past Board Member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA). She also serves as a consultant to several independent high schools in the Washington, DC area. Ms. Bass received her undergraduate degree in Education and Spanish from Stony Brook University, earned a Graduate Level Certificate in College Counseling from UCLA and holds the designation of Certified Educational Planner.
Links and Resources:
- Judy’s practice: https://www.basseducationalservices.com/
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