Social Skills
____ Skills include: Active Listening, eye-contact, initiating and continuing conversations, communication (verbal and non-verbal), body posture, conflict resolution
What are social skills?
Kim, Briana, and Jessica
Who are the clinicians in the Milford and Somerville locations?
Milford, Somerville, and Needham
What are the three locations of Life Skills Center?
Donald Trump and Joe Biden
Who are the potential candidates for the upcoming presidential election?
Challenge for 100
Describe your week in 1 word
A type of communication using eye-contact, head nodding, positioning the body towards the speaker and saying small phrases such as "uh-huh"
What is non-verbal communication?
A brother
What is a family member every group member has?
Daily Review, Express Yourself, Stress Less, Symptom Survival, #SQUAD, Chill with Jill, Community Meeting
What are groups you attend in the program?
The Stonewall Riots, Harvey Milk, Matthew Shepard, May 17 2004 in Massachusetts, Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Washington, D.C in 1979
What are historical moments within the LGBTQ+ community?
Challenge for 200
Identify two strengths you have
Statements that foster more direct and positive communication in the midst of a conflict. These statements begin with expressing your own feelings rather than projecting on the other individual.
What are "I" statements?
Harry Potter
What is a book/movie group members know of and like?
2 Program Directors
2 direct cares
2 peer mentors
5 clinicians
Who makes up the Milford and Somerville teams?
A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique
What is Mindfulness?
Challenge for 300
Naming a holiday for each month
The amount of time it takes to make a first impression
Art, writing stories, baking and cooking, animals, reading
What are activities you both enjoy
The specific Riverside Community Care service that Riverside Life Skills is under. This service caters to children, youth, and families.
What is Child and Family Services
Wash your hands for 20 seconds
Stay 6-feet distance
Going out for only essentials
Self-isolate if you display symptoms or interact with someone who has
Wear a mask when outside
What are ways to stay safe during COVID-19 Pandemic?
Challenge for 400
Give a shout out!
In addition to passive and aggressive, this is the third style of communication. This style involves addressing yours and others' needs.
What is assertive communication?
February, April, September, and October
What are the months the group members present are born in?
These two Riverside Community Care programs were established in 2016 and 2020
What are the years Riverside Life Skills Needham and Life Skills Somerville were established?
According to the National Institute of Mental Illness, nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States live with this?
What is the percentage of those who are living with a mental illness in the US?
Challenge for 500
Name 3 coping skills you use (for each person)