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2021 Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

1. Explain how to prepare for successful field visits

2. Identify techniques for staying calm in tense situations

3. Discuss strategies and helpful phrases to decrease the intensity of conflicts

4. Create effective communications to partner for public health and safety

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The Relay Program’s database is a secure system used to track client interactions, store intake forms, case notes, and other critical documents. It allows Peer Support Specialists to input and retrieve data, ensuring accurate tracking of referrals, Narcan distribution, and follow-ups. This system ensures that all client information is organized, easily accessible, and compliant with confidentiality requirements.

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Individually design a detailed team-building exercise for the relay program. Consider roles, objectives, and outcomes.

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We've all heard how teamwork makes the dream work.

But what happens when the UX design team gets caught up in the work and design meetings and forgets to have fun? They lose sight of the bigger goal-to create enjoyable experiences for your users-and start viewing their job as a never ending series of deadlines.

So, why not give your team a breather from the daily grind?

Fun UX team activities can be a great way to upskill your team while boosting team morale and improving productivity. These design team activities create engaging team-bonding opportunities and encourage participants to foster their leadership qualities and step outside of their design comfort zone.

In this guide, you'll discover 17 design challenge ideas your team can use for discovery workshops, design thinking exercises, and generating ideas.

1. No-consequence design challenges

UX design challenges are a great way to engage your team around a common design challenge that has nothing to do with your product. UX design is often influenced by key outcomes and time constraints-both of which influence a designer's ability to create as they'd like to.

Design challenges help designers create without the constraints of briefs or deadlines. They provide a real-world design scenario that has no real ramifications-other than providing an opportunity for UX designers to take bigger design risks than they typically would. It's an opportunity for designers to try the ideas they can't apply to your product-and a way to get the team to discuss different design decisions.

2. App design critique

This is a common design interview framework that asks candidates to analyze the design decisions behind an app. In the context of team UX activities, these workshops let teams openly discuss and identify relationships between design choices and product experiences.

While there are no right or wrong answers, this activity helps a UX designer to think beyond the surface. Also, it's a great way to fine-tune your team's feedback-sharing skills.

This example shows how to evaluate apps based on their visual elements, interaction design, and product strategy. Also, consider evaluating copywriting and motion design during these team-building exercises.

3. Tarot Cards of Tech

The Tarot Cards of Tech, developed by the Artefact Group, inspire designers, developers, and creators to think outside the box while evaluating a company's product. These cards feature provocations and prompts to help participants think about product design.

When used in a UX workshop setting, these cards enable designers to have fruitful discussions about the impact of a product-ones they typically wouldn't have during their day to day. The card prompts allow product teams and designers to dive deep into product usage, equity, and access issues.

The whole workshop group can use sticky notes to leave their thoughts around each card. Then, the team shares key takeaways or discusses what they've learned during the exercise.

4. Good and bad designs

The good design/bad design exercise is great for getting the team to discover new perspectives (or have a few good laughs) as they look at good (and bad) designs.

Start by gathering three product features or designs your team loves, or doesn't, for this exercise. Once you've got the examples, it's time to use time boxing and chat about these designs.

This kind of design workshop:

Helps designers revisit successful UX design traits across industries.

Enables the team to dive deep into what can go wrong in the absence of research insights.

The comfortable sharing of thoughts during this exercise helps your team bond and collaborate better.

5. A magic wand for bold thinking

Bold thinking is a perfect exercise for teams suffering from creative blocks. This exercise is also for teams looking to finalize an idea for a project.

The idea is to give the team a magic wand and see what they can create with unlimited resources. As a UX manager, you can ask them to explore two ideas:

What will they change in the existing product?

What would they want more and less of in the product design?

Depending on their innovation skills, the team can come up with attainable or impractical ideas. Your job as a manager is to facilitate a prioritization exercise to convert these ideas into realistic concepts. Consider discussing ways to scale down original ideas with your team to get their buy-in and arrive at a single idea that works for the company.

6. Trending product analysis

Analyzing trending products and apps is another fun team-building activity that's great for gaining buyer persona insights.

Start by choosing a product that's trending in the market. Then, ask your team to brainstorm how the trending product has successfully catered to user habits and pain points. Capturing the broader themes using Post-it notes will help your team discover and analyze user experience trends.

7. Design interview task creation

No matter how many design articles you read or examples you gather, a design interview task is always tough to put together. You probably ask yourself what kind of task to create, what scope it should have, and how to assess design skills. One way to solve this problem is to get the team together and let them brainstorm on a design exercise for new hires-one they know is applicable to joining your UX design team.

Let's look at a quick task example. You can ask teams to complete a whiteboarding design exercise-for example, an interactive prototyping task that you can use to develop prototyping skills.

The idea here is to develop knowledge around information architecture and different approaches and perspectives. Different team members have different preferences and experiences, and this activity enables your team to share ideas and processes with each other.

8. Modeling clay UX design

It's what your designers do best, but with a completely different set of tools-more reminiscent of those found in an art school. Give your team some modeling clay or dough and get them to design something-maybe a sign-up page or 404 page.

It's a fun activity that gets your designers building with their hands. The nature of clay modeling forces them to do more with less and pushes them to really think about the exact placement, angles, and curvature of objects on a page. Plus, it's a fun alternative to what they usually spend time doing and a strong visual representation for capturing ideas imperfectly.

9. Random design prompts

Designercize is a great resource for UX design team activities. The website generates random prompts for designers to work on.

Tasks are best completed on a whiteboard-timed by the in-app, adjustable timer. You can select a difficulty level and regenerate prompts to your heart's desire. We suggest having multiple teams working on different prompts and then coming together to discuss each towards the end of the session.

10. Design article reading

Chances are you often come across design insights from online articles or podcasts. Bouncing these findings off your team encourages healthy discussion where team members get to reflect on what's working for others.

This type of workshop starts with you sharing one or two articles that you've read in the past week. Give your team time to engage with the materials and ask them to share their thoughts-either generally, or on a specific concept you consider to be important.. The goal here is to do a reflection exercise for learning new things and moving forward together.

For example, you can start off by discussing an episode from these design podcasts. Exercises like this enable designers to take pause, untangle, observe, and come back stronger. You can even use sticky notes to jot down ideas for consideration when working on a design.

11. Designer top trumps

Did you ever play top trumps as a kid? Maybe it was Pokémon cards you dealt in? The concept with these UX designer cards is similar-except the goal isn't the game but creating the cards themselves.

This activity involves giving your team card templates to fill out with a doodle of themselves, their strengths and weaknesses, and some fun facts. Designers get to relax and have some fun whilst also giving insights into how they view themselves as designers. It's a fun activity that helps your team connect with themselves and each other.

12. Gamification design

We all know the power of gamification and how it turns tedious tasks into fun activities for users. Design teams can have fun too while creating these gamification experiences.

Gamification design exercises involve the design and product team brainstorming how to make the user experience more fun with gamification mechanisms. Ask your team to discuss gamification they love from other products-and even encourage them to talk about what they love about the games they play.

For example, can you introduce badges, achievements, or characters to increase user engagement? These exercises are ideal for teams looking to improve retention by rewarding users.

13. Arcade games

Another way you can add a little fun to your design team is with online UX arcade games. These games help add a sprinkle of competition to your team and can help them improve their UX skills.

For example, this game from Uxcel's Arcade challenges designers to spot alignment errors using fun shapes and jazzy colors. Designers can compete against each other for Pixels-points that earn them their place on a leaderboard.

14. Illustration design challenge

UX designers spend a lot of time designing buttons, scrollbars, and other product interactions-so much so that they often miss out on the chance to flex their creative muscles to the max.

An illustration design challenge gives them a break from the day-to-day designs they're used to creating, and enables them to design something more exciting. Give them a prompt-for example, 'draw a giraffe landing on the moon'-and a space in which to design-either online or on paper-and watch the creativity start to flow.

You can conclude this activity with a discussion about each drawing/illustration and what you like about each one.

15. Thirty circles exercise

If you're looking to warm up the team's creative muscles, this is for you. This exercise asks every team member to turn 30 circles into recognizable, daily-life objects in about 15 minutes.

You can use a Figma frame or create 30 blank circles on a piece of paper for this exercise. Once everyone finishes turning circles into objects, you can compare the results for fluency or ideas or who completed the most. This fun game doesn't only help you gain insights into team members' design styles but also helps improve their creative confidence.

16. Design video watch party

The goal of this type of design activity is to get the team to watch design-related interviews, videos, or even UX research sessions together.

It can be anything from design case studies to design thought-leader lectures. The idea here is to keep the conversation going about the design process, thinking, and coming up with new ideas.

17. Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking

The last one on this list is a fun activity where you nudge the team to think differently. Created by Ellis Paul Torrance, the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking is a creativity test that evaluates individuals' problem-solving skills.

The first step is to provide your team with incomplete figures. Then, they have to sketch and create new visualizations from these figures. The goal here is to push designers' creativity and if they can come up with meaningful or original ideas. Plus, you end up with some pretty alternative designs.

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All these exercises bring your team together to learn from one another, solve issues, or create something new. Some activities may be more beneficial to your team, whereas others might not interest them. Regardless, designers learn best through collaboration, and that's the beginning of building design-first organizations.

