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CURRENT PROJECTS
The following pages reflect various ways that the portfolio can and has been used to create "connections" with the participants as they transition through life. It is a tool for supporting individuals and families through a Strengths-based Portfolio Process. |
SLOVENIA
Spoznaj Me™, translated as "Get
to
know me"
in Slovene,
is the
most
recent translated version
of
the
Take A Look
At Me™ portfolio. 
Soncek, the Slovenian National organization
of Cerebral Palsy,
plans
to collaborate with
two
psychology students from
the
University
of
Ljubljana to
implement the portfolios with
families.
Valerie Havill, PhD., IHDD is a member of the research team working in Slovenia.
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CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA, USA
The Early Head Start program in Clarke County, GA has implemented the Take A Look At Me™ and Mireme™ Portfolio for over three years, expanding in the third year to the Head Start Program.
The outcomes of the collaboration assist center and home-based providers to utilize the portfolio to bridge the gap between the home and learning environment through:
• Identifying family strengths,
• Identifying family goals,
• Incorporating child development
goals as identified by the parent,
• Using the information to support
social emotional growth and
development.
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VIETNAM-
FULL FUTURES FOR ALL
Full Futures for All is both the name and goal of a collaboration between IHDD and the Centre for Research & Development of Community Health in Hanoi, Vietnam.The portfolio, translated into Vietnamese, was reviewed by the Vietnamese Ministry of Education, Catholic Relief Services, and two school principals, and determined to be culturally-appropriate and potentially highly useful. 650 copies were being distributed to schools and early intervention agencies in HaNoi and the surrounding rural provinces.
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PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS
A self-awareness tool - A first step in the Person-Centered Planning Process
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CHILDREN'S FREEDOM
INITIATIVE (CFI)
The mission of the CFI, a legislative initiative, is to make sure that all children now residing in congregate facilities are supported to live with permanent loving families and in the future no child will be institutionalized.
IHDD uses the portfolio process to document the interests, strengths and history of the individual in collaboration with members of their circle of support in order to assist in the positive transition of the individual as they connect to new family supports within the community.In many situations, individuals have been supported to complete a follow-up portfolio to highlight the transition to the community and tell the story of a new life outside the institution. |
SCHOOL AGE AND ADULT VERSION
The Portfolio-A Self-Discovery Tool |
Middle School and High School classroom teachers around GA are building on
the
Take A Look at Me™ Portfolio as they promote self-determination in their classroom curriculums for teenage students. Teachers have used it as an essential step in pulling together different aspects of the self-determination curriculum such as:
(1) making choices,
(2) setting goals,
(3) understanding personal beliefs,
(4) supporting others.
The tool has been useful to combine these various aspects
of self-determination to provide a format and platform for students to express themselves creatively.
TRANSITION PLANNING
Teachers in several counties
have found unique ways to incorporate
the portfolio into their transition planning process. In combination
with a self-determination curriculum, students are given the opportunity
to problem-solve through some of
the challenges that may confront them in transitioning to a new school.
Teachers have used this tool as a way to facilitate engagement in a positive self-awareness and exploration process. |
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