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Application of the Concept of Health & Wellness
to People with Disabilities:
From Academia to Real Life
Celebrate Your Accomplishments!!
Reward yourself for reaching your behavior change goals! An effective
reward is something that is desirable, timely, and depends on meeting
your goal. Numerous small rewards, delivered for meeting smaller
goals, are more effective than bigger rewards that require a long,
difficult effort. Ideas for rewards:
Material things
Pencil, greeting card, CD, something to play with, books, new clothes,
radio, sports equipment, furniture, money
Physical pleasures
A bite of candy, stick of gum, glass of beverage, eating a nice
dessert or meal, taking a relaxing nap, getting a 10-minute back
rub, a good workout and shower, a whole body massage, a special
dinner out
Fun activities alone
Smell a rose, daydream, watch people, read a short article, play
with your pet, read, exercise, take a shower, go for a walk, work
in a garden, write a letter, do something creative or artistic,
go hiking, start a hobby, go shopping, fix a car, learn to fly
Social activities
Talk on the phone, tell a joke, go out for a snack, offer to help
someone, invite someone over, go to a movie or theater or ball game,
go to or give a party, play sports, go on a vacation, join a club,
go to a concert or a dance, start doing volunteer work
Self-appreciation and praise
Saying to yourself, "You did that well!" or "You deserve a break."
Telling your family about some success, being quietly proud.
Provided
by RRTC Health and Wellness Consortium : (503) 494-3534
Support for this Web cast is provided by the National
Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
as part of its initiative to promote greater use of disability research
findings by consumers, their families, service providers, and other
non-researcher stakeholders. Specific NIDRR project support
comes from RIIL
(Research Information for Independent Living), and RTC
on Health & Wellness. NIDRR is part of the U.S. Department
of Education, and no endorsement of the opinions expressed as part
of this Web cast by the Department should be inferred.
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