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FEELING GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF
SELF - ESTEEM
HEARING/ LISTENING
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
NUTRITION/ MEAL PLANNING/ PREPARATION
LAUNDRY
HOUSEKEEPING
BUDGETING/ FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PERSONAL / HEALTH CARE
TRANSPORTATION
HOME SAFETY/ EMERGENCY
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
LEISURE TIME/ USE SKILLS
PERSONAL/ SOCIAL SKILLS
   
SEXUALITY

> FEELING GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF

Taking part in social activities is an important part of everyone’s life. Belonging

to clubs, teams or special-interest groups can help you learn and grow in many

ways. Here are some of the ways socialization can help you;

You can learn how to function in a group. It’s a chance to learn ways to solve

problems and work towards goals.

You can learn new skills and hobbies you may use the rest of your life.

You can make new friends who have the same interests as you.

You can learn leadership skills.

You can learn more about yourself and your abilities.

You’re life will be fuller if you get involved that if you let yourself

become isolated.

DISCUSS/ FOR EXAMPLE;

-You’ve moved to a new city or apartment complex, how might

getting involved in social activities help you?

-Barb is interested in learning about computers. How might social

activities help her?

-What social activities have you enjoyed that you feel have helped

you grow in some way?

c 1998 J Benshoof (revised from J. Weston Walch, Publisher c 1986)

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> SELF-ESTEEM

Self-esteem is simply an attitude we feel about ourselves and we

choose that attitude. The pillars of self-esteem are:

Individuals with secure self-esteem:

Confidence grows from solid feelings of self-acceptance. Self-assured people

are content to be themselves. What we believe to be possible influences our

hopes, aspirations, actions, and the outcome of our plans. Those convinced

they have limits do not strive, while others constantly challenge their beliefs

about their limitations. Confident people act while self-doubters agonize.

Confident people welcome challenges and changes, they delight in overcoming

difficulties, and even manage to transform problems into challenges. Those who

lack confidence let their fears stand between them and their ambitions. They

resist change because it threatens their sense of security. Self-faith gives people

the power to survive serious disappointments and defeat. What makes us who

we are is our own unique way of how we perceive ourselves, the things around

us, and the world itself. Other people see a reflection of how you see yourself.

If you feel good about yourself, others will be more likely to respond to you positively.

Darrel Christenson M. S. 1998

Ways of Building self-esteem:

The process of building self-esteem can be learned and needs to be practiced.

Eliminate "self-killer" phrases.

Rid yourself of self-limiting attitudes.

Don't use negative self-suggestions.

Learn new techniques of dealing with disappointments.

Mimic the way people with high self-esteem behave.

Be persistent.

Become your own best friend.

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SELF-ESTEEM/ SELF-IMAGE

1. Write down 1 or 2 things you do well. ______________________________  

2. Write down 1 or 2 things you do not do well. _________________________

3. Describe yourself in 1 or two words. _______________________________        

4. Write down 1 or 2 words you think other people use to describe you. _____________________________________________________________

5. List one thing you have done in the last couple of months that made you feel

good about yourself. _____________________________________________

6. List one value you have. ________________________________________

7. What do you like about yourself? __________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

8. Look at the values listed below. Which are the most important to you?

Put number 1 - 7 before them; 1 being the most important, 7 the least.

______ Earning a lot of money

______ Helping other people

______ Raising a family

______ Having good health

______ Having a lot of friends

______ Being a religious person

______ Being proud of your life    


SELF-ESTEEM BUILDERS

If you do not have good self-esteem, you can build it.

WAYS TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM;

Display your favorite works of art, crafts, and hobbies. Pull out things you have

made, trophies you have won, and certificates you have received.

Brag a little. When you do something good, tell close family members and

friends about it.

Play your favorite records, songs. If you play music, invite friends to hear

you play. If you like to dance, go to more dances.

Put up encouraging little notes for yourself, like, "Today I will feel good

about myself", on your wall.

Look in the mirror and tell yourself good things about yourself .

Read motivational poems and readings

Do good things for yourself, and give yourself little presents. **Taking a

bubble bath or going for a walk.

Ask yourself what kind of nice things you would do for a friend, then do

them for yourself.

Hang up cards you have received from friends, or presents friends have

given you. In this way you will remind yourself that you have friends that

like you a lot because you are a nice person.

Write a list of all the good things you do and keep it in your wallet.