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Team building activities have now become an essential part of company culture. In today's world, if a business needs to thrive, then the first and foremost requirement is having a culture of teamwork within the organization. When all the employees come together and work in sync, we can say that the business is moving in the right direction.

Anthony Mixides, MD at bond media has shed light on how team-building will play a crucial role is enhancing team dynamics in 2023.

It has been demonstrated that competition increases productivity. Teams can bond more effectively than through other means by channeling their increased productivity into a fun, inclusive team-building activity. It can take some time for a team to learn how to work well together, but you'd be surprised at how quickly teams can gel when there is motivation to succeed.

That is why many organizations are now taking every possible measure that brings team together, and team building activities play a huge role in that process. There are various team-building games like egg drop, office trivia, escape room, etc., that you can organize to bring your teams closer. At the same time, such games can be played with smaller teams.

Hence, to help you strengthen your team collaboration by boosting their trust and confidence in each other, I have listed down the 20 best team-building activities. Further, these activities will also teach skills that your employees can use in their professional and personal lives.

38 Best Team Building Activities For Work That Drive Unity

Whether you are searching ideas for routine team-building activities or planning to celebrate a whole week of team bonding, i.e., spirit week, this list has something for everyone-

Communication/Interpretation Activities:

Below is a list of team-building activities that will improve the communication of your workforce.

1. Blind Drawing

OBJECTIVE: A very popular and effective team-building exercise, this activity is good for small groups. It helps develop communication, interpretation, and leadership skills.

TOOLS: Pen, paper, and pictures. (To save paper, the person describing can have the picture on their phone)

TIME: 10-15 minutes

PARTICIPANTS: Multiple of 2

HOW TO PLAY: Pair people into groups of two and have them sitting back-to-back.Provide one person with a picture and the other with paper and a pen. Ask the person with the picture to describe it to their partner without actually saying what's in the picture.

For example, The picture shows a "dog eating ice cream." The person with the picture has to help her partner draw the picture without saying, "dog eating ice cream."

RESULT: It helps build leadership skills in the person who is directing the person with the pen and paper to draw the picture. The way she gives direction will result in how well the "artist" understands and draws the picture perfectly. It also depends on the communication between the team members and how clearly do they understand and interpret each other.

2. Birthday Line Up

OBJECTIVE: This simple team-building exercise instills qualities like leadership, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

TIME: 10-12 minutes

TOOLS: None required

PARTICIPANTS: 12-20

HOW TO PLAY: Pair participants into teams of 8-12 and ask them to stand side-by-side. Now ask them to stand in order of their birthday (month and day). The catch to this simple game is that employees must complete the entire task without talking to each other. They must use signs and symbols to get into order.

The team which is able to get into order successfully the earliest wins.

RESULT: This game is highly effective if you want to foster great communication and interpretation among your employees. Consequently, it also gives every employee to hone their leadership skills while giving out directions to their team members on how to solve the task.

3. What's My Name

OBJECTIVE: Gets people to interact with colleagues they haven't met before. The purpose of this game is to make people aware of how they stereotype and categorize people based on characteristics.

TIME: 20-30 minutes

TOOLS: Post-it notes/ sticky notes, pen

PARTICIPANTS: 20-25

HOW TO PLAY: Write the names of famous personalities (celebrities), characters (comics, cartoons), or professions (football, swimming, golf) on sticky or post-it notes. Place the note on each person's forehead but don't tell them who they'll represent.

After this, ask them to go around the room and mingle with people to ask and answer questions. They have to treat each other stereotypically based on the label that they have been tagged with.

RESULT: The game highlights how people treat us and we treat them based on stereotypes, and characteristics. It is also a great ice breaker game for people who haven't met yet to interact and get to know each other.

4. Charades

OBJECTIVE: Charades is an extremely familiar, easy, and fun ice breaker that will be ideal for introducing new hires to the rest of the team.

TIME: No limit

TOOLS: Paper chits

PARTICIPANTS: Small groups of 3-5 people each

HOW TO PLAY: Before you dismiss this as too cliched, you can add your own "office twist" to it by replacing movie titles with common office jargon.

Step 1: Divide the team into smaller groups of 3-5 employees.

Step 2: The other team selects a player from one of the teams. The chosen player selects a chit that their team is unaware of.

Step 3: The player attempts to convey the title of the film to their teammates by acting. But speaking or pointing out any objects is against the rules.

Step 4: If their team correctly guesses the title of the film, they win a point. If not, the opposing team gains a point.

Step 5: Continue with the steps (1-4). The team with the most points wins the game.

RESULT: Charades is a fun, old-fashioned game that encourages nonverbal communication skills. It encourages team members to better understand one another and to learn to express themselves more clearly.

5. Don't Smile

OBJECTIVE: "Don't Smile" can be useful for easing the stress of a new job when onboarding new employees. You can also use this entertaining game to divert team members' attention away from stressful projects or situations.

TIME: 10-15 minutes

TOOLS: None

PARTICIPANTS: Small groups of 3-6 team members.

HOW TO PLAY: This enjoyable office game is simple to play and takes little time. Request that the team members sit or stand in a circle. After that, have everyone in the group stare at each other for as long as they can without smiling. The person who can keep a straight face the longest wins!

RESULT: Don't Smile can't be very helpful in encouraging people to laugh and easing tensions between the rest of the group.

Learn More: What are Communication Strategies & 10 Ways to Establish Them

Problem Solving Activities to Improve Decision Making:

Below is a list of problem solving activities to increase the critical thinking of your workforce.

1. Flip It Over

OBJECTIVE: The objective is to help people working in groups acquire problem-solving, creativity, and strong communication skills.

TOOLS: A tarp or piece of clothing the size of a tablecloth.

TIME: 20 minutes

PARTICIPANTS: 6-10

HOW TO PLAY: A creative game, here you ask a group of 6-10 people to huddle around and stand on top of a tarp. The challenge is that they have to flip the tarp, standing on the other side of the cloth. The only condition is that they can only use their feet! They can't get off the fabric or let their feet touch the ground.

RESULT: It forces the group to think of creative ways to work as a team and solve the problem without getting off the sheet. This is a great team-building game that urges the team members to make sure no one is getting off the sheet. This ensures that in a non-game situation too, they include everyone in the group and make everyone responsible for reaching the ultimate goal of the task.

2. Human Knot

OBJECTIVE: One of the best team-building activities for work, human knot urges employees to communicate and cooperate. The objective is to solve the problem in a set time, cultivating skills like problem-solving and time management.

TOOLS: No tools required

TIME: 20-30 minutes

PARTICIPANTS: 8-16

HOW TO PLAY: A great exercise for a large group of employees, divide employees into groups of 6-12. Ask them to form a circle facing each other. Tell them to put their right hand in the air and grab someone's hand from across the circle.

After that, ask everyone to put out their left hand and grab someone's hand from the circle. Set a timer for them and ask them to untangle the "knot" within the specified time. The first one to unravel wins.

RESULT: The teams work to think of creative ways to complete the activity within a fixed period. This enables them to organize their work in a way that teaches them to get the work done on time.

3. Helium Stick

OBJECTIVE: A great team-building exercise that aims to enhance teamwork and communication among mid-sized groups.

TIME: 15-20 minutes

TOOLS: A light-weight bamboo or plastic cane

PARTICIPANTS: 8-10

HOW TO PLAY: This game can be conducted with 8-10 people. Ask the team to split into two groups and stand facing each other. Ask them to hold their arms out in front of them and point their index fingers.

Lay the cane down on their fingers.

The stick has to be horizontal, and everybody's index fingers must be touching the cane at all times.

The challenge is to lower the stick to the ground without dropping it and touching it only with the index finger. Teams will be disqualified if any team member tries to hold it with any other finger or removes their index finger.

RESULT: This task can be accomplished only if teams have complete cooperation among themselves. Other outcomes that can be achieved are problem-solving in a group, communication, and leadership.

4. Perfect Square

OBJECTIVE: The objective is to practice leadership and arriving at decisions with a consensus.

TIME: 15 minutes

TOOLS: Blindfolds and rope.

PARTICIPANTS: 5-8

HOW TO PLAY: Everyone needs to stand in a circle with the rope in their hands. Once the circle is formed, ask them to put the string on the floor. Then they must put their blindfolds on and take five steps backward. The activity is to create a square with this rope while keeping their blindfolds on. In the end, participants can take their blindfolds off and check the result.

To make the challenge harder, you can ask them to make shapes other than squares.

RESULT: Teams that win will possess skills like communication, planning, and outstanding leadership.

5. Egg Drop

OBJECTIVE: Egg Drop is the ideal team-building exercise for large groups. It encourages team creativity, innovation, and self-reflection.

TIME: 15-30 minutes

TOOLS: Eggs, straws, duct tape, newspaper, and random objects

PARTICIPANTS: Small groups of 4-5 team members.

HOW TO PLAY: The aim of this activity is for each team to use the given materials as building blocks to make a structure. This building block should be able to keep an egg from breaking when dropped from a certain height.

Step 1: Begin by informing the teams of the time limit and assigning the materials to each time. Once it's done, you can start the game.

