Neighbourhood

Cleanliness and
Safety
Day
Planning to improve the neighbourhood
The situation
Neighbourhood Leader of the Board

 Issues reported:
1. Improve the cleanliness of the neighbourhood
2. Improve security and lighting
Step 1: Know thyself

 SOS Strategy
 Mindfulness Meditation
 VIA Character Strengths Survey
Step 1: Know thyself

SOS emotional management strategy (Dr. William Van Gordon)

 Stop
 Observe
 Step back

(2018, August 24.The 3-step SOS technique for managing difficult emotions. Retrieved April 29, 2021, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W72e53daGQw&t=1s)
Step 1: Know thyself

Mindfulness Meditation:

 pay attention to the present moment in a non-judgemental

way
 discerning positive from negative thoughts and focusing on
positive thoughts
 Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn (https://www.mindfulnesscds.com/)
Step 1: Know thyself

 The Values in Action inventory (VIA) Character Strengths

Survey (https://www.viacharacter.org/character-strengths-via )
 24 Characters that make up the individual’s personality
Step 2: Know your neighbours

Social interaction in a house party:

 Values
 Beliefs
 Visions
Step 3: Plan the Action

 Directing behavior
 Coaching behavior
 Supporting behavior
 Delegating behavior
Step 4: Take Action
Neighbourhood
Cleanliness and
Safety
Day
Encouraging shared
responsibility
 All members of the community involved
 Flexible leaderships
 Extended responsibility
References
 Character Strengths. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.viacharacter.org/character-strengths-via
 Hersey, P. (1984). The situational leader. New York: Warner Books.
 Hothi, M. (n.d.). Neighbourliness Empowerment = Wellbeing (Rep.). The Young
Foundation.
https://youngfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/N_E_W_web.pdf
 Mindfulness Meditation. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.mindfulnesscds.com/
 The 3-step SOS technique for managing difficult emotions. (2018, August 24).
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W72e53daGQw&t=1s
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