Dress nice.

Live each day to the fullest. Get the most from each hour, each day and

each age of your life. Then you can look forward with confidence and

back without regrets.

Be yourself, but be your best self. Dare to be different and to follow your own star.

And don’t be afraid to be happy. Enjoy what is beautiful. Love with all your

heart and soul. Believe that those you love love you.

Forget what you have done for your friends; remember what they have done

for you.

Disregard what the world owes you, and concentrate on what you owe the world.

When you are faced with a decision, make that decision as wisely as possible,

and then forget it. The moment of absolute certainty never arrives.

And, above all, remember that God helps those who helps themselves. Act as

if everything depends on you, and pray as if everything depends on God.

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MY DECLARATION OF SELF-ESTEEM: I AM ME

In the entire world there is no one exactly like me. Everything that comes out of

me is authentically mine because alone I choose it. I own everything about me--

my body, my feeling, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to

others or to myself. I own my fantasies, my dreams, my hopes, and my fears.

I own all my triumphs and successes, all my failures and mistakes. Because I

own all of me, I can become intimately acquainted with me. By doing so, I can

love me and be friendly with me in all my parts. I know there are aspects about

myself that puzzle me, and other aspects that I do not know, but as long as I am

friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously and hopefully look for solutions

to the puzzles and for ways to find out more about me. However, I look and sound,

whatever I say and do, and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time is

authentically me. If later, some parts of how I looked, sounded, thought, and felt turn

out to be unfitting, I can discard that which is unfitting, keep the rest, and invent

something new for that which I discard. I can see, hear, feel, think, say, and do.

I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive, and to make

sense and order out of the world of people and things outside of me. I own me,

and therefore, I can engineer me. I am me and I am okay.

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  WHO ARE YOU Answer ten times below, using a noun each time to describe who you are:

1. I am ____________________________________

2. I am ____________________________________

3. I am ____________________________________

4. I am ____________________________________

5. I am ____________________________________

6. I am ____________________________________

7. I am ____________________________________

8. I am ____________________________________

9. I am ____________________________________

10. I am ___________________________________


Worksheet

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

This is all about: Helping you understand your emotional reactions to different

situations.

What you will do: 1. Complete the open-ended sentences below.

2. As a class, discuss the two questions at the bottom of the page.

Sentences to complete:

1. When I’m proud of myself, I _____________________________________

2. I love ______________________________________________________

3. I am afraid of ________________________________________________

4. I’m embarrassed when ________________________________________

5. I hate _____________________________________________________

6. I want to be _________________________________________________

7. I am happiest when ___________________________________________

8. I am worried about ___________________________________________

9. In my free time, I’d like to _______________________________________

10. Someone who means the most to me is __________________________

11. In school, I do best when ______________________________________

12. I need to work harder in ______________________________________      

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Questions:  

1. What did you find out about yourself?    

2. What do you need to do more of to feel good about yourself?        

ABOUT YOU

YOU WILL RECEIVE A BODY You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the

entire period this time around

YOU WILL LEARN LESSONS You are enrolled in a full-time informal school

called life. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons.

You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant or stupid.

THERE ARE NO MISTAKES, ONLY LESSONS

Growth is a process of trial

and error: experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the

process as the experiment that ultimately "works".

A LESSON IS REPEATED UNTIL LEARNED A lesson will be presented to you

in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can then

go to the next lesson.

LEARNING LESSONS DOES NOT END There is no part of life that does not

contain its lesson. If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.

"THERE " IS NO BETTER THAN "HERE" When your "there" has become a

"here" you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here"

OTHERS ARE MERELY MIRRORS OF YOU You cannot love or hate something

about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate in yourself.

WHAT YOU MAKE OF YOUR LIFE IS UP TO YOU You have all the tools and

resources that you need, what you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.

YOUR ANSWERS LIE INSIDE YOU The answers to life’s questions lie inside you.

All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.

DIS-IDENTIFICATION AND SELF-IDENTIFICATION

For a moment now, turn your

attention to yourself in this room. Get in touch with your body... Get in touch with

your feelings, your mood... Get in touch with your mind, your thoughts. Now get in

touch with the observer that notices the body sensations, the feelings and thoughts.

