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Objectives of this Class:
Objectives of this Class:
learn a variety of skills, strategies and insights that will help you to successfully navigate the transition into work, while focusing on personal development for life navigation.
learn how to embrace Self Advocacy.
learn about critical thinking and how you can use it in everyday life.
learn how stress, bias, and other psychological factors can impact the decisions we make every day.
learn some simple strategies for making decisions more easily.
learn how to describe the process of change as we experience it and to provide a lens to look at change as it occurs in our life.
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
What Is Self Advocacy and Why Is It Important
What Is Self Advocacy and Why Is It Important
Your voice, Your choice!
ASSIGNMENT #1:
What is your definition of Self Advocacy?
*Answer in 10 words or less.
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
Change is always happening, whether we realize it or not. Our bodies are constantly generating new cells to replace old ones. Stock prices are rising and falling. It's just a guaranteed thing.
And throughout our lives, we go through a lot of personal changes. Sometimes we choose for them to happen, while other times they're beyond our control. With both of these types of changes, we, as humans, have instinctive reactions to them. But it's how we respond to these changes after our initial reaction that determines how they affect our lives.
ASSIGNMENT #2:
Think of 2 changes in your life: one that was easy, and one with which you are still struggling.
How did you make it through the change you have accepted?
What stage are you in with the change with which you are struggling?
How can the change curve help you if you are struggling with change?
Coronavirus Anxiety: Coping with Stress, Fear, and Worry - HelpGuide.org
Coronavirus Anxiety: Coping with Stress, Fear, and Worry - HelpGuide.org
Fears about COVID-19 can take an emotional toll, especially if you’re already living with an anxiety disorder. But you’re not powerless. These tips can help you get through this stressful time.
ASSIGNMENT #3:
Utilizing Critical Thinking and the 8 Steps outlined in the article below. How will you make decisions in the future and why? Make sure to include the steps and techniques you will use and how?
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
How Do You Usually Make Decisions?
How Do You Usually Make Decisions?
There are lots of ways to make a decision. For example, you could flip a coin. You could trust your gut and do what you think is right. Or you could avoid thinking about it at all, and just make a choice at random—for better or for worse.
That's probably OK for small decisions, but what about more important ones? It's better to think carefully about your options and consider the many paths you could take.
With the right tools, you can learn to do this objectively, so you can make decisions you feel good about. We're going to cover several strategies that can help.
Lesson 4
Lesson 4
If you think about it, vegetables are bad for you. I mean, after all, the dinosaurs ate plants, and look at what happened to them...
Let's pause for a moment: That argument was pretty ridiculous. And that's because it contained a logical fallacy.
A logical fallacy is any kind of error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid. They can involve distorting or manipulating facts, drawing false conclusions, or distracting you from the issue at hand. In theory, it seems like they'd be pretty easy to spot, but this isn't always the case.
ASSIGNMENT #4:
Recall a time when you interacted with or witnessed a fallacy that included an Ad Hominem, a Straw Man or a Slippery Slope?
Lesson 5
Lesson 5
Critical Thinking and Civic Engagement
Critical Thinking and Civic Engagement
ASSIGNMENT #5:
Think about and Answer the following questions:
Think about and Answer the following questions:
How do we distinguish between what should be rights and what should be privileges in a society, and how can this be fair for everyone?
If you could create only three laws for people to live by, what would they be and why?
Lesson 6
Lesson 6
ASSIGNMENT #6:
Brain Teaser
Brain Teaser
You are in a dark room with a single match. The only objects available to you are a candle, an oil lamp, and a gas stove. Which item do you light first? *The answer is at the end of the video.
Watch the Video after answering the Brain Teaser question.
Watch the Video after answering the Brain Teaser question.
Self Care and Exercise are Essential to keeping your mind, body and soul healthy!
Self Care and Exercise are Essential to keeping your mind, body and soul healthy!
Take some time to do any form of these Chair Cardio exercises while being Mindful of your heart!
Self Reflection
Self Reflection
How do you connect and do self reflection when you feel like the world has removed your foundation?
How do you connect and do self reflection when you feel like the world has removed your foundation?
What is on your heart, body and mind in this moment?
How are you attending to your thoughts, emotions and needs?
The Tree of Life, Olympic National Park , Kalaloch, WA
The Tree of Life, Olympic National Park , Kalaloch, WA
"The Tree of Life is not thriving from what's underneath it, it is the trees outreaching root system and branching connections that keeps it flourishing and prospering."
"The Tree of Life is not thriving from what's underneath it, it is the trees outreaching root system and branching connections that keeps it flourishing and prospering."
Remember Goodwill Has Your Back
Remember Goodwill Has Your Back
During this difficult time, Goodwill's job training staff will continue to provide support services and case management to students and employees via phone and web-based conferencing.
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