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Personal Management (PM)

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Personal Management (PM)

Overview:

Participants in this class learn adaptive skills of blindness to become independent in their self-care and personal space. Training focuses on the areas of personal hygiene, cleaning/laundry, organization/labeling techniques, time management, basic telephone use, handwriting skills, and notetaking for recording and retrieving information.

Overall Goal of Personal Management:

  • Establish and maintain orientation in one’s personal space (i.e. dorm room)
  • Demonstrate proficiency in personal hygiene/grooming habits
  • Demonstrate effective cleaning skills 
  • Demonstrate proper use of laundry facility and related tasks
  • Establish and develop proper means of organization and labeling of personal items
  • Demonstrate time proficiencies using appropriate devices
  • Managing communication needs independently (i.e. phone, apps, digital recorder)
  • Establish signature and develop handwriting skills (if applicable)

Personal Management Skill List:

  • Personal Care
    • Showering/bathing
    • Shaving
    • Dental care
    • Use of deodorant
    • Nail care
    • Hair care
    • Make-up application
  • Cleaning skills
    • Identifying and proper use cleaning products
    • Bathroom cleaning of sink, toilet, shower
    • Dusting and polishing
    • Mirrors and window
    • Mopping
  • Miscellaneous Home Tasks
    • Identifying keys
    • Inserting key into lock
    • Plugging into an outlet 
  • Laundry
    • Setting and use of machines
    • Sorting
    • Folding
    • Hanging and clothes management
    • Ironing
  • Organization and Labeling
    • Use of labeling device
    • Organizing and identifying clothes (matching and labeling)
    • Organizing and identifying medications
    • Organizing and identifying personal care items
  • Time
    • Use of time keeping device
    • Demonstrating proficiency in telling time
    • Demonstrating proficiency in setting time
    • Demonstrating proficiency in setting alarm
  • Telephone Use
    • Identify basic features of personal phone
    • Make phone calls
    • Demonstrate use of keypad
    • Use of phone services (i.e. Tell Me, information line)
    • Call Support Services via personal phone or room phone
  • Handwriting
    • Create a list/notetaking
    • Use of guides
    • Produce signature
  • Digital Assistance Apps
    • Use and/or awareness of the following: Seeing AI, KNFB reader, BeMyEyes, Facetime, Skype
  • Use of Digital Recorder
    • Create a file
    • Retrieve a file
    • Delete a file
    • Organize a file
    • Replace batteries
  • Use of NLS player/app
    • Play book
    • Operation of basic feature of player
    • Receive/return books
    • Use of BARD app on personal phone or computer (if applicable)