As the observer, think of this

"I have a body but I am not my body". My body may find itself in different conditions of

health or sickness. It may be rested or tired, but that has nothing to do with my self, my

real "I" .My body is constantly changing; it started out as a baby and grew continuously,

and will continue to change, become stronger or weaker, skilled in some new things,

and gradually grow old. I value my body as my precious instrument of experience and

of action in the outer world, but it is only an instrument. I treat it well, I try to keep it strong

and healthy, but it is not myself. I have a body, but I am not my body."

"I have emotions, but I am not my emotions. My emotions are countless, contradictory,

changing. They may swing from love to hatred, from calm to anger, from joy to sorrow,

and yet my essence-- my true nature-- has not changed. ‘I’ remain. Though a wave of

anger may try to submerge me, I know that it will pass in time; therefore, I am not this

anger. Since I can observe, and understand my emotions, and then gradually learn to

direct, use, and integrate harmoniously, it is clear that they are not my self. I have

emotions, but I am not my emotions."

"I have a mind, but I am not my mind. My mind is a valuable tool of discovery and

expression, yet it is not the essence of my being. It’s contents are constantly changing,

it gains new ideas, new knowledge and experience. It can think something falsely and

then find out the truth and think something entirely different. Sometimes it refuses to obey

me; therefore it cannot be me, myself. It is an organ of knowledge in regard to both the

outside world and my inner world, but it is not myself. I have a mind, but I am not my mind."

I have pain and pleasure but I am not my pain and pleasure. My pain and pleasure are

always changing. Sometimes the pain really hurts badly; sometimes it lets up, and

sometimes I feel really good. Sometimes my pleasure is really intense and then it lets

up and fades away. Therefore, I cannot be my pain or pleasure. I have pain and pleasure,

but I am not my pain and pleasure."

"I have thoughts, but I am not my thoughts. Sometimes my thoughts are pleasant or happy.

Sometimes they are sad or confused. My thoughts change and I watch them change. I have

thoughts, but I am not my thoughts. Sometimes my thoughts are argumentative and I let

myself have an argument. But I am not these things. These are some things that I have or

do. I see myself having or doing them. Therefore I cannot be them. I have thoughts but I

am not my thoughts."

"I have desires but I am not my desires. My desires are often changeable and contradictory,

with alternations of attraction and repulsion; therefore they are not myself. When I am hungry,

I desire food, but when I am filled I do not. I have desires, but I am not my desires."

"I have roles to play, but I am not my roles. I engage in various activities and play many

roles in life. I must play these roles, and so I willingly play them as well as possible, be it

the role of son or father, husband or student, worker or prisoner. But I am more than these

roles. These are roles, specific but partial roles, which I myself am playing, must play,

agree to play, and can watch and observe myself playing. Therefore I am not any of them.

I am self-identified, and I am not only the actor, but the director of the acting."

"Who am I then? What remains after having dis-identified myself from my body, my

sensations, my feelings, my desires, my mind and my actions?

It is the essence of my self-- a center of pure self-consciousness, of self-realization.

It is the permanent factor in the ever-varying flow of my personal life. It is that which

gives me a sense of being, of permanence, of inner balance. It is the center that

lets me know who I am, in the midst of all the flurry of external events, when I

remember myself. Take a moment right now to identify with this center, to realize

its self-consciousness, its permanence, its energy.

Now I recognize and affirm myself as the center of pure self-awareness and

creative dynamic energy. I recognize that from the center of true identity I can

learn to observe, direct, and harmonize all the psychological processes and

the physical body. I will be able to remember this experience, to remember

myself in the midst of my everyday life, and use this awareness to help me

and to give me increasing meaning and direction in my life."


HEARING/ LISTENING,- the other side of communication...

1) What does it mean?  

2) Is there a difference?  

3) Is listening important to effective communication? Why?  

4) How can you let someone know that you are listening and really

'hearing' what they are saying?  

ADVISING/ RESPONDING,- who needs it?

1) Do you need to give advice when someone shares information about

themselves?

2) Do people always want your advice when they've shared information

about their situation?

3) Are you more 'helpful' when you give a person the answers they're

looking for, or is it better to teach them to flnd their own answers?  

4) What are some dangers of giving advice?

c: J. Benshoof 07/96

  IT’S NOT JUST WHAT WE SAY...

The following appeared in the classified ad section of a small-town newspaper;

On Monday-- FOR SALE: R.D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale.

Phone 958-7980 after 7 P. M. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who lives with him cheap.    

