The objectives of this program include:
- Increasing Independence
Individuals are encouraged to do as much as possible for themselves, and become responsible for own actions and behavior. - Improving Mental Health
Specific skills addressed include reporting signs and symptoms of mental health to direct care staff and psychiatrist, taking medications as prescribed, and learning about medications. - Improving Physical Health
making healthy choices relating to diet, exercise, and limiting bad habits. - Improving Social Skills to Strengthen Relationships
Specific skills addressed are positive communication skills, practicing good manners, common courtesy, and respect for self and others. - Improving Job Skills for Employment
Practicing positive work skills; accurately recording work, time on task, quality and quantity of work, call-in when sick. - Improving Self Control for Adult Behavior
Specific skills addressing impulse control and anger management, coping methods for stressors, relaxation techniques for anxiety. - Improving Self Care
Personal grooming skills for a professional appearance, dental hygiene, dining etiquette. - Improving Self Esteem
Learn respect for self, enhance personal attributes, and reinforce positive behavior. - Improving Personal Safety
Increase awareness of a safe environment, safety precautions, fire safety and fire drill evacuation, and traffic safety in the community.
- Community Meeting
Includes a consumer update, giving each individual time to express how their night or weekend went; oftentimes personal issues worthy of a discussion are brought up at this time . - Current Events
News stories from the newspaper are up for discussion, usually cover the horoscope as well. - Emotions and Feelings
Discussing how a person may feel in a certain situation, someone may speak from experience addressing an emotion felt during an incident, and role-playing. - Stress Management
Definition of stress is discussed as our bodies' reaction to outside pressure, and how we may handle it, as well as in specific incidents. - Impulse Control
Discussing strategies for coping with problems constructively, such as slowing down, breathing and talking to someone. - Money and Basic Budgeting
How to handle money from identification of coins to counting and making change to basic budgeting. - Fire Safety
Evacuation procedures, what to do in case of a fire, stop drop and roll. - Nutrition
Food groups, healthy food choices, and food calorie content. - Personal Hygiene
Daily bathing, shaving, combing hair, deodorant, neat and clean clothes.
Work topics - life goals for employment, positive job skills.
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:: Bowling |
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