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Self-Advocacy Skills Worksheet

This worksheet helps Grade 9 students understand and practice self-advocacy skills in various situations.

Grade 9 Social studies Social SkillsSelf Advocacy
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C3.D2.Soc.1.9-12C3.D4.6.9-12

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Self-Advocacy Skills

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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.

Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Lawrence Carter-Long, Julia Bascom at an advocacy event

1. Which of the following best describes self-advocacy?

a

Letting others make decisions for you.

b

Speaking up for your own needs and rights.

c

Always agreeing with what others say.

d

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.

T

True

F

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.

respectfully
clear
listen
boundaries

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.