On Tuesday-- NOTICE: We regret having erred in R. D. Jones’ ad yesterday.

It should have read.- One sewing machine for sale. Cheap. Phone 958-7980

and ask for Mrs. Kelly who fives with him after 7 P. M.    

On Wednesday-- R. D. Jones has informed us that he has received several

annoying phone calls because of an error we made in the classified ad

yesterday. His ad stands corrected as follows: FOR SALE: R. D. Jones

has one sewing machine for sale. Cheap. Phone 958-7980 after 7 P. M.

and ask for Mrs. Kelly who loves with him.    

On Thursday-- NOTICE: /, R. D. Jones, have no sewing machine for sale.

I smashed it. Don't call 958-7980 as the telephone has been taken out

I have not been carrying on with Mrs. Kelly. Until yesterday she was my

housekeeper, but she quit.  

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CONFLICT RESOLUTION:

DO

1. Describe the other person's behavior objectively.

2. Use concrete terms.

3. Describe a specified time, place, and frequency of the

disagreeable action.

4. Describe the action, not the motive.

 

DON’T

1. Describe your emotional reaction.

2. Use abstract, vague terms.

3. Generalize for 'all time'.

4. Guess another's motives or goals.

 

c: J. Benshoof 09/96


 

LIST OF FEELINGS THAT PERSONS HAVE

BUT OFTEN FAIL TO IDENTIFY:

