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<v ->My name is Maude MacArthur.</v>

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I am currently an adjunct professor of psychology here

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at Western Connecticut State University.

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In addition to that I am an education mentor for a

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non-profit organization,

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working in collaboration with the public school district,

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providing supportive services for students

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with intellectual disabilities.

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As an adjunct professor of psychology here at Western,

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I teach

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various section,

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probably two section of introductory to psychology.

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And,

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I,

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do that two days a week.

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And then,

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five days a week for 30 hours,

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I work with the student with the intellectual disability

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in the community settings.

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I use socialization,

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being a job coach,

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in a vocational setting where he is doing an internship,

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to prepare him

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for

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Work, you know, a real job.

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And also,

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do some counseling at times.

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A lot of redirection,

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just so that they can be a productive individual.

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And I also teach them

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not to let their disability define them.

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I teach Introductory to Psychology,

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where I introduce students from various background

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to a historical perspective of the early theories

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of psychology as a science.

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And in my classroom, I try to empower all my students

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to applied what they have learn

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to their everyday life,

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and I do that using

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multiple teaching modalities

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in order to achieve that.