Step 2: Teams will need to collaborate and use the materials to construct a safe structure that will allow their egg to survive a 6" drop.

Step 3: Stop teams from what they are doing after the specified time.

Step 4: Choose a team to go first, ask one member to climb the step ladder, and then release the egg!

Step 5: Continue until each team has had its turn. The winning team is the one whose egg survives or has suffered the least amount of damage.

RESULT: Egg Drop is a classic game that encourages people to think ahead and make smarter decisions. It also encourages people to reflect on how their choices impacted the final outcome.

6. Lost At Sea

OBJECTIVE: This game tests whether teams can share resources equally, arrive at a consensus in the most stressful situations.

TIME: 30-45 minutes

TOOLS: 'Lost at sea' charts and pens.

PARTICIPANTS: Minimum 5

HOW TO PLAY: Give them the backstory to the challenge first. Explain to them that they are five friends lost at sea (Antarctic or similar) with only one lifeboat. Most of their resources have drowned, but they have somehow managed to save 15 items. These 15 items are vital for their survival.

The challenge is for them to rank these 15 items in order of importance. They must place rank 1 to an essential item, 2 to the next most important item, and so on.

Now, provide each member with a 'lost at sea' chart. The facilitator can divide this chart into six columns.

The 1st column will be a listing of the items in random order.

The 2nd column will have spaces against each item for the participant to give his/her personal ranking.

The 3rd column will again have empty spaces for teams to provide their rankings. The 4th column will have the correct orders (provided by the US coast guard). The 5th column will be to calculate the difference between the individual and the correct score.

The final column will calculate the difference between the team rankings and the correct rankings.

In the end, there will be two separate rows to calculate the individual and the team's total score.

The team with the lowest total score wins the game.

Provide 10 minutes to individual members to rank the items. The next 10 minutes will be given to teams to confer and decide on the importance of items. Teams then must compare the teams' scores with everybody's score. They must discuss with team members the reason for the difference in scores.

RESULT: This is a game that relies heavily on communication and active listening. Sometimes, an individual's perspective can be more correct than the group's collective approach. Therefore, the most important learning of this team-building activity is to ensure that every individual's opinion is heard.

Attach incentivization to the game so that it becomes more interesting.

7. Barter Puzzle

OBJECTIVE: Develops several skills like strategy, negotiation, problem-solving. It also tests your employees' communication and leadership skills.

TIME: 45 minutes-1 hour

TOOLS: Jigsaw puzzles

PARTICIPANTS: 10-12

HOW TO PLAY: Split people into groups of four or less. Give every group a different jigsaw puzzle with the same difficulty level. The catch of this game is that some pieces of the puzzle will be mixed at random with puzzles of other groups.

Their task is to complete their puzzle by negotiating, trading, or bartering team members or puzzle pieces with other teams. However they do it, the group must arrive at a consensus before making any decisions. The team who completes their puzzle first wins this team-building activity.

RESULT: This game will focus mainly on how well do teams work together. Because there has to complete agreement before making every decision, this activity will give room to robust communication, discussions, and diverse strategies. This will ensure communication and cooperation. In addition, a barter puzzle will advance your employees' negotiation as well as workplace communication skills.

8. Spectrum Mapping

OBJECTIVE: Unearth the diverse perspectives of a team and value the different opinions of each individual.

TIME: 30-60 minutes.

TOOLS: Whiteboard and sticky notes.

PARTICIPANTS: 5-15

HOW TO PLAY: To begin the game of spectrum mapping, start by proposing a problem on the whiteboard. Now ask the employees to write down their solutions in the sticky notes provided to them. Map each solution in the whiteboard as a spectrum or with the help of different factors like soft to aggressive, safe to risky, etc.

Use the sticky notes and mark the position on the whiteboard based on the answers. Group similar solutions together. This will help you identify the solutions that the members of the group find ideal.

RESULT: This activity allows the employees to explore different ideas and understand different perspectives. Furthermore, it pushes team members to think beyond the box in order to achieve long-term success.

9. Back of the Napkin

OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this team-building activity is to test the problem-solving ability and innovativeness of a team.

TIME: 10-20 minutes

TOOLS: Tissue and pen.

Participants- 6-24(divided into teams of 3-4)
HOW TO PLAY:
Divide all the participants into teams of 2-4 players. The ideal scenario would be to group players who have not worked together before.

Come up with a bunch of open-ended questions or problems. These problems can be related to your business, a new product, or a generic one.

Give them a napkin and a pen.

Ask the teams to come up with the solution to the given problem(s). Evaluate all the solutions and pick the best one as the winner.

RESULT: This particular team-building exercise encourages out-of-the-box thinking while trying to improve decision-making abilities. Moreover, it also tests the unity and understanding of a team within the organization.

Recommended Resource: Problem Solving Skills That Managers Need To Have

Trust Building Activities to Improve Camaraderie:

These set of activities are your gateway to increase the bonding between employees of the workforce. Let's delve in!

1. Blindfold Challenge

OBJECTIVE: To build trust, active communication, and collaboration among team members.

TIME: 30-45 minutes

TOOLS: A basket, blindfolds, and blunt objects like paper cups, water bottles, index cards, shoes, etc.

PARTICIPANTS: 5-20

HOW TO PLAY: In an outdoor or medium-sized indoor space, place the objects. Outline the space inside which the objects have been placed. Put a basket in the center of the space and spread out the objects around it.

Divide participants into two groups of equal members. Take note that the number of objects is always twice the number of members in a team.

Make both teams stand on opposite sides of the area. Ask them to choose one volunteer from each team to be blindfolded for the game. Put the blindfolds on both the volunteers.

After the blindfolds have been put, teams need to call out objects for their teams. Then the game begins.

The volunteer for each team must pick up the objects their team calls out and put them in the center basket. Fix a time limit for this challenge (2-3 minutes). However, team members cannot call out objects by its name. They must describe the object to their volunteer.

For example- a water bottle can't be called by its name but described as a container, must-have drink in summer and so on.

The team that first gets all its objects into the basket wins.

RESULT: It paves the way for employees to be more creative, think on their feet, and force them to work together. It focuses on building clear and precise communication among teams.

2. Frostbite

OBJECTIVE: Tests leadership, communication and tries to build trust between team members.

TIME: 45 minutes

TOOLS: An outdoor place is best for this activity. Other materials required are thick cardboard boxes or two-person tents, tape, staplers, and blindfolds.

PARTICIPANTS: 4-5

HOW TO PLAY: A situation-based game, divide people into groups of 4-5. Explain to them that they are explorers lost in the Arctic ocean and need to build a shelter to survive. However, the team leader suffers from frostbite and can't move physically to help make the shelter. The rest of the team has also been struck by snow blindness and therefore, must be blindfolded.

The challenge is that teams must build the shelter while keeping their blindfold on. The team leader can't participate physically but needs to direct the team verbally in helping to make the tent.

The first one to build the shelter successfully wins.

RESULT: The team that wins will only be able to do that if they have complete faith in their team leader. In a workplace scenario, teams must learn to trust and carry out their leader's judgment. For the person in charge of leading, it helps him/her to direct members with authority. They can only do that when they can earn their teams' trust and confidence.

Moreover, since this game relies heavily on communication, the leader will also learn to direct the teams with clarity and precision.

3. Tied Together

OBJECTIVE: To get employees to focus on teamwork, problem-solving, and listen to each other's opinions.

TIME: 20 minutes

TOOLS: Shoelaces, cloth strips, or zip ties.

PARTICIPANTS: 10-12

HOW TO PLAY: Make all the participants stand in a circle facing inwards. Ask them to hold out their hands to their sides and tie them with their neighbor's hand. Alternatively, you can also tie ankles. Once everyone is tied up together, present them tasks that they must complete in a set time.

Here are some ideas-

RESULT: Some outcomes of this activity will be goal setting, leadership, collaboration, active listening, and problem-solving.

Read more: 6 Strategic Tactics For Building Trust In The Workplace

Innovative Thinking Activities to Refresh the Workforce:

Below is a list of creative team-building activities that will help the workforce to break the monotony of work.

OBJECTIVE: The objective is to test a groups' innovative thinking and personal awareness

TIME: 5-10 minutes

TOOLS: Coins, notebooks, Pens, Pencils, etc.

PARTICIPANTS: Can be played into teams of 3-6 people.

HOW TO PLAY: Ask the participants to empty their pockets, wallets, etc. of any coins and place them on the table. Instruct them to create their own personal logo using the coins in front of them in one minute. If you have a large group of participants then split them into a group of 3 and ask them to do the same.

Once they are done with their logo ask them what the logo says about them.

RESULT: The coin logo activity tests the creativity of individuals and their ability to collaborate in a team. It also enables employees to become self-aware of their personality within the organization.

2. Sell It

OBJECTIVE: Sell It is one of those team-building games that are perfect for sales or marketing-oriented teams.

TIME: 30 minutes or more

TOOLS: Regular objects

PARTICIPANTS: 5-10 employees

HOW TO PLAY: To play this game, ask each team member to pick up any nearby object.

Explain to each employee that once they have the item in their hands, they will have to try to sell it to the other team members.