ABANDONED, DESPAIR, HAPPY, NUTTY, SNEAKY,

ADEQUATE, DESTRUCTIVE, HATE, OBNOXIOUS, SOLEMN,

ADAMANT, DETERMINED, HEAVENLY, OBSESSED, SORROW,

AGONY, DIFFERENT, HELPFUL, ODD, SPITEFUL,

ALMIGHTY, DIFFIDENT, HELPLESS, OPPOSED, STARTLED

AMBIVALENT DIMINISHED HIGH OUTRAGED STINGY,

ANGRY, DISCONTENTED, HOMESICK, OVERWHELMED, STRANDED,

ANNOYED, DISTRACTED, HONORED, PAIN, STUFFED

ANXIOUS DISTRAUGHT HORRIBLE PANICKED STUPID,

APATHETIC, DISTURBED, HURT, PEACEFUL, STUNNED,

ASTOUNDED, DOMINATED, HYSTERICAL, PERSECUTED, STUPEFIED,

AWED, DIVIDED, IGNORED, PETRIFIED, SUFFERING,

BAD, DUBIOUS, IMMORTAL, PITY, SURE,

BEAUTIFUL, EAGER, IMPOSED-UPON, PLEASANT, SYMPATHETIC,

BETRAYED, ECSTATIC, IMPRESSED, PLEASED, TALKATIVE,

BITTER, ELECTRIFIED, INFATUATED, PRECARIOUS, TEMPTED,

BLISSFUL, EMPTY, INFURIATED, PRESSURED, TENACIOUS,

BOLD, ENCHANTED, INSPIRED, PRETTY, TENUOUS,

BORED, ENERGETIC, INTIMIDATED, PRIM, TENSE,

BRAVE, ENJOY, ISOLATED, PRISSY, TENTATIVE,

BURDENED, ENVIOUS, JEALOUSLY, PROUD, TERRIBLE,

CALM, EVIL, JOYOUS, QUARRELSOME, TERRIFIED,

CAPABLE, EXASPERATED, JUMPY, QUEER, THREATENED,

CAPTIVATED, FASCINATED, KIND, RAGE, TIRED,

CHALLENGED, FAUNING, KEEN, REFRESHED, THWARTED,

CHARMED, FEARFUL, LACONIC, REJECTED, TRAPPED,

CHEATED, FLUSTERED, LAZY, RELAXED, TROUBLED,

CHEERFUL, FOOLISH, LECHEROUS, RELIEVED, UGLY,

CHILDISH, FRANTIC, LEFT OUT, REMORSE, UNEASY,

CLEVER, FRUSTRATED, LICENTIOUS, RESTLESS, UNSETTLED,

COMBATIVE, FRIGHTENED, LONELY, REVERENT, VIOLENT,

COMPETITIVE, FREE, LONGING, REWARDED, VEHEMENT,

CONDEMNED, FULL, LOVING, RIGHTEOUS, VITAL,

CONFUSED, FURY, LOW, SAD, VULNERABLE,

CONSPICUOUS, GAY, LUSTFUL, SATED, VIVACIOUS,

CONTENTED, GLAD, MAD, SATISFIED, MIMCKED,

CONTRITE, GOOD, MAUDLIN, SCARED, WONDERFUL,

CRUEL, GRATIFIED, MEAN, SCREWED UP, WEEPY,

CRUSHED, GREEDY, MELANCHOLY, SERVILE, WORRY,

CULPABLE, GRIEF, MISERABLE, SETTLED, ZANY,

DECEITFUL, GROOVY, MYSTICAL, SEXY,

DEFEATED, GUILTY, NAUGHTY, SHOCKED,

DELIGHTED, GULLIBLE, NERVOUS, SILLY,

DESIROUS, HAPPY, NICE, SKEPTICAL

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-INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS

Check tasks that consumer is able to perform

NUTRITION/ MEAL PLANNING/ PREPARATION

_____ Plans own meals

_____ Does own grocery shopping/ puts groceries away at home

_____ Prepares own meals

_____ Sets the table

_____ Gets food to table/ eats independently

_____ Cleans up kitchen/ refrigerate leftovers/ washes dishes & puts them

away/ washes table / stove/ counter tops

COMMENTS:

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LAUNDRY

_____ Collect/ sorts dirty clothes

_____ Puts clothing/ detergent in machine/ starts washer

_____ Puts clean clothing into dryer/ starts dryer

_____ Folds/ hangs up/ puts away clean clothing

COMMENTS:

 

HOUSEKEEPING

_____ Change bedding/ make bed

_____ Vacuuming/ sweeping/ mopping floors

_____ Dusting

_____ Cleaning windows/ patio doors

_____ Cleaning bathroom; toilet/ bathtub/ shower/ lavatory

_____ Cleaning kitchen ; stove & refrigerator

COMMENTS:

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BUDGETING/ FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

_____ Understands difference between income and expense

_____ Knows current sources of income, knows amount of income

_____ Sets priorities for spending; rent/ house payment/ utilities/ food/ clothing

etc.

_____ Has a checking account

_____ Deposits own check

_____ Writes check for necessary expenses or purchases

_____ Balances own checkbook

_____ Uses ATM independently

_____ Pays necessary expenses first

COMMENTS:

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PERSONAL CARE

_____ Can get undressed independently

_____ Can get into tub/ shower, bathe & shampoo hair independently

_____ Can get clothing and get dressed independently

_____ Can comb hair/ shave/ apply make-up independently

COMMENTS:

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HEALTH CARE

_____ Knows the relationship between proper care and good health

_____ Knows how and who to contact for health/ first aid emergency

_____ Knows how to treat minor healthcare situations

COMMENTS

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HOUSING

SOMEWHERE TO LIVE

Look at the Classified Ads and find different types or rental housing.

For each type of housing, find the ad with the least expensive place and

the ad with the most expensive place.

Least/Most

Expensive

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Rooms

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Furnished Apartment

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Unfurnished Apartment

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Apartment to Share

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House to Share

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Condominium to Rent

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House to Rent

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Other:

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c 1988 J. Weston Walch, Publisher / Using the Newspaper to teach Basic Living Skills

_____ Understands differences in Subsidized vs. Fair Market housing

_____ Knows how to get and complete subsidized housing application

_____ In a rental situation, identifies/ understands responsibilities of/

differences in/ rights of;

_____ Tenant/ Landlord

_____ Rent

_____ Lease

_____ Eviction

_____ Deposit/ Utilities; included or extra

  • When looking for an apartment/ home to rent,

_____ Is able to look through and understand rental listings in newspaper and

other publications

  • Options to consider when looking for an apartment;

_____ Location;

_____ Proximity to bus route

_____ Proximity to shopping

_____ Pros/Cons of having a room mate

_____ One/two bedroom

_____ Monthly rent that fits budget

_____ Lease requirements

  • Understands other housing options besides renting an apartment;

_____ Boarding housing

_____ Share-a-home

_____ Other

COMMENTS:

 

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TRANSPORTATION

_____ Identifies the options for public transportation; bus/ dial-a-ride /taxi

_____ Is able to read the bus book & identify which bus to take

_____ Is able to use accessible bus and related equipment

_____ Is able to get dial-a-ride/ ADA paratransit card

COMMENTS:

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HOME SAFETY/ EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

