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Safety & Person-Centered Focus
Person-Centered Focus
Discussion Topic: Goals
PRESENTERS: Start a discussion. Use these starters and make up your own questions.
- What is a goal?
- Why do we have goals?
- Do you choose your goals by yourself or work with someone?
- Share some of your goals.
- What goals in life have you achieved?
- What goal do you most want to achieve?
Areas for Goals
These are all different topics we can set goals for. Every person has to decide what life areas are most important. That is called a "priority." Which of these areas is a priority for you? Everyone has different priorities.
- Health
- Money
- Career
- Friends
- Relationships
- Family
- Possessions
- Travel
- Education
Movement Break - Options for Moves
PRESENTERS: See if anyone in the audience wants to lead the exercises
- Shoulder rolls - 5 forward, 5 backward
- Head turns - 5 on either side
- Trunk turns - move your torso to reach with both arms to either side, 5 times each side
- Arm diagonals - arms crossed in your lap, reach up over your head and stretch arms wide
- Leg Lifts: Sit and straighten a leg at your knee so your foot is off the floor - 10 on each leg
- Ankle and wrist circles - 10 each
- Shoulder blade squeeze
Health Awareness: Being healthy means you partner with your doctor to set goals that help you take care of yourself.
Have you seen or talked to your doctor recently?
If you have been to a medical office lately, what changes did you notice?
Has anyone had online medical appointments?
Now, review this list of questions with the group. Can you think of more important questions we can ask our medical doctor?
Questions in English: CLICK HERE
Questions in Spanish: CLICK HERE
Take a break, move, get up, drink water....or dance!
Health and Social Connection
Sharing Circle: Share what you adimire about your peers.
Some examples:
I admire my friend becuase......
They are helpful
They make me smile
They are nice
They are hard working
They call me
Discussion Topic: Less Stress
One thing that we can all do is learn how to stay healthy by managing our stress.
Reveiw the tip sheets below:
English: CLICK HERE
Spanish: CLICKE HERE
Ask everyone how they deal with stress.
- How can you tell when you feel stress?
- Where in your body do you feel stress?
- What do you wish people would do when you are feeling stress?
- What do you need to feel less stress?
Laughter to Lower Stress
- Put your arms out wide
- Laugh like a villain in a movie
- Laugh like a chimpanzee
- Laugh like a little tiny mouse
- Laugh like a horse might laugh
- Laugh like a giant
- Giggle like a happy baby
