tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819422736362259850.post4550304213462516551..comments2024-03-28T00:40:24.046-07:00Comments on Then Again, What Do I Know?: Watch My LanguageMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11840757788464946793noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819422736362259850.post-15241007720092552082010-06-16T21:10:21.651-07:002010-06-16T21:10:21.651-07:00At the day-hab program I work for I tend to refer ...At the day-hab program I work for I tend to refer to those of us getting paid simply as staff, while everyone is a "participant". Yes I can call them another consumer, and it looks OK on paper, but In when talking to them i tend to use buddy, or brotha, or homeboy, or some other term that means friend.<br />Why label names for those who are simply not average? A primary counselor with several acronyms in-between is a "staff" where as the people I serve are "why I'm here."<br /> Individuals select their own names, and what they feel conferrable being called. If they prefer to titled Homeboy to their given first name, then that is who that person is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819422736362259850.post-64702648598537746262010-06-16T13:24:10.800-07:002010-06-16T13:24:10.800-07:00My partner Kitty was explaining her job at Out and...My partner Kitty was explaining her job at Out and About to a friend and said that she works with people with different "abilities." The person replied that she had never thought of the people we work with in that light. I think it is great to focus on and be inspired by the things that the people we work with can do, not what they can't do.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194576707034812585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819422736362259850.post-60153059573361642972010-06-16T06:46:56.925-07:002010-06-16T06:46:56.925-07:00I often use, in writing, individuals, people, folk...I often use, in writing, individuals, people, folks, and sometimes add who receive our services and supports, rarely consumers or clients. We have heard self-advocate as a preferred term in today's environments. I had a conversation with someone the other day after seeing "citizens with developmental disabilities" and felt uncomfortable about that, but googled it and saw that it is a fairly common terminology. As you say though, why label?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819422736362259850.post-8799436915862776752010-06-15T16:35:04.175-07:002010-06-15T16:35:04.175-07:00My mother taught me that you do not have to explai...My mother taught me that you do not have to explain your relationship with someone when you are introducing them to someone. i.e. This is Mark. Let Mark reveal who he is!rchasec49https://www.blogger.com/profile/05840078747716463118noreply@blogger.com