Nov. 29 – Dec. 3, 2021
Theme: Spa Week — Skill Building: Personal Hygiene
Person-Centered Thinking and Safety
Monday, November 29, 2021
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Check In (10 min)
This Friday is UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
PRESENTERS: Please go to the link and make sure your participants understand that the United Nations is a WORLD-WIDE organization doing activisim for inclusion of people with disabilities across the globe. Each day this week we'll learn about the ways we can make a more inclusive world.
For this link, just be sure to hit the following points:
- The UN has made inclusion of people with disabilities a major goal for the world.
- This day was started in 1992 and a conference on advancing access for people with disabilities is held every year.
- There are events all week to support their inclusion strategy that we will checking out.
- Inclusion and access are basic human rights.
Introduce Theme of the Week and Skill Builder (2 min)
Spa Week
We'll learn about great ways to TREAT YOURSELF to self-care tools, products and experiences that can improve your appearance AND your mood.
Personal Hygiene and Self-Care
Today we’ll focus on skin care and hygiene
Show & Share (5-10 min)
What do you do to take extra care of yourself, to pamper yourself, or bring a sense of calm into your body and your day? Can you show us any tools that you use to do that?
Covid Mitigation Moment (2-3 min)
How far apart is 6 feet? What does it look like?
Things that are about 6-feet long:
<Body Break>
Thematic Activity 01 (10-15 min)
What kind of skin do I have? What is basic skin care for my skin type?
- Assess your skin type for sun protection
- Assess your skin type for more advanced care and product choices (PRESENTERS: You'll need to enlarge this one by clicking or CTRL and +)
Basics—Cleanliness, Safety and Wellness
These videos are aimed at men or women but the tips are true for everyone.
Thematic Activity 02 (5-10 min)
What is special skin care for my skin type? Great mask treatments for anyone.
<Body Break>
Skill Builder (5 min)
Exfoliation is using something a little rough to scrub your skin so that it gets rid of the teeny, tiny dead skill cells and reveals your fresh skin cells underneath.
- Buy an exfoliating scrub like these
- Make your own out of sugar, oil, and a scent
Optional Discussion Topic
Skin Issues/Conditions
- Do you have skin allergies or sensitivities? Avoid allergenic products, scents, additives and chemicals.
- Do you have blemishes (pimples)? Try Tea Tree Oil from Trader Joe's.
- Ever get a small burn or cut? Clean it gently and put on some Aloe vera, neosporen, and a bandaid.
- Got sunburned? Aloe vera really helps and moisturize for a few days afterward.
Optional Level Up
Masks – From the store or in your garden or kitchen.
Skin and diet – Foods that are good for your skin.
What did we learn/practice today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Civics Education and Community
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Check In (5-10 min)
UN Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities (Friday)
Watch this video featuring people with disabilities in their workplaces. Which of these workplaces look interesting or familiar to you?
Today also happens to be Giving Tuesday. Who or where do you give to?
This week's theme is Spa Week.
This week's skill builder Personal Hygiene.
Today we’ll focus on hair.
Recap Yesterday’s Topics
Skin health, care and safety. Skin treatments for anyone.
Show & Share (5-10 min)
Share a picture of yourself with an older hairstyle. What do you think of that hairstyle now? What did you like about it then? How has your hair changed since that picture? What about from when you were a child?
<Body Break>
Thematic Activity 01 (10-15 min)
- What kind of hair to do I have? (PRESENTERS: Enlarge with CTRL key and the + key, or click on the image when you see the magnifier.)
- What is basic care for my hair?
- Beard and moustache care (PRESENTERS: Enlarge this too. PLEASE make sure they know step 11 is a little joke, not part of the real list.)
- Fun Song - Timbuk 3 "Hairstyles and Attitudes"
Thematic Activity 02 (5-10 min)
What is special care for my hair? Choose from these to explore or do searches yourselves.
<Body Break>
Skill Builder
Professional Hair Care — Manners and Traditions
What did we learn/practice today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Well Being and Social Connection
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Check In (5-10 min)
UN Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities (Friday)
Last year, the theme for International Day of Persons with Disabilities was “Not All Disabilities Are Visible.” Let's watch this video from last year from the Australian Human Rights Commission: Not All Disabilities Are Visible: Celebrating International Day of People with Disability 2020. What do you think about invisible disabilities?
Theme & Skill Builder
- What's our theme this week? What's our skill builder?
- Recap yesterday’s topic (hair).
