Self-Advocacy Skills Worksheet
This worksheet helps Grade 9 students understand and practice self-advocacy skills in various situations.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet is designed to help you understand and practice self-advocacy skills.
Self-advocacy is about speaking up for yourself and your rights. It means understanding your needs, knowing your rights, and communicating them effectively to others. This is a vital life skill.
1. Which of the following best describes self-advocacy?
Letting others make decisions for you.
Speaking up for your own needs and rights.
Always agreeing with what others say.
Ignoring problems and hoping they go away.
2. An important part of self-advocacy is knowing your personal and how to communicate them.
3. When you self-advocate, you are taking for your own well-being.
4. Self-advocacy means being aggressive and demanding.
True
False
5. Describe a situation in your life where you might need to use self-advocacy skills. How would you approach it?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
6. When self-advocating, it is important to communicate your message and calmly.
7. Make sure your message is and easy to understand.
8. It's also important to to the other person's perspective.
Match each self-advocacy term with its definition.
9. Assertiveness
a. The ability to communicate your message effectively.
10. Communication
b. Standing up for yourself while respecting others' rights.
11. Negotiation
c. Discussing to reach an agreement.