Well-Being and Social Connection 2

Daily Program Schedule down below 

Well Being & Social Connection

Have you heard of...

The State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD)?

PRESENTERS: Share yur screen to visit SCDD's website and explore it together

  • The California State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) is part of the California governor's office.
  • Their vision: Guarantee Californians with developmental disabilities the same full and equal opportunities for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as all Americans.
  • Their mission: Fights for things that give choice, independence, and inclusion in all community life for Californians with developmental disabilities and their families.

<Check out the Hope Virtual GYM! (it's in your house!)>


The PURSUIT of Happiness

  1. What does the word "pursuit" mean?
  2. Does pursuing happiness mean we will always be happy?
  3. What makes you happy? Everybody SHARE or SHOW us 3 things that make you happy. 
  4. Do you get to pursue that?
  5. When you don't get to pursue happiness, what gets in the way? What blocks you?
  6. This chart shows 4 kinds of happiness. We need all 4.
  7. What LONG TERM things will make you happy?
  8. How do you make your mind happy?
  9. How do you make your body happy?

<show us your happiness dance>


Health & Happiness Go Together


SCDD has created a number of resources about COVID-19 by and for people with disabilities. Share your screen and discuss the posters. Do all the language versions.

Friends & Acquaintances Make Us Happy Too

Covid 19  is really messing up our social lives. What can we do about feeling isolated? 

  • Write notes and leave them for your neighbors. See if they will leave you notes back.
  • Call people on the phone.
  • When Hope staff deliver your packets, chat with them through a window or from a distance
  • Now you know how to use Zoom you can hang out with people online
  • When you are with care givers ask them about their lives and get to know them better. Everyone has stories to tell and usually we are too busy going and doing to listen.
  • Listen to audio books of your favorite stories. Being read aloud to can feel like spending time with someone. 
  • See if a local church or temple in your area is having services on Zoom. A lot of them are.
  • Use your phone to record your thoughts, or write in a journal

Song of Friendship

Sing or Listen and Dance Along  —  Thank You For Being A Friend


Don't Forget the Power of Music

Tell us your favorite song. 

PRESENTERS: See if you can find some of the songs people love to listen to


Do You Remember?

Each person can answer a question, then ask a question. 

PRESENTERS: Do you remember cassette tapes?

Your favorite school teacher?

Riding a school bus?

Going on a vacation?

Eating fried chicken?

Places you've gone swimming?

Your family car when you were a kid?

Your best friend when you were a kid?

Your first pet?

Your favorite toy when you were little?

What other things can you remember?


Jigsaw Puzzles

Click on a puzzle then ask people which pieces to try

OR

Guess the Picture

These are very close up photos of common things. Can you guess what they are before clicking to see the answer?

OR

Tour the fancy houses for sale. 3D virtual tours of homes for sale can be fun. SCROLL PAST THE VIDEO AT THE TOP TO SEE REAL HOUSES. Click on the pictures to move forward into a space. Drag to turn and click to move forward again. Pretend you are house shopping!

Because districts vary so widely in number of clients served, the time frames for sessions can be affected by how quickly moderators are able to set up breakout rooms. For learning purposes we attempt to give access to smaller group instruction earlier than later. The times below attempt to express that variation. Larger district meetings are taking the full morning hour. Same is true for afternoon sessions. 
  • District Wide Meeting 9-9:45 or 10 am depending on district
    • 9-9:10 moderator lets people in and assigns people to breakout rooms -- Greetings and Check Ins.
    • 9:10-9:20 Introduce the day, date, time, weather, Today in History
    • 9:20-9:35 Current Events - regional, national, world
    • 9:35-9:40 Bio break/Dance/Music
    • 9:40-9:45 Intro Theme of the Day -- Go to BREAKOUT Rooms
  • Breakout Room Sessions 9:45 or 10-11 am depending on district
    • Call attention to the theme of the day and check awareness
    • Review technology tolerance Strategies
    1. Technology just goes out sometimes.
    2. We stay calm and carry on
    3. Waiting patiently or trying again
    4. Asking for help
    • Check-in: Each person reports on themselves
    • Show and Share:  people who wish to can share something they want to show everyone

    Presenters work in a pattern, switching off. Keep focus on one subject for no more than 10 minutes. Then offer a change in activity/focus.

    1. Gain attention for the subject/idea

    2. Say what we will learn (objective)

    3. Show the resource and delivers the content

    4. Prompt individuals for response/action and give feedback

    5. Remind everyone what was just learned

    6. Open group feedback and review learning

    7. Prompt learners to say what they learned

    8. Ask learners for other contexts where learning can apply 


    Check with participants for what afternoon activities they want to explore. Note for assignment to breakouts in the afternoon. 

  • Community College Hour 11-12 noon

    Learners return to the main meeting area and are encouraged to 

    • Access the Adult Education meetings at the links to colleges on the Home page
    • Eat a healthful lunch
    • Move physically for health and well being
    • Take on the activity packet or other projects
    • Socialize with people in their physical locations
  • Noon Hour

    Learners return to the main meeting area and are encouraged to 

    • Eat a healthful lunch
    • Move physically for health and well being
    • Get off of screens for a while
    • Take on the activity packet or other projects
    • Socialize with people in their physical locations
  • Afternoon Choices 1-2:00 or 2:30 pm depending on the district

    Participants return to the  district meeting area at 1pm. 

    1. 1-1:25 or so moderator assigns breakout rooms based on configuration for the district - client choice should drive assignments however possible
    2. 1:25-2:30 Breakout rooms explore the topics participants are interested in. Examples include hobbies, academic subjects, interactive web resources, games, reading aloud, writing groups, show and share, discussion groups, self-advocacy skills, crafts, virtual tours and other activities, activity packet use and guidance, etc. 
  • Loose Gather, Gab 2:00 or 2:30 -3pm depending on district

    Participants will return to the main session from the breakout rooms or can extend breakout room time. In the main room facilitators/presenters can:

    • share a whiteboard to graffitti and give notes
    • talk with friends and Hope employees
    • ask about everyone's experience
    • discussions about learners taking over or offering sessions or topics
    • raffles, trivia, quizzes, games, awards, completion acknowledgements, birthdays, etc.

    Learning Services may record as a mechanism to collect feedback but will not publish.

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