Set a 5-minute timer for members to prepare a pitch for why the other team members need to buy that item. They can set their own prices and have one minute to present a sales pitch and one minute to answer questions.

After everyone on the team has pitched, ask everyone to vote on which pitch they believe was the best of all. The pitch with the highest number of votes will win!

RESULT: Playing "Sell It" is a fun way for team members to showcase their presentation, negotiation, creative thinking, and communication skills. It can serve as a team-building exercise as well as a personal development activity.

3. Magazine Story

OBJECTIVE: A great team-building activity that is full of fun and creative thinking. It aims to boost team cohesion and collaboration of a team while encouraging them to think bigger.

TIME: 60-90 minutes

TOOLS: Markers, pens, cardboard, paper.

PARTICIPANTS: Any.
HOW TO PLAY:

Make sure the prizes are handy and useful.

RESULT: The idea of conducting this exercise is to help the teams think big and visualize their future. It is also a powerful activity to motivate employees and help them channel their energy towards a brighter future.

4. Shark Tank

OBJECTIVE: Remember the famous entrepreneurial TV show "Shark Tank" where you can pitch your ideas in front of the investors or "sharks"? This activity is the exact mock-up of the show that will test team unity and entrepreneur skills. You can play the role of the investor and select the best pitch or business idea.

TIME: 90 minutes.

TOOLS: Whiteboard, markers, or as per requirements of the game.

PARTICIPANTS: Upto 24 people, divided into teams of 2-6 participants.
HOW TO PLAY:

1. The main objective of the game is to let the participants pitch their business ideas and secure investment.

2. Split the participants into a group of 2-6 members. Ask them to come up with their own product and develop a pitch for it. The pitch must be professional and should include-

Play clips from the show so that they get the idea of how to pitch.

1. After coming up with a solid plan, ask them to pitch their idea and present it in front of the investors. Encourage the investors to ask relevant questions and evaluate each team in a realistic manner.

2. The team with the highest investment wins the game.

RESULT: This team-building activity aims to promote leadership qualities, innovative thinking, building confidence, and entrepreneurship among the team members. Moreover, the activity also aims to promote the idea of working together and achieve success with improved collaboration.

5. Make Your Own Movie

OBJECTIVE: Making your own movie? Now that is out of the question. But hey, you can enact the same, can't you? This fun activity aims to bring out the film makes in your employees and help them become more creative.

TIME: 2-8 hours. Make changes at your convenience.

TOOLS: Camera, tripods, microphones. Tools might increase as per requirements.

PARTICIPANTS: Any.
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: This activity might take long hours to complete but it is one of the best exercises to promote creativity and teamwork. Moreover, it also fosters healthier relationships and understanding between team members as they have to make things work in a limited environment.

Bonding/Icebreaker Activities towards Relationship Building:

Below is a list of icebreaker activities for the new employees to bond well with the older ones.

1. Winner/Loser

OBJECTIVE: It urges people to look at things from a positive perspective and turn it into a learning experience.

TOOLS: None required

TIME: 10 minutes

PARTICIPANTS: Multiple of 2

HOW TO PLAY: Winner/loser is a great ice breaker game too. Divide employees into groups of two. After this, one of the team members shares a negative life experience with their partner. Now, the other team member retells the same story while highlighting the positive aspects of the experience.

Partners should switch roles after talking about each issue.

RESULT: By the end of the game, each member will have found the silver lining to their life experiences that they probably did not wish to relive. This will teach them to view the hardships of life (both professional and personal) from a positive perspective and learn from it.

2. Mystery Dinner

OBJECTIVE: The objective is to let employees get out of their comfort zone and work as a team. It also helps with working with new team members.

TOOLS: Restaurant/ home

TIME: 1-2 hours

PARTICIPANTS: 8-10

HOW TO PLAY: Conducted exclusively at Hubspot, this fun game is an excellent example of team bonding. What you have to do is that on a single night, you have to invite a group of people from different teams to dinner at a restaurant or someone's place. The company will incur expenses.

The mystery is that before the dinner, employees are only informed about the date and time of dinner. Then on the day of the dinner, an email is sent to everyone with the restaurant's name and who they'll be going with.

RESULT: It enables people to step out of their comfort zone and meet new people. It helps them to understand the work with other departments and different teams do. In a workplace scenario, it will prepare employees to work with people from diverse teams whom they haven't met before.

Also, an evening of free food and laughter, who doesn't love that?

3. Two Truths And A Lie

OBJECTIVE: To challenge preconceived judgments, help introverts mingle with others, and just get to know each other.

TIME: 15-30 minutes

TOOLS: None required

PARTICIPANTS: 8-12

HOW TO PLAY: To make the game enjoyable, conduct the game with at least 8-10 people. Sit them around in a circle facing each other. Ask everyone to state three facts about themselves out of which one has to be a lie. The rest of the people have to figure out which one is the lie and which two the facts.

RESULT: This game has no winner or loser. It's just a fun activity to make people realize how their judgment can be completely wrong. It shows employees who they shouldn't judge peers based on what they think about them or what they may have heard about them. Moreover, it also gives introverts a platform to share their stories and meet new people.

Ensure that the questions are neutral and not personal.

4. Sneak a Peek

OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this activity is to understand how individual role plays an essential role in a team's overall success. Other skills to be developed are problem-solving, strategizing, and sharpening memory.

TOOLS: Building blocks, lego, popsicle sticks.

TIME: 25 - 30 minutes

PARTICIPANTS: 10-20

HOW TO PLAY: Before the activity begins, build a sculpture using blocks and hide it from all the teams. Divide the teams into groups of 2-8 each and provide them with equal but enough building material. Ask one member from each team to come and "sneak a peek" at the sculpture for about 10 seconds. Then they go back to their teams and get 25 seconds to instruct their teams on how to rebuild the same statue.

After 25 seconds, another member from each team is sent to sneak a peek at the sculpture. The process continues until one of the teams successfully builds a replica of the original statue.

RESULT: By the end, the team will realize how every team member's participation is essential to success. When they work together as a team, new strategies are developed to solve the problem at hand, and the confidence level of each other rises.

5. Salt N Pepper

OBJECTIVE: Sell It is one of those team-building games that are perfect for sales or marketing-oriented teams.

TIME: Approximately 15-30 minutes

TOOLS: Tape, pens, pieces of paper

PARTICIPANTS: 10-15 employees

**HOW TO PLAY: **

Step 1: Compile a set of famous pairings. Think salt and pepper, Popeye and spinach, or macaroni and cheese.

Step 2: Separate the pairs and write only one of them on each sheet of paper-for instance, salt on one paper and pepper on the other.

Step 3: Tape one piece of paper to the back of each team member, making sure the rest of the team cannot see it.

Step 4: When the game begins, each team member must walk around asking yes or no questions to discover what word has been taped to their backs.

Step 5: They'll be able to find their other pair once they figure that out. The two will sit down and reveal three to five interesting facts about each other.

RESULT: Playing Salt N Pepper is a perfect way to enhance understanding and bonding between team members.

6. Team Emblem

OBJECTIVE: To get team members to reflect on their greatest strengths as a team.

TIME: 30 minutes or more

TOOLS: Square cloths, acrylic/watercolors, markers, cardboard, and tape

PARTICIPANTS: Smaller teams of 3-5

HOW TO PLAY: Divide the team into small groups for this team bonding exercise. Each team must then collaborate to create an emblem, flag, or shield that represents what their team stands for and their identity.

RESULT: This fun game is relaxing, encourages employees to express their creativity, and aids team members in practicing open communication.

7. Suddenly

OBJECTIVE: To get team members to think on their feet when new developments or problems suddenly arise in a project.

TIME: 25-30 minutes

TOOLS: None required

PARTICIPANTS: 5 or more

HOW TO PLAY: Ask everyone to gather in a circle. Start the game by narrating the first three lines of any story. After the three sentences, you have to say "suddenly," and the person sitting next to you must continue.

He/she will make up another three sentences of the story on the spot and pass it on to the next person.

RESULT: It will get everyone thinking and getting creative. Some wacky and wondrous versions of stories might come out.

8. Memory Wall

OBJECTIVE: This game is meant to make everyone feel appreciated and recognized.

TIME: 60-90 minutes

TOOLS: Sheets of paper, tape, and markers/pens.

PARTICIPANTS: 10-30

HOW TO PLAY: Provide everyone with a sheet of paper and pens/markers. Give them 20 minutes to survey the room and list down the positive memories with the people present in the room. These can be shared experiences, a project they worked on together, or a learning experience.

Once they have listed down the memories, give them new sheets of paper. Ask them to make drawings of the memories they have listed down. They can team up with the person they have shared the memory with to recreate these images. Give them 30 minutes to complete this task.

After this, members have to tape their memories to the wall. Ask them to come forward and share the memory with the rest of the group.

RESULT: It'll bring back positive and happy memories your teams might have shared in the past. The "visual memory wall" will improve camaraderie and reestablish positive relationships between employees.

9. Office Trivia

OBJECTIVE: Trivia questions about your workplace is a fun team-building activity that allows employees to know each other well. It helps in improving engagement and creates good bonding in the workplace.

TIME: 30-60 minutes

TOOLS: None.