_____ Is able to respond to fire in home

_____ Call 911

_____ Use appropriate fire extinguisher

_____ Evacuate premises

  • Knows what to do in other situations;

_____ Respond to severe storm warning

_____ Home invasion/ break-in

_____ Toast stuck in the toaster

_____ Radio by the bathtub/ sink

_____ Sparks/ smoke coming from electric appliance

_____ Emptying ashtrays

_____ Toilet overflowing

_____ Locked self out of home

_____ Spoiled/ questionable food

_____ Abuse/ neglect by anyone; verbal or physical

COMMENTS:

 

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PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES

_____ Has back-up in case of no-show

_____ Organize and direct duties to make the most of time allowed

_____ Knows person/ phone number to call if problems exist

COMMENTS:

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

_____ Is able to use telephone

_____ Knows number for bus information

_____ Knows number for library/ recreation

_____ Knows number for Emergencies; 911

_____ Knows name and number of apartment manager

_____ Knows number for Utility Company/ Plumber

_____ Knows number for DMV

_____ Knows number for voter information

_____ Knows number for food stamp/ financial benefit/ case manager office

  • Identifies/ uses tools available for locating community resources;

_____ Telephone book

_____ Community I&R

_____ Newspaper

COMMENTS:

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EMPLOYMENT

_____ Has/ knows who to contract for training/ education

_____ Answers questions regarding/ prioritizes job development

_____ Knows how/ where to look for jobs

_____ Identifies areas of interest

_____ Can develop a job search

_____ Can develop a resume

COMMENTS:

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ON EMPLOYMENT

  • Interviewing for a job;

_____ Identifies appropriate appearance

_____ Identifies pertinent information to take

_____ Identifies appropriate questions to ask

_____ Identifies appropriate interview behaviors

  • On the job;

_____ Identifies appropriate work behaviors

_____ Identifies appropriate employer/ employee interaction

_____ Identifies appropriate interaction with co-workers

_____ Identifies appropriate interaction with customers

COMMENTS:

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LEISURE TIME/ USE SKILLS

_____ Satisfied with present use of free time

_____ Would rather spend free time alone

_____ Would rather spend free time with others

_____ Would rather watch activities

_____ Would rather participate in activities

_____ Would rather participate indoors

_____ Would rather participate outdoors

_____ Would rather participate in noisy events

_____ Would rather participate in quiet events

_____ Already has enough friends/ acquaintances

_____ Has trouble making friends

_____ Has trouble keeping friends

COMMENTS:

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PERSONAL/ SOCIAL SKILLS

_____ Communicates personal information; name/ address/ phone number

_____ Communicates needs

_____ Initiates interactions

_____ Responds to verbal contact

_____ Complies with; directions from staff/ group decisions/ scheduled activities

_____ Takes responsibility for self

_____ Exhibits socially acceptable behavior

  • Appropriate personal hygiene in;

_____ General appearance

_____ Hair care

_____ Dental care

  • Takes responsibility for;

_____ Getting to location on time

_____ Medication regimes

_____ Locating items

  • Exhibits socially acceptable behavior in the following situations;

_____ When eating with others

_____ When angry

_____ When meeting someone

_____ When in public places

_____ When receiving criticism/ correction

_____ When receiving a compliment

_____ When making a request

_____ When expressing thanks

_____ When its time to go home

COMMENTS:

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SEXUALITY

  • Describes the physical differences between men and women

_____ Defines masturbation/ intercourse

  • Answers questions regarding pregnancy correctly

_____ How pregnancy occurs

_____ When pregnancy occurs

_____ Signs of pregnancy

_____ Length of pregnancy

  • Answers questions regarding birth control

_____ Pregnancy prevention

_____ Methods of birth control/ most reliable method

  • Answers questions regarding sexually transmitted diseases;

_____ Defines STD’s

_____ Describes symptoms of STD’s

_____ Explains preventative measures

_____ Offers plan of action to prevent STD’s

  • Answers questions regarding AIDS/HIV

_____ Defines AIDS/HIV

_____ Explains how AIDS/HIV is transmitted

_____ How to know if partner has AIDS/HIV

_____ Knows how AIDS/HIV is diagnosed

  • Answers questions regarding safe sex;

_____ Defines "safe sex"

_____ Understands the importance of "safe sex"

_____ Knows how people can have "safe sex"

  • States they think they know enough about sex

COMMENTS:

 

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