This presentation will offer implementation strategies for practitioners, families, and youth with disabilities to build the foundational self-determination skills needed at home, at work, and in the classroom to ensure a positive postschool outcome.

This session explores the application of Self-Determination Theory through tools and instructional strategies that promote self-determined behaviors at home, on the job, and in the classroom. Participants will discuss the key environmental variables that must be present in each setting, strategies to increase self-determined behavior, and common barriers students with disabilities face during their K-12 experience. Resources will be shared so practitioners can begin implementation immediately.