- Today we’ll focus on nails.
Show & Share (5-10 min)
Gloves to protect our hands. What kinds of gloves do you have? There are gloves for almost every kind of situation: tasks, fashion, weather...
Covid Mitigation Moment (3-5 min)
PRESENTERS: Make a distinction between cleaning and sanitizing. Sanitizing means using something that kills germs, like a disinfectant spray or cloths.
<Body Break>
Thematic Activity (5-10 min)
My finger nails and toe nails: What are they and what do they say about my health?
PRESENTERS: When viewing informational videos, pause the video after each piece of information and check for understanding.
Nail polish was invented in China and was used by rich people (men and women) to show that they didn't have to do any work with their hands. These days it's just a personal style choice for anyone.
<Body Break>
Skill Builder (5-10 min)
Home pedicures are for EVERYONE. Nail care isn't gender based. Everyone has nails that need good grooming.
Toe nails matter too. Common toenail problems
Optional Level Up
What did we learn/practice today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Self-Advocacy and Rights
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Check In (5-10 min)
UN Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities (Friday)
Tomorrow is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Do you know what the theme is for this year?
PRESENTERS: Open the UN link and read about this year's theme.
What's our theme and skill builder this week?
Recap yesterday's topics: nail care and health.
Today, we'll focus on body calming and cleansing.
Show & Share (5-10 min)
What's your favorite scent? Is it found in nature or made by people? How long have you liked it? How does it make you feel when you smell it?
Covid Mitigation Moment (5-10 min)
PRESENTERS: this one is important for all of us. Please do read it and talk about the awkward aspects of interacting with one another and how to make them less awkward. The people in our programs are especially impacted by social pressure. This is a very important self-advocacy skill that goes far beyond Covid.
<Body Break>
Thematic Activity 01 (5-10 min)
How does my body tell me it is feeling stressed?
Basic care that helps our bodies reduce stress
- movement
- stretching
- fresh air
- healthful food
- good sleep
- good relationships
- pets
Thematic Activity 02 (5-10 min)
What is special care that helps our bodies reduce stress?
PRESENTERS: alert participants that sometimes people hear about detoxing and get advice to ingest certain vitamins or fast or other unusual things. They should not do anything like that without a doctor's supervision. ONLY take in or use products that you have used before and know the effects.
<Body Break>
Skill Builders (10-15 min)
Let's meditate! Meditation can clear stress. Choose a meditation that suits your group and feelings. The longer one works great if you are super stressed.
- LONG—Learn Tara Brach's R.A.I.N. meditation for fear to help with stress (13 minutes long but worth it for those who can attend to the audio.)
- SHORTER—4 minute body scan by Tara Brach: First one in the list, click play
Optional Level Up (5-10 min)
What is the difference between self-care and self-indulgence?
What did we learn/practice today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Knowledge and Fun with Friends
Friday, December 3, 2021
Check In (5-10 min)
UN Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities (Today!)
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities! Let's learn more about this special day on UNESCO's website.
Did you know the UN has a Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities?
Have you heard of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)? It's an international human rights treaty. Read Article 3 to learn about the general principles behind the UN CRPD.
What's our theme and skill builder this week?
Recap yesterday's topics: stress management, cleansing, meditation.
Today, we'll focus on make-up, color, and personal style.
Show & Share (5-10 min)
What celebrity or star that you think has great style sense. What do they wear that you admire? Do you try to borrow from their style ideas?
Covid Mitigation Moment (5 min)
<Body Break>
Thematic Activity 01 (5-10 min)
What are my colors? Understanding how color can bring the best out in your appearance.
- Are you COOL or WARM skin toned?
- Choose colors for clothes (focused on women)
- Color wheel for clothes (focused on men)
Thematic Activity 02 (5-10 Min)
What is my body shape?
How can I dress to show how much I love it?
(Note that our bodies are unique and may not be typical. A male body can have an hour glass shape and a female body can have an inverted triangle. What is usual isn't all there is.)
<Body Break>
Skill Builder
Applying makeup: Make up is for ANYONE at different times and for different reasons.
How do YOU use make up and clothes to express yourself? Are there clothes you wear to cheer yourself up? Make up that makes you feel confident? A hair style that you really enjoy?
What did we learn/practice today?
What are we doing this afternoon?
Choosing Fun Stuff to Do
Need some help deciding on an afternoon activity?
The activities are numbered. These numbers corrospond to brief activity descriptions listen in the linked document below.