PARTICIPANTS: Any.
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Office trivia is a great way to promote team bonding and allowing each team member to know each other well. This improves team cohesion, communication, and fosters a friendly company culture.

Read more: 51 Icebreaker Games Your Team Will Actually Enjoy

Collaboration Team-Building Activities:

Below is a list of collaboration activities to enhance team cohesion and understanding for better productivity in the long run.

1. Scavenger Hunt

OBJECTIVE: A classic example of team building, a scavenger hunt is great for team bonding. The objective is to build a sense of teamwork and camaraderie among employees. Other skills that can be acquired are problem-solving and strategizing.

TIME: More than 1 hour

TOOLS: Mobile phones, pens, and paper.

PARTICIPANTS: 8-12

HOW TO PLAY: Divide employees into groups of 4 or more. Assign groups with a fun list of items with different point values assigned for each task. Set a time limit to complete them.

These activities can range from taking selfies with strangers, quiz questions about the company, preparing a dish with ingredients available in the break room. You can also design a treasure hunt that you can space around the area near your office.

RESULT: Scavenger hunts are a great and effective way to get people to interact and collaborate. It encourages people to think of creative ways and to think "outside the box."

2. Minefield

OBJECTIVE: Builds trust and collaboration among team members. The nature of the game also focuses on developing communication and active listening.

TOOLS: Numerous soft objects without rough edges (cups, balloons, soft toys), few blindfolds.

TIME: 20-30 minutes

PARTICIPANTS: 10-14

HOW TO PLAY: In an open space, place random objects or "mines" across the floor. Divide people into groups of two and put the blindfold on one of them. The other person has to direct his partner to go from one side of the space to the other without stepping on any objects. The person executing can only give verbal directions, and the blindfolded one cannot speak at all.

Hold the competition between 5-6 teams,and the one who reaches the finish line without stepping on any of the "mines" the earliest wins the game.

RESULT: It is a great team-building activity to foster trust between your employees. Because one of the members is blind and cannot talk, he/she has to put his entire trust and confidence into his partner. It is also an excellent activity for people who are not open to collaboration. It also increases concentration and urges your employees to pay attention.

3. Mafia

OBJECTIVE: To improve team bonding, mutual understanding, and trust between teammates.

TIME: 40-60 minutes.

TOOLS: A deck of cards to determine the role of teammates.

PARTICIPANTS: 8-12

HOW TO PLAY: At the start of the game, the main narrator or coordinator will hand out cards randomly that will designate the role of each individual. The cards include-

Ace Card: Anyone who gets an Ace card is a Mafia member. Their main job is to eliminate the townspeople and win the game without getting eliminated themselves.

King Card: Individuals with the King card get the role of becoming police. Their main objective is to find the real Mafia and vote him out with the townspeople's help. They need to keep their identities secret so that the Mafia does not figure them out and eliminate them first.

Queen Card: Anyone who gets the Queen card receives the role of the doctor. The part of the doctor serves the purpose of protecting the people during the night. They can be selfish as well and choose to defend themselves at night.

Other Cards: The remaining cards will be the role of the townspeople. Their objective is to find the Mafia and eliminate the person with good decision-making and coordination during the daytime.

Arrange the players in a circle while the narrator walks outside the circle to supervise the game. The narrator then gives certain commands to the players on each "day." The cycle usually involves nighttime, daytime, and daytime voting.

To play this game start with the nighttime. During the nighttime, the narrator commands the players in the following command-

It is nighttime, everyone, please go to sleep. (Heads down and eyes closed)

Mafia, please wake up. (The mafia or mafias open their eyes and choose the target they want to eliminate. The narrator takes a note of the person.)

Mafia, please go to sleep.

Police, please wake up. (The designated individuals will open their eyes and point out the suspect they think is the Mafia. The narrator quietly shakes their head to indicate whether the person is the real mafia.)

Police, please go to sleep.

Doctor, please wake up and choose the person you'd like to protect. (If the doctor is still alive, they will choose the person they would like to save for the day.)

Doctor, please go to sleep.

It's morning, everyone. Please wake up.

During the daytime, the narrator announces the person that the Mafia chose to eliminate. Until and unless the doctor decides the right person to save, they have to leave the circle. The person has to remain quiet for the remainder of the game and observe how things unfold.

The townspeople, along with the Mafia (the imposter) and the police, nominate and vote out the people they suspect are the Mafia. The nominated person may defend themselves and plead their innocence. The person receiving more than 50% of the votes is eliminated, and the cycle then continues. At the end of the game, if the mafia eliminates all the townspeople along with the police and doctor, they win the game or vice versa.

RESULT: This particular game is quite interesting and challenging at the same time. It builds understanding between team members and develops critical thinking. The game also helps the teams to become more strategic with their approach and enhances their decision-making skills.

4. All Adrift

OBJECTIVE: All Adrift is a great team-building game that allows team members to exercise their decision-making abilities.

TIME: 25-30 minutes

TOOLS: Pen paper, post-it notes.

PARTICIPANTS: Small groups of 3-6 team members.

HOW TO PLAY: The standard scenario in All Adrift is that your boat catches fire, and you must abandon it. You only have a few minutes to gather your belongings. First-aid kits, rope, canned food, bottled water, and other items are some common examples.

Step 1: First, each team should write down the items they would grab from 1-10 in the order of importance for survival.

Step 2: They must then decide and agree on the top ten priorities as a group and fill out the worksheet.

Step 3: Finally, cross-check each team's list against the scoring sheet (readily available online). The team with the most points is the winner.

RESULT: All Adrift helps you see that you're more likely to make better decisions as a group than as an individual.

5. Buckets and Balls

OBJECTIVE: A classic and old-school game in which teams compete to move balls from one bucket to another without using their hands. It is one of the best ice-breakers to relieves work-related stress. This constraint makes it an engaging activity that requires you to work as a team and delegate duties.

TIME: 20 minutes.

TOOLS: Tape, buckets, and tennis balls.

PARTICIPANTS: 8-24 people.
HOW TO PLAY:

1. Set up your field of play and mark your "start" and "finish" lines with the help of masking tape. The distance should be between 10-12 feet apart. Place buckets for each team at either side of these lines. Fill the buckets behind the finish line with tennis balls.

2. Divide the participants into equal-sized teams. Each team should choose a "handler". The handler has the power to touch the balls with their hands.

3. Ask the teams to take their position behind the starting line. The handler must always stay behind the line. The main objective is that the members have to retrieve the balls from the finish line and get it to the handler without using their hands.

4. The handler can drop the retrieved ball in the teams' bucket. However, if anyone other than the handler touches the ball with their hand they are disqualified immediately.

5. Keep a time limit of around 5-6 minutes. Start the game at the same time which creates additional chaos and makes communication important.

6. The team that has the most number of balls wins the game at the end of the given time.

RESULT: This is a great team-building activity that aims to improve communication skills, mutual trust, and teamwork between team members. And the great thing about this activity is that it is fun and improves morale in the workplace.

6. Photo Finish

OBJECTIVE: A quick and easy team-building game that requires good coordination between team members. Participants have to walk across the finish line at exactly the same time in a "photo finish."

TIME: 20 minutes.

TOOLS: A camera.

PARTICIPANTS: 4-20 people.
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: This small but fun game tests the mutual understanding and unity of a team. It looks deceptively simple but it requires good communication between team members to win the game.

Learn More: What is Team Collaboration? Benefits, Types, Examples, Tips and Tools

Engaging Team-Building Activities for Small Groups

Below is a list of team-building activities for small groups that can be enjoyed by any workforce size.

1. Escape Room Challenge

OBJECTIVE: One of the famous activities that you can opt for. It aims to enhance problem-solving skills, encourage communication, and promote teamwork in a fun, immersive environment.

TOOLS: Pre-booked escape room (physical or virtual), clues and puzzles prepared by the escape room provider.

TIME: 60 minutes

PARTICIPANTS: Small groups of 4-8 people
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Teams learn the importance of clear communication and leveraging diverse skills under time pressure, enhancing their problem-solving and teamwork abilities.

2. Cooking Competition

OBJECTIVE: To foster teamwork, creativity, and time management through a fun and engaging culinary challenge.

TOOLS: Kitchen space, cooking ingredients, utensils, recipe ideas (optional).

TIME: 1-2 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Small teams of 2-4 people
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Participants learn the importance of teamwork, planning, and creative thinking, fostering a sense of accomplishment and camaraderie.

3. Scavenger Hunt

OBJECTIVE: The aim is to build team cohesion and encourage strategic thinking through a fun and interactive challenge.

TOOLS: List of items or clues, maps of the area (if needed), pens and notepads.

TIME: 1-2 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Small groups or teams of 4-5
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Encourages strategic planning, problem-solving, and effective communication, enhancing team cohesion and competitive spirit.

4. DIY Workshop

OBJECTIVE: The purpose is to promote learning, creativity, and team bonding through a shared hands-on experience.

TOOLS: Materials and tools needed for the chosen craft (e.g., paint, canvas, clay), protective clothing if necessary.

TIME: 2-3 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Individual participants or small teams of 4
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Participants gain new skills and a sense of accomplishment, fostering creativity and strengthening bonds through shared learning experiences.

