Personal Grooming & Health

OVERVIEW

Personal hygiene and general health are important life skills in one’s development towards a more independent and autonomous life. In various situations, it is not always an easy concept to implement. In this personal grooming and health training workshop, New Reflections will help participants and their carers to develop greater awareness of the importance of personal hygiene and develop key strategies and methods for maintaining a strong level of personal hygiene.

COURSE CONTENT

• Importance of personal hygiene and health: what happens when we take care of our hygiene and health versus health hazards related to carelessness

• Share with the group what you already do to take good care of yourself

• Showering, brushing teeth, using deodorant, getting dressed, combing hair, washing hands: why, when and how to create the ideal routine

• Intimate hygiene, sexuality and health: the key points

• Particularities of personal hygiene for women and personal hygiene for men

• Doctors appointments: GP, dentist and gynaecologist

• Actions and habits that will assist with personal hygiene and health vs. unhealthy actions and habits

• Clothes hygiene: minimum wardrobe content & guide to washing clothes Looking and smelling good to nurture a sense of personal pride

• Personal appearance and hygiene to boost confidence in social situations

• Set realistic goals for yourself and avoiding comparisons

• Create your personal contract to monitor your daily habits' evolution

Various resources: experiences, practical application, use of pictures and videos, role-play games, picture reports, team games… Playful exercises, games and debates.

RELATED COURSES:

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• Hygiene in the Workplace

• Affective and Sexual Life: Social-Sexual Education

• Nutrition & Dietetics: Fundamentals of Healthy Living

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