Self-Determination in Action:
Creating Opportunities and Assessing Skills
Learn about the research, interventions, and assessments related to self-determination as well as how to create opportunities for students to develop self-determination at school and at home.
In this training, you will learn:
1) the definition of self-determination and the components of self-determined action.
2) examples of self-determination skills that are relevant to the age(s) of children and how you, as a parent, can create opportunities for your child to develop self-determination skills.
3) self-determination assessments that you can use with your children.
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Presenter: Kaitlyn Millen
Kaitlyn Millen is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Kansas. She completed her PhD in special education focused on self-determination and students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) at the University of Northern Colorado and her master’s degree in education of students who are DHH at Smith College. Kaitlyn worked as a teacher of students who are DHH in Massachusetts and established summer camps for students who are DHH in Massachusetts and Colorado. Her research is published in journals including the American Annals of the Deaf and the Journal of Special Education. She has also led expeditions with students who are DHH in the Grand Canyon, Nepal, and Peru. In her spare time, Kaitlyn enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and skiing.
