APPENDIX K

Community Participation
Questions for IPP Preparation

WHAT I AM LIKE:

·       What things are great about me?

·       What qualities do other people admire about me?

·       What talents do I have that other people admire?

·       Do I like to have a structured schedule?

·       Do I prefer to have flexibility about what I do during the day?

·       Do I feel most active in the morning hours?

·       Do I feel most active in the afternoon hours?

·       Do I feel most active at night?

·       What am I passionate about or interested in?

·       Can I use this passion to get involved with something new?

MY FUTURE:

·       What are my hopes and dreams?

·       What do I want my day to look like in the future?

·       What do I want my social life to look like in the future?

·       Do I want to be a part of the community that I live in?

·       What do I want to learn how to do?

·       What do I want to learn more about?

·       Where can I go to learn these things?

WHAT DO I DO OR WANT TO DO IN MY COMMUNITY?

·       Where do I go in the community on a regular basis (at least once a month)?

·       Where would I like to go in the community on a regular basis?

·       What am I a member of in the community?

·       Do I want to be a member of something in the community? If so, what?

·       Where do I go that people know me by name?

·       Where would I like to go that people could know me by name?

·       Do I participate in a spiritual or religious practice?

·       Would I like to participate in a spiritual or religious practice?

·       Are there special community cultural events that I take part in?

·       Would I like to take part in special community cultural events?

LIKES AND DISLIKES:

GENERAL:

·       What do I like about other people or the things they do?

·       What things do I dislike about other people or the things they do?

·       What places do I like to go to?

·       What places do I NOT like to go to?

·       What events in the community do I like to go to?

·       What events in the community do I NOT like?

·       What kinds of activities do I like?

·       What kinds of activities do I dislike?

WORK:

·       What types of work do I like?

·       What types of work do I dislike?

·       Would I like to work outside?

·       Would I like to work where there are other people around?

·       Am I interested in a type of job or business?

·       Do I want to volunteer my time?

·       If yes, where or with whom?

LEISURE:

·       How do I like to spend my leisure time?

·       How do I NOT like to spend my leisure time?

THE ARTS - COULD BE WORK OR LEISURE:

·       Do I like arts and crafts?

·       If yes, what types of arts and crafts?

·       Do I want to learn how to do arts and crafts?

·       Do I like music?

·       Do I like to play music?

·       Do I like to listen to music?

·       Do I want to learn how to play music?

·       If yes, where do I want to go to listen to music?

·       Do I like to dance?

·       Do I want to learn how to dance?

·       Do I like act in plays or movies?

·       Do I want to learn how to act in plays or in movies?

·       Would I like to work as an artist, musician, dancer or actor?

SPORTS:

·       What kinds of recreation or sports do I like?

To watch?

To participate in?

To learn to play?

·       What kinds of sports do I NOT like?

FUN, FRIENDS & RELATIONSHIPS:

·       Do I have friends?

·       Would I like to have more friends?

·       Do I like social activities?

·       What social activities do I most like?

·       Are there social activities that I do NOT like?

·       Do I have a girlfriend/boyfriend?

·       Do I see them as much as I would like?

·       Is there more I want to learn about having a romantic relationship?

·       Would I like the opportunity to meet others and develop a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship?

FOR PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN:

·       Do I have access to activities for me and my child together?

·       Do I want extra help to find activities for me and my child together?