Scarecrow Press
Pages: 232
Trim: 7½ x 10½
978-0-8108-5646-2 • Hardback • June 2007 • $58.00 • (£39.95)
978-0-8108-6670-6 • eBook • June 2007 • $55.00 • (£37.95)
Cheryl Gerson Tuttle has more than thirty years experience in education, counseling, and advocacy. She is the coauthor of five books, including Learning Disabilities: The Ultimate Teen Guide (Scarecrow, 2003), and the author of Medications: The Ultimate Teen Guide (Scarecrow, 2005).
JoAnn Augeri Silva is an award-winning writer, editor, public relations professional, and journalism teacher whose work has appeared in numerous publications.
Part 1 Acknowledgments
Part 2 Introduction
Part 3 1 Why You Should Be Your Own Advocate
Part 4 2 How to Self-Advocate
Part 5 3 Dealing with the Media
Part 6 4 Personal Rights
Part 7 5 School Issues
Part 8 6 Learning Disabilities
Part 9 7 Phsycial Disabilities
Part 10 8 Sexuality
Part 11 9 Legal Issues
Part 12 10 Foster Care
Part 13 Bibliography
Part 14 Index
Part 15 About the Authors
Self-advocacy begins with honest self-appraisal and results in a solid appreciation of who you are and what you can accomplish. The path to becoming an effective self-advocate is almost always complicated by self-doubt, misinformation, low expectations and repeated frustrations and setbacks. There is no question that this guide can be a powerful tool for teens (and adult readers) in understanding the importance of self-advocacy, appreciating its potential benefits in school and other settings, and in preparing to take action.
— Dr. Sheldon H. Horowitz, National Center for Learning Disabilities
In this practical resource for teens, educators Tuttle and Silva teach the fundamental skills of self-advocacy. In the first three chapters, they explain what self-advocacy is, describe how it is done, and suggest ways of dealing effectively with the media. Each of seven subsequent chapters deals with self-advocacy in the context of a particular issue, such as personal rights, learning disabilities, and foster care. Sprinkled throughout the volume are quotes from teens who decided to speak out on issues affecting them.
— Reference and Research Book News, November 2007