GROUP WORK No.

5 BEEd – 2A

Godly Taeza Erica Tarun

Lorraine Valdez Kristine Jane Zipagan

Questions:

1. What skills can a 14-1/2-year-old boy Raymond who has a profound mental

retardation do:

a. Independently, or alone, by himself?

b. With minimal verbal and physical prompts?

c. With maximum verbal prompts and physical assistance?

INDEPENDENTLY MINIMAL VERBAL AND MAXIMUM VERBAL

PHYSICAL PROMPTS PROMPTS AND

PHYSICAL ASSISTANCE
Behavior and Psychosocial Psychomotor Skills: Daily Living Skills,

Development: Personal Management and

Pre-Vocational Skills

 Sits independently during  He can point his head

table top activities. nose, eyes, mouth and  He can do simple laundry

hair like handkerchief and

Psychomotor Skills:  Follow instructions to towel

roll, jump, crawl and  He can execute simple

 He can do basic gross engage in balance beam cooking procedures like

motor activities like activities slicing ham or hotdog

walking with reduced  He can follow with aplastic knife,

resistance, going up and instructions to arrange the beating and scrambling

 down the stairs alone chairs with the teacher’s an egg.

 He can grasp and transfer verbal cues and gestures

objects from one hand to  He is able to do fine

the other without motor activities like

dropping them. tracing vertical and

 He can scoop objects horizontal line.

from one container to the  He can string 8 to 10

other beads, insert pegs into the

board and build a block

Cognitive Development and tower.

Communication Skills:

Cognitive Development and

 He can identify, Communication Skills:

discriminate and sort

colors by pointing and  Learned to say good

grouping them. morning and good bye

 He can do simple figure through gestures.

insets like squares,

triangles and circles) and Quantitative Skills

complete simple puzzles.

 He can perform cognitive  He can identify primary

task like puzzle colors, sort and

formation, color sorting discriminate them using

and transferring objects the Lego and 3D wooden

from one container to blocks

 another with minimal

spillage. Daily Living Skills,

 He can point to the parts Personal Management and

of the body and can write Pre-Vocational Skills

vertical and horizontal

lines.  He can put on the ankle

weights to strengthen his

Quantitative Skills lower extremities.

 He can brush his teeth;

 He can identify primary apply powder, lotion and

shapes and insert them in cologne on his face and

the Tub ‘O Shape Box. body.

 He can identify some of  He can do some of the

the geometric shapes household activities like

using the geometric form washing the dishes,

and insets watering the plants,

sweeping and mopping

Daily Living Skills, the floor and wiping the

Personal Management and table

Pre-Vocational Skills  He can set the table and

respond to simple step-

 He can remove and put by-step verbal direction

on his clothes, slippers, like, “Please get the

shoes and socks, and fold placemat, please get the

garments. plate, spoon fork, glass.”.

 He can put on the ankle  He can mop the floor and

weights to strengthen his wipe the table

lower extremities  He can pour water into a

 he can pour water into a glass but he has to be

glass prompted verbally on

when to stop or when to

add some more water.

2. What skills can Raymond not do yet for a teenager his age?

There are few skills which Raymond does not do yet for a teenager his age. First is the

basic cooking skill which he must be able to prepare few simple, healthy dishes. Second is

the essential domestic skill wherein a teenager should know how to do their own laundry and

clean her own room. Third, the ability to admit fault, taking responsibility for mistakes being

done. Personal grooming also is one of the skills that a teen needs to learn early on in order to

stay healthy and also to have a good social life.

Next is cleanliness and hygiene which is part of their grooming and home management

skills. It includes keeping floors and bathroom clean, dusting and vacuuming and knowing

how to wash the dishes by hand. Social skills and manners are also necessary to have a

smooth social life. A few social skills includes exploring and pursuing hobbies and learning

how to develop and maintain friendships

All the skills mentioned are essential skills that must be possessed by a teenager. It is a

skill that will teach an individual to be independent. It serves as a training tool for an

individual to become a successful independent person in the future.

3. How do you feel about being a person with a developmental disability like

Raymond?

Putting my feet to someone else’s shoe like in the case of Raymond is really hard. For

me, if I was Raymond, I feel worthless and hopeless because of the simple task I cannot

do without the help or aid of someone.

I really admire the sense of strong determination and perseverance of people with

developmental disability to go through their life despite of having a disability. The trials

and problems we face every day are so much different with the struggles a disabled

person is experiencing. They experience being discriminated and bullied but instead of

giving up, those problems are used to overcome their fears and be able to get up to their

lives.

Accepting them as who they are is really important as it paves or boosts their self-

confidence to look forward in the positive aspects of their life.

4. How can you take care of yourself so that you will continue to develop normally and

be a successful adult?

Taking good care of ourselves is one of the essential ways to become successful person.

One is to create a good relationship with others as they may help you to mould your

personality better. It creates or builds the sense of belonging. Spending time with positive,

loving people you care about and trust ease stress, help your mood and help the way you feel

over all.
 Second is to have a positive mind-set all the time, this includes finding ways to relax to be

able to lessen the stress you have. Next is practice good hygiene because it is important for

social, medical and psychological reasons in that it not only reduces the risk of illness, but

also improves the way others view you and how you view yourself. Trying to do something

you enjoy every day will also help in making you develop normally

Good feelings can boost your ability to deal with stress, solve problems, think flexibly

and even fight disease. Taking care of your body physically, emotionally, and mentally

through creating joy and satisfaction is an important part of living with or without a mental

health condition