Selfdetermination And Causal Agency Theory Integrating Research Into Practice Karrie A Shogren by Karrie A. Shogren, Sheida K. Raley 9783031042591, 303104259X instant download after payment.

Self-determination has long been a focus of the disability community, and we are privileged to have the opportunity to play a small role in thinking about ways that people with disabilities, families, professionals, researchers, and other supporters can – through theory, research, policy, and practice – dismantle systemic barriers and create culturally sustaining opportunities that advance the right to be self-determined. While researchers in the disability field have acknowledged, repeatedly, that promoting self-determination is critical across the life course and attention should be focused on self-determination research, policy, and practice, we have not always fully interrogated the systemic barriers that limit opportunities, experiences, and supports that enable the development of self-determination. Nor have we centered the voices and lived experiences of people with disabilities to shape theory, research, policy, and practice. In this book, we hope to take one step forward to change that. By more fully developing and explicating the role of Causal Agency Theory across the life course while acknowledging the barriers, including systemic racism, ableism, and sexism that limit self-determination in the lives of people with disabilities, our goal is to advance change in ways that ultimately lead to systems of supports that create opportunities for each person to live self-determined lives in the ways they value and that matter to them. Our hope is that the ideas in this book will continue to be discussed, critiqued, and advanced, particularly through the leadership of the disability community in all phases of theory, research, policy, and practice development.