Examples
Jamie is struggling with sorting her laundry at her apartment when her mentor is present...she knows that she needs to ask for help but she feels too embarrassed to ask. What should Jamie do?
A. Jamie should accept that she needs help B. Jamie doesn't ask for help and continues to sort her laundry.
Jamie ACCEPTS that she needs help!
You are on zoom and too many of your friends are talking at once, you notice that too much noise at once is making you feel very anxious...what can you do?
A. Notify your friends about how you are feeling, Politely excuse yourself and mute your screen...come back to zoom activity when you are calm again.
B. Sit through the zoom activity
C. Pace back and forth in front of the camera
A. Notify your friends about how you are feeling or politely excuse yourself and mute your screen/log off...come back when you are calm again
Provide an example of an appropriate coping strategy.
Is this an example of Self- Advocacy?
" You are at a Fast food restaurant and they forget to add fries to your order. You walk up to the counter and start screaming at the employee."
No- Screaming and getting angry is UNEXPECTED behavior when communicating wants/needs. However.....
*Remember, sometimes we do get angry and that is OKAY!
Steven is at the check-out counter of the grocery store, he realizes that he is having a hard time counting coins. What should Steven do?
A. Steven should leave the grocery store without his groceries. B. Steven should ask for help.
B. Steven should ask for help.
Create a sample script for Steven.
Stacey is excited for the first day of camp. Ms. Catie tells her to report to Room 3 for her first activity of the day. Stacey is unsure where room 3 is.
What can she do?
Ask a Participant or a Staff member where room 3 is.
Is this an example of self-advocacy?
You are riding with a mentor and you are not sure if you read the GPS application correctly, you ask your mentor for assistance.
Yes
Catherine needs to get up early for her doctor's appointment and she needs to set her alarm clock. She doesn't know how to set her alarm clock.
Who should she talk to?
Catherine should talk to her go-to person and ask for help setting her alarm clock.
David is throwing his trash out at lunch, he notices that his friend is standing very close to him. This makes David feel uncomfortable.
What can he do?
Tell your friend POLITELY: "Hi my friend, can I please have some personal space?
Tony walked to the convenience store to buy a snack. He realizes he is lost and doesn't remember how to get back home. He is nervous.
What should he do?
A. Tells a customer in the store that he's lost.
B. Wait outside the convenience store and ask for a ride from a customer
C. Tells the convenience store clerk that he is lost
C. Tony should tell the convenience store clerk that he is lost. The manager will then call the police/family members to help.
Sam is cooking dinner. He has practiced this recipe several times with mentors and family members, but can't remember how to make the dish. He has tried to solve the problem on his own but still no luck. He now realizes he needs to take action. What should he do?
A. Sam should call a mentor/family member to ask for help or Google the recipe. B. Sam should scream, yell, and break dishes because he can't remember.
Sam should call a mentor/family member to ask for help or Google the recipe.
There is a lot of talking going on on zoom, a friend comments on a new movie at the movie theater. Johnny wants his voice to be heard, but there is too many people talking at once.
What Can he do?
A. Start shouting to participate in conversation
B. Break his computer
C. Use the chat room and message the group
Johnny can use the chat room and message the group that he wants to have a chance to speak.
Provide an example.
Alexandra is out with her friends at a restaurant. Her drink spills on the floor and her server is at the other side of the restaurant. W
hat should she do?
A. Not worry about it, they will clean it up at the end of the night anyway.
B. Shout across the room to your server that your drink spilled and you need a new drink.
C. When the server comes back to the table tell your server that your drink spilled and that you need a new drink.
When the server comes back to the table tell your server that your drink spilled and that you need a new drink.
Is there another possible answer?
Kaysie is frustrated when loading the dishwasher, she can't seem to fit all of the pots and pans inside the dishwasher. Before getting upset what should she say and do?
Kaysie should tell her go-to person that she is having trouble; She should calmly ask for help; Engage in self-regulation using a coping strategy
Timmy and Shawn are best friends, but sometimes they argue and do not see eye to eye. During their weekly video chat, things did not go very well. Shawn stopped talking to Timmy, but Timmy wants to patch things up with Shawn.
What Can Timmy Do? What coping strategy can you use when you are angry with a friend?
Timmy should express to Shawn that their friendship matters to him and apologize.
Use a social script and take deep breaths, etc.
Can they do anything else to repair their friendship?
Jimmy works at Home Depot. A customer comes up to him and asks where a certain item is in the store. Jimmy just started working and he doesn't know where a lot of items are located in the store. He feels anxious and nervous.
What Can he Do?
Jimmy can express to the customer that he is new to the job and he is not familiar with the store yet, he can tell the customer that he will find someone to help him/her.