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    This document discusses several special needs and challenges individuals may face, including stereotype threat, learning disabilities, trauma, poverty, and the importance of self-care. It provides information on identifying strengths and challenges, developing learning strategies, being trauma-informed, recognizing class differences, and maintaining a work-life balance. Resources are listed for further information on reducing stereotype threat, learning disabilities advocacy, trauma-informed care, and understanding poverty.

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    This document discusses several special needs and challenges individuals may face, including stereotype threat, learning disabilities, trauma, poverty, and the importance of self-care. It provides information on identifying strengths and challenges, developing learning strategies, being trauma-informed, recognizing class differences, and maintaining a work-life balance. Resources are listed for further information on reducing stereotype threat, learning disabilities advocacy, trauma-informed care, and understanding poverty.

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    4-4-Special Needs and How To Help

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    This document discusses several special needs and challenges individuals may face, including stereotype threat, learning disabilities, trauma, poverty, and the importance of self-care. It provides information on identifying strengths and challenges, developing learning strategies, being trauma-informed, recognizing class differences, and maintaining a work-life balance. Resources are listed for further information on reducing stereotype threat, learning disabilities advocacy, trauma-informed care, and understanding poverty.

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    Special Needs…and How to Help

    Stereotype Threat Learning Disabilities


    The risk of conforming to negative A person whose brain is wired
    stereotypes of a group. differently and may not process
    information in conventional ways.
    1. Emphasize skills everyone can 1. Identify strengths & challenges
    use to learn 2. Develop a learning strategy
    2. Broaden self concept 3. Be responsive to fatigue
    3. Provide positive role models 4. 12+ on Washington 13 means
    refer for further assessment
    ReducingStereotypeThreat.org LDonline.org
    LDANEO advocacy: 216.581.4549

    Trauma Poverty
    When a person witnesses, experiences, Social exclusion and lack of resources
    or is threatened with physical death that contributes to narrow cultural
    and personal injury. understanding & participation.
    1. Respect, inform, & connect 1. Be aware of class differences
    2. Empower survivors 2. Develop cross cultural
    3. Be aware of symptoms communication
    PTSDAlliance.org 877.507.7873 A Framework for Understanding
    Trauma-informed care: Poverty by Ruby K. Payne, PhD
    http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/nctic
    /
    Self care is important!
    Balance work
    Set Attend to your
    Try not to and enjoyable
    appropriate spiritual
    visualize personal
    boundaries needs
    activities

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