Team-Building Activities for Large Groups

Apart from small groups you can also invest in team-building activities for large groups as well. It is simple and easily manageable if you have the right activity in mind. And to help you with that, below is a list of activities for large groups.

1. Team Tournaments

OBJECTIVE: To foster healthy competition and teamwork, allowing everyone to participate and support their teams through various sports activities.

TOOLS: Sports equipment for relay races, tug-of-war, soccer, etc., open space or sports field.

TIME: Half-day or full-day event or can be done in phases

PARTICIPANTS: Large groups, divided into smaller teams of 4-5
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Promotes teamwork, physical health, and sportsmanship, bringing the team together through shared experiences and friendly competition.

2. Group Mural Painting

OBJECTIVE: To enhance creativity and collaboration by having team members contribute to a collective piece of art that reflects the team's vision or values.

TOOLS: Large canvas or wall space, paint, brushes, protective clothing.

TIME: 2-4 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Large groups (depending on the size of the workforce or team you can make the groups.)
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Encourages team bonding through creativity, leaving a lasting reminder of the team's collaborative efforts and shared values.

3. "World Café" Conversations

OBJECTIVE: To facilitate a mix of interactions and the sharing of diverse ideas by discussing various topics related to the organization or general team-building themes.

TOOLS: Multiple tables, chairs, discussion topics for each table.

TIME: 1-2 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Large groups, divided into smaller rotating groups
HOW TO PLAY:

1. Set up tables with different discussion topics.

2. Divide participants into small groups and assign each group to a table.

3. After a set time, participants rotate to a new table with a different topic.

4. Continue rotating until each group has visited all tables.

5. Conclude with a group discussion to share insights and ideas gathered from each table.

RESULT: Promotes understanding and appreciation of diverse perspectives, enhancing team communication and cohesion.

4. Large-scale Problem-solving Activities

OBJECTIVE: To engage the team in a complex problem-solving challenge that requires collaboration, communication, and strategic thinking.

TOOLS: Materials for building (e.g., cardboard, tape), puzzles or problem scenarios.

TIME: 2-4 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Large groups, divided into smaller teams
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Enhances problem-solving skills, encourages innovative thinking, and fosters a sense of achievement through teamwork.

5. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Projects

OBJECTIVE: To bond team members over shared values through participation in a community service project, making a positive impact on the community.

TOOLS: Materials relevant to the project (e.g., cleaning supplies for a beach clean-up, gardening tools for planting trees).

TIME: Half-day to full-day event depending on the size of the workforce.

PARTICIPANTS: Large groups of 7-8 people
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Strengthens team bonds over shared social values, enhances the team's sense of purpose, and contributes positively to the community.

Creative Team-Building Activities for Higher Productivity

Below is a list of creative team-building activities that will enhance out of the box thinking of your workforce and help them connect better.

1. Innovation Lab

OBJECTIVE: To stimulate creativity, enhance problem-solving skills, and encourage innovative thinking by developing a new product or solution.

TOOLS: Materials for prototype creation (e.g., crafting supplies, building blocks), presentation tools.

TIME: 2-4 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Teams of 4-6 people

**HOW TO PLAY: **

RESULT: Encourages out-of-the-box thinking, improves teamwork and presentation skills, and fosters a culture of innovation.

2. Improvization Workshop

OBJECTIVE: To enhance communication skills, quick thinking, and adaptability in a supportive and fun environment.

TOOLS: Space for movement, improvisation prompts or scenarios.

TIME: 1-2 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Any size groups
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Builds confidence, enhances communication and adaptability, and promotes a positive, supportive team environment.

3. "Chopped" Cooking Challenge

OBJECTIVE: To test creativity, teamwork, and the ability to think quickly under pressure by preparing a dish with random ingredients.

TOOLS: Kitchen space, cooking ingredients, utensils, timers.

TIME: 1-2 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Small teams of 3-5 people
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Encourages creative thinking, teamwork, and time management, fostering a fun and competitive atmosphere.

4. Virtual Reality (VR) Experiences

OBJECTIVE: To provide unique and immersive experiences that push the boundaries of traditional team-building activities, enhancing teamwork and creativity.

TOOLS: VR equipment and software tailored to team-building exercises (e.g., virtual escape rooms, art creation tools, collaborative puzzles).

TIME: 1-2 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Small groups of 2-4 per VR set
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Offers a novel experience that can improve communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills in a high-tech environment.

5. Flash Fiction Challenge

OBJECTIVE: To encourage creativity in storytelling and provide a fun way for team members to express themselves and share stories.

TOOLS: Writing materials (paper, pens, laptops).

TIME: 30 minutes to 1 hour

PARTICIPANTS: Individual or small teams
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Enhances creativity, encourages self-expression, and builds team cohesion through shared stories and experiences.

Fun Team-Building Activities to Break Monotony

Below is a list of fun team-building activities that your workforce will love and help them improve their morale in the workplace.

1. Office Olympics

OBJECTIVE: To inject fun into the workplace and engage team members in healthy competition through a series of mini games.

TOOLS: Items for mini games (chairs for races, paper for airplanes, ping-pong equipment).

TIME: 2-3 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Any size group, divided into teams
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Encourages camaraderie and friendly competition, boosting morale and fostering a lively team environment.

2. Karaoke Night

OBJECTIVE: To break down barriers and foster a relaxed team environment through music and performance.

TOOLS: Karaoke machine or app, microphone, speakers.

TIME: A few hours (evening event)

PARTICIPANTS: Any size groups
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Helps team members to unwind, promotes bonding, and reveals hidden talents, enhancing team spirit.

3. Board Game Tournament

OBJECTIVE: To foster strategic thinking and cooperation through a variety of board games, offering a fun and competitive atmosphere.

TOOLS: Selection of board games, scorecards.

TIME: 2-4 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Any size group, divided into small teams or individuals
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Promotes teamwork and strategic thinking in a fun, competitive setting, enhancing team cohesion.

4. Themed Dress Days

OBJECTIVE: To bring creativity into the workplace and enhance team spirit through themed dress-up days.

TOOLS: Props and costumes related to the theme.

TIME: One day

PARTICIPANTS: Entire office or team
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Encourages creativity and self-expression, boosting team morale and fostering a sense of community and fun within the team.

Outdoor Team-Building Activities for Better Health

Here is a list of outdoor team-building activities that will help your workforce rejuvenate from the stress and work towards better physical wellness.

1. Ropes Course Adventure

OBJECTIVE: To build trust, enhance communication, and promote teamwork through navigating a series of outdoor physical challenges.

TOOLS: Ropes course facility with low and high elements, safety gear.

TIME: 2-4 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Any size group, divided into smaller teams or pairs
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Strengthens trust and communication within the team, offering a shared sense of achievement and improved collaboration.

2. Kayaking or Canoeing Trip

OBJECTIVE: To explore nature and promote teamwork through a synchronized paddling experience.

TOOLS: Kayaks or canoes, paddles, safety vests, route map.

TIME: Half-day or full-day trip

PARTICIPANTS: Small groups (2-4 per kayak/canoe)
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Enhances team coordination and communication, providing a peaceful yet challenging outdoor retreat.

3. Beach Volleyball Tournament

OBJECTIVE: To engage teams in friendly competition, encouraging physical fitness and strategic team play.

TOOLS: Volleyball, net, beach or sand court.

TIME: 2-3 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Teams of 4-6 players
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Fosters a sense of camaraderie and competitive spirit, promoting physical wellness and teamwork.

4. Outdoor Treasure Hunt

OBJECTIVE: To enhance problem-solving and creative thinking through a treasure hunt or geocaching activity.

TOOLS: Clues, maps, treasure or geocache objects, possibly GPS devices.

TIME: 2-4 hours

PARTICIPANTS: Teams of 4-5 people
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Encourages strategic thinking, collaboration, and enhances problem-solving skills in an engaging, outdoor setting.

5. Community Cleanup Project

OBJECTIVE: To foster team bonding over shared social values through participating in a community service project.

TOOLS: Cleaning supplies (trash bags, gloves, rakes, etc.), location in need of cleanup.

TIME: Half-day to full-day event

PARTICIPANTS: Any size group, can work as one large team or in smaller groups
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Enhances team cohesion and instills a sense of pride and social responsibility through a meaningful, shared experience.

Collaborate with a local NGO to further enhance the process.

Five Minute Team-Building Activities

If you want to have a quick session of team-building activities then these are the ones that you need. Let's delve in!

1. One-Word Story

OBJECTIVE: To foster creativity, enhance listening skills, and promote collaboration through a fun and interactive storytelling game.

TOOLS: None required.

TIME: 5 minutes

PARTICIPANTS: Any size groups
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Encourages team members to listen to each other and collaborate creatively, resulting in a unique, often humorous shared story.

2. Two Truths and a Lie

OBJECTIVE: To break the ice and enhance team bonding by sharing personal facts and guessing which ones are true.

TOOLS: None required.

TIME: 5 minutes

PARTICIPANTS: Any size groups
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Helps team members get to know each other better, fostering a sense of connection and team cohesion.

3. Paper Plane Contest

OBJECTIVE: To encourage creativity and a bit of healthy competition through a fun, hands-on activity.

TOOLS: Paper for each participant.

TIME: 5 minutes

PARTICIPANTS: Any size groups
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Promotes a light-hearted competitive spirit and creativity, offering a quick team-building exercise with immediate results.

4. The Appreciation Game

OBJECTIVE: To build positive vibes and strengthen interpersonal relationships by sharing appreciation.

TOOLS: None required.

TIME: 5 minutes

PARTICIPANTS: Any size group
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Encourages positive communication and fosters a culture of appreciation and respect within the team.

5. Speed Networking

OBJECTIVE: To facilitate cross-departmental understanding and networking within a short timeframe.

TOOLS: Timer.

TIME: 5 minutes (1 minute per interaction, adjust as necessary)

PARTICIPANTS: Any size group, paired up
HOW TO PLAY:
RESULT: Enhances cross-departmental communication and understanding, encouraging networking and collaboration across the team.

Over to You!

These are the list of activities that you can try out and choose the best one that works for you. Inject them in the work culture and make the workplace that employees will adore and love.

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65 Amazing Team Building Activities Your Employees Will Love (+How to Play)

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Here is an amazing list of 65 best team building activities for work to help teams strengthen the bond and improve relationships among themselves.

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Introduction to Geriatric Mental Health (Cultural Competence requirement)

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Introduction to Geriatric Mental Health (Cultural Competence requirement)

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This eLearning course is designed to provide you with an overview of the biopsychosocial health related issues and risk factors for older adults, their families and caregivers.

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After completing this eLearning course you will be able to define trauma, describe the effects of trauma on the brain, explain the concept of a trauma-informed lens, list the components of trauma-informed services, differentiate between trauma-informed services and trauma-specific services, and understand how to create a trauma-informed environment.

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Cultural competence has emerged as an important strategy for responding to the multicultural, multiracial, and multilingual needs of an increasingly diverse population in the United States, and for reducing disparities in health, behavioral health, and health care. This course will help you begin to understand the complex nature of personal identity, recognize the continual growth process involved in the journey of cultural competence, learn new terms relating to cultural competence, reflect on your own level of cultural competence and recognize possible opportunities for growth.

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Recovery Perspective in Behavioral Health Services Recorded Webinar

Introduction to Geriatric Mental Health (Cultural Competence requirement)

Introduction to LGBTQ+ Communities

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This course provides an introduction to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning + community in San Diego County. This eLearning will discuss some of the identities and orientations covered by the LGBTQ+ acronym and explore the historical and societal context that shapes attitudes toward and within the LGBTQ+ population today. This eLearning will provide an awareness of the barriers to accessing behavioral health services faced by this community and cover strategies to provide culturally responsive, gender-affirming services to San Diego's LGBTQ+ population.

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Recovery Perspective in Behavioral Health Services Recorded Webinar

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Intro Trauma-Informed Care for Post Overdose Outreach Teams (Web Based) – WB4737 (CDC TRAIN)

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Intro Trauma-Informed Care for Post Overdose Outreach Teams (Web Based) – WB4737 (CDC TRAIN)

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Register to Modules:

Once this is completed you can register for the CDC modules.

First be mindful you will have to watch and interact to modules. The you will be asked to take a quiz. You only get 2 chances to take this quiz, so place be mindful of how you engage in the training.

Course Description

This is an online course that aims to equip first responders and post-overdose outreach teams with the background and tools to implement a trauma-informed response when interacting with a person who has experienced an overdose.

The course is divided into 5 modules. All modules will need to be completed in order to complete the requirements for course completion.

How to Obtain CE

To receive continuing education (CE) for WB4737, you must complete the steps below by April 15, 2026:

Check the box for each type of CE you wish to apply for when registering for the course.

Complete the course.

If there is a Mark Completed button on the course page in TRAIN, click to move to the next step.

Pass the post-assessment. You will have 2 attempts to pass.

Complete the evaluation.

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The Civil Rights Department provides free online training courses on preventing sexual harassment and abusive conduct in the workplace that satisfy California's legal training requirements pursuant to Government Code section 12950.1.

California law requires all employers of 5 or more employees to provide training to its supervisory and nonsupervisory employees on sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention. Every two years, nonsupervisory employees must receive at least one hour of training and supervisory employees must receive at least two hours of training. The training may be completed all at once or in segments, as long as the applicable hourly total requirement is met. The law requires the training to include practical examples of harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation.

For additional information:
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Technology

The training is accessible on a computer or mobile device.

Internet browsers required:

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The training module will not save your progress. If you refresh or reload the page, you may lose your progress toward completion.

At the end of the training, you will have the option to utilize a certificate of completion. Using computer/mobile device functions, you can choose to save, print, take a screenshot, or take a photo of the certificate. Please consult your employer for direction on if/how they prefer to receive the certificate. CRD cannot email you a replacement certificate.

Limitations on Use

CRD's trainings may not be duplicated, reproduced, distributed, or ingested into a third-party system such as employers' e-learning platforms. The trainings contain materials licensed only to CRD. CRD anticipates updating these trainings from time to time to account for legal and policy developments.

Accessibility

The trainings are available in English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Tagalog.

You may choose to turn closed captioning on or off in any version.

There is alt-text for the images and the icons.

California Employer Requirements

Employers must retain records of all employees' training for a minimum of two years.

Employers must provide sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training to employees every two years.

Employers must provide employees with a poster or fact sheet developed by the Department regarding sexual harassment, or equivalent information.

To learn more about this and other requirements, please see our Frequently Asked Questions.

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The Civil Rights Department provides free online training courses on preventing sexual harassment and abusive conduct in the workplace that satisfy California's legal training requirements pursuant to Government Code section 12950.1. California law requires all employers of 5 or more employees to provide training to its supervisory and nonsupervisory employees on sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention.

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ABHPC's Opioid Use and Misuse Prevention part 1

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ABHPC's Opioid Use and Misuse Prevention part 1

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ABHPC's Opioid Use and Misuse Prevention Part 2

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ABHPC's Opioid Use and Misuse Prevention Part 2

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All users will need to create a login/password and participate in both pre- and post-training surveys. Please follow the steps below to complete the training as a team.

Steps:

1. Access the Training Link
Click on the provided training link to begin.

2. Register and Set a Password
Create your account and choose a memorable password.

3. Read the Instructions
Review the instructions provided on the screen.

4. Complete the Pre-Training Survey
Take the pre-training survey independently. When asked about your organization, please select "Health Care and Social Services."

5. Prepare for the Training
Turn off your sound, as the training video will be played collectively.

6. Watch the Training as a Team
Once everyone has finished the pre-training survey, the team manager will introduce the video. Each participant should start the training on their device simultaneously for consistency. This session will last one hour.

7. Complete the Post-Training Quiz/Survey
After the video, each team member should independently complete the post-training quiz/survey.

Thank you for your participation in this important training.

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Poison Pill: San Diego’s Battle Against Fentanyl

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California has joined national lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, and other entities responsible for aiding the opioid epidemic and anticipates receiving funds from several opioid judgments. This page provides information for cities and counties regarding California's Opioid Settlements and Bankruptcies.

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California has joined national lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, and other entities responsible for aiding the opioid epidemic and anticipates receiving funds from several opioid judgments. This page provides information for cities and counties regarding California's Opioid Settlements and Bankruptcies.​​

Monies from opioid settlements and bankruptcies are provided to states, cities, and counties through different Fund Accounts pursuant to the relevant National Opioid Settlement Agreements and National Mallinckrodt Bankruptcy Plan. California has named the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) as the oversight and monitoring entity for funds received through these agreements.​

Pursuant​ to Government Code, Title 2, Division 3, Part 2, Chapter 6, Article 2, Section 12534,​ the Opioid Settlements Fund (OSF) was created in the State Treasury. Funds from opioid settlements allocated to the state for opioid remediation shall be deposited into the OSF. Use of funds within the OSF are determined and appropriated by the California legislature and subject to normal state budgetary processes. Statewide activities funded by the OSF are limited to opioid remediation activities per the National Opioid Settlement Agreements.

For more information about California's statewide activities, visit the State Projects Page on the DHCS Opioid Response website. ​

​​​California Abatement Accounts Fund

The California (CA) Abatement Accounts Fund was established to provide funds to cities and counties for the abatement of the opioid crisis in California. Participating cities and counties (otherwise known as Participating Subdivisions) receive funds from this account annually, as determined by the relative National Opioid Settlement Agreements. Payment periods vary by settlement and can last up to eighteen (18) years.

DHCS' oversight of the CA Abatement Accounts Fund includes, but is not limited to, conducting related stakeholder engagement, monitoring the Participating Subdivisions for compliance, and preparing annual reports. Payments from the CA Abatement Accounts Fund are made directly to Participating Subdivisions from the National Administrator, BrownGreer PLC, not DHCS.

California Subdivision Fund

The California (CA) Subdivision Fund was established to provide funds to cities and counties that were among the first to bring lawsuits and litigation against national opioid defendants (otherwise known a​s Plaintiff Subdivisions). Plaintiff Subdivisions receive annual disbursements from the CA Subdivision Fund as specified in the National Opioid Settlements Agreements. Payment periods vary by settlement and can last up to eighteen (18) years.

DHCS' oversight of the CA Subdivision Fund includes monitoring the Plaintiff Subdivisions for compliance with annual reporting requirements for the report prepared by DHCS. Payments from the CA Subdivision Fund are made directly to Participating Subdivisions from the National Administrator, BrownGreer PLC, not DHCS.

NOTE: Plaintiff Subdivisions are included in references regarding "Participating Subdivisions" throughout the DHCS Opioid Settlements website.

​California Bankruptcy Funds

​​NOAT II (California State Share)

Pursuant to the California Mallinckrodt Statewide Abatement Agreement, monies from the National Opioid Abetment Trust II (NOAT II) allocated to the State must be used on opioid remediation activities as listed in Exhibit 4 of the Mallinckrodt Bankruptcy Plan (otherwise known as Exhibit E in the National Opioid Settlement Agreements). The use of funds allocated from NOAT II are determined and appropriated by the California legislature and subject to normal state budgetary processes.

For more information about California's statewide activities, visit the State Projects webpage ​ on the DHCS Opioid Response website.

​NOAT II (Local Government Share)

California elected to distribute the majority of NOAT II funds to cities and counties for opioid remediation activities at the local level. Cities and counties (otherwise known as Local Governments) will receive funding from the trust annually for up to eight (8) years as determined by the California Mallinckrodt Statewide Abatement Agreement.​

DHCS' oversight of Local Governments' use of the NOAT II funds includes, but is not limited to, conducting related stakeholder engagement, monitoring the Local Governments for compliance, and preparing annual reports. Payments to Local Governments are paid directly from NOAT II, not DHCS.

Contact

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Overdose Surveillance and Response Program-County of SD

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Overdose Surveillance and Response Program-County of SD

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Statistics to be aware of.

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Overdose deaths decline in San Diego County, bringing hope to addiction experts

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Overdose deaths decline in San Diego County, bringing hope to addiction experts

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Awareness training. hat is happening in our county. One 5 min video and a one-hour video.

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There's a sense of hope on the horizon for people on the frontlines of San Diego County's opioid epidemic now that the numbers appear to be dropping. Some of that credit is given to getting Narcan in the hands of more people.

A Narcan vending machine is located at the McAlister Institute in Chula Vista. It's one of at least 16 across San Diego County. These machines are just one of many ways the county and its partners have been working to get the opioid overdose reversal medicine into as many people's hands as possible.

"It's one thing to know that there is a magical and lifesaving drug out there, and it's a different thing to actually be able to access it," said Marisa Varond, CEO of McAlister Institute, a facility that provides a full continuum of services for people with addictions.

Learn more about the impact of the fentanyl crisis on local communities in NBC 7's in-depth project "Poison Pill: San Diego's Battle With the Fentanyl Crisis." Watch here.

Addiction experts credit access to Narcan for causing a drop in overdose deaths, along with other harm reduction strategies, such as making fentanyl testing strips more widely available and education campaigns, like the billboard that went up in Lakeside.

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, deaths from opioid overdoses fell a little more than 10% from April of 2023 to 2024.

In San Diego, overdose deaths dropped about 7.5% between 2022 to 2023 - from 1,300 to 1,200 - according to data from the San Diego County Substance Use and Overdose Prevention Task Force Annual Report Card.

"Overdose deaths are preventable. The hope is that we get to a place where we are celebrating because there are zero. I think for now, our call to action is to continue to raise awareness and to make sure that treatment is readily available when folks are ready," Varond said.

Tara Stamos-Buseig is effusive in her praise of Narcan's role. It's why the Harm Reduction Coalition CEO has also been instrumental in getting more than a dozen Narcan vending machines installed across the county.

But there's another trend fueled by fentanyl-related deaths that's caught her attention.

"People are also changing the way they use drugs," Stamos-Buseig said.

She says that change includes users looking out for each other, ready to administer Narcan, in addition to being more measured in their drug use.

"We have individuals who are measuring their dose. So maybe they buy a certain amount, and they know that this much is how much I overdosed on last time, so let me decrease the amount that I'm going to use today," she explained.

A change in behavior and a game-changing medicine are among the harm reduction strategies yielding lifesaving results.

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Overdose deaths decline in San Diego County, bringing hope to addiction experts

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There's some promising news in the fight against the opioid epidemic. Across the country, including in San Diego County, overdose deaths are down.

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You Matter | National Suicide Prevention Week

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You Matter | National Suicide Prevention Week

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San Diego Community

National Suicide Prevention Week

Mental Health Awareness

Safe Gun Storage

QPR Training

COVID After Effect

Talking About Suicide

Resources for More Information

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You Matter | National Suicide Prevention Week

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This is a review packet that is directly related to your Mental health First Aid training. Please take time to print and complete. Once completed please Sign the training sheet and keep the prints for your self. I encourage saving them in a place you can review them again if needed.

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This is a review packet that is directly related to your Mental health First Aid training. Please take time to print and complete. Once completed please Sign the training sheet and keep the prints for your self. I encourage saving them in a place you can review them again if needed.

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Myths&Facts About Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self Injury

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This is a review packet that is directly related to your Mental health First Aid training. Please take time to print and complete. Once completed please Sign the training sheet and keep the prints for your self. I encourage saving them in a place you can review them again if needed.

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Linguistic Relativity: How Language Shapes Thought

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By the CDC

Through preliminary research and strategic workshops, CDC identified four areas of focus to address the evolving drug overdose crisis.

Stop Overdose resources speak to the reality of drug use, provide practical ways to prevent overdoses, educate about the risks of illegal drug use, and show ways to get help.

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CDC campaigns about fentanyl, naloxone, polysubstance use, and reducing stigma to support recovery.

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Secondary learning

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You're Doing It Wrong: The evolution of cultural competence | Raquel Martin | TEDxRutgersCamden

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Using Cultural Responsive Practice to Align Interventions in BHS

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Using Cultural Responsive Practice to Align Interventions in BHS

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If Academy does not allow you to register for free please take slides and Save to PDF.

Second Fill out comment area in 1 of every 5 slides summarizing or noting details you have learned. (There are 40 slides making it 8 responses total.)

An experiential learning environment providing learners with an opportunity to integrate culturally responsive practice in fostering an inclusive, effective, and compassionate care environment. By actively engaging with these complex and critical topics, learners will leave the course with a deeper understanding of the intersection of their personal values and cultural lens, with the cultures of those they serve. Please note the content in this class was covered in the CCA Foundational Series Day 4. Those who took the CCA Foundational Series are still welcome to attend for a refresher

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Using Cultural Responsive Practice to Align Interventions in BHS SLIDES

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PREVENT OPIOID OVERDOSES IN

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Step1: Click on this link to Register

Step 2: Create a Log in

Step 3: Select Other for Community of Practice

Sep 4: Select San Diego and submit registration.

Filing out your profile:

Organization

Organization name; Stive Government Service

Department / Division; Relay Program

Title; PSS

Professional Role

Select Community Health Worker

Select Outreach/Field Worker

Select Others and submit (Peer Support Specialist)

Work Setting

Select Other Government Agencies (except Military)

Select Private Industry (except healthcare)

Select Other (specify); submit (County Appointed Service)

SAVE!!

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San Diego invests part of opioid settlement funds in treatment partnership with UCSD Health

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San Diego invests part of opioid settlement funds in treatment partnership with UCSD Health

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San Diego invests part of opioid settlement funds in treatment partnership with UCSD Health

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The city of San Diego will direct $350,000 of its allocated opioid manufacturer settlement to UC San Diego Health to fund substance use treatment at emergency departments and follow patients as they are discharged and connected to community-based recovery services.

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Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 529 816 9999

Passcode: qF6uUZ

Dates for the PSS:

November 25th through December 26th

8:15 am - 12:30 pm

Please request if you are choosing to take virtual training from home with Melissa and Faiz. If you are out of the office also be mindful of the of Deputy protocols and clock in and out on time. If you are full Time must return to work from 1:30-5:30

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Sign in to your Zoom account to join a meeting, update your profile, change your settings, and more!

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Before registering, you will be scheduled for a specific time to complete the registration process. Once the Program Manager approves these dates, you will be asked to register to approved date. Then you will be scheduled to come in for two days with an adjusted schedule to complete the MHFA training.

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Upcoming Events | Mental Health America of San Diego County

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You do not want to miss this FREE training! It is a two-day virtual training. The training is from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on both dates. You must attend both dates to obtain certification.

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Week 1: Effective Communication for Supervisors Lesson Plan

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Week 1: Effective Communication for Supervisors Lesson Plan

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Steps to register:

Step One - Create an Account

Step Two - Self-Assessment Video
Step Three - Complete an Application

Use these steps for application:

Current Employer: Strive Government Services

Current Employer County: San Diego

Employment type: For-profit Community Based

Step Four - Pay Application Fee or Enter Prepaid Code

Enter voucher Code or pay for your application and strive will remembers you as long as you forward your application email to us.

Step Five - Take 80-hour Training & Upload Certificate

This should have already been completed through Crestwood or a rehire company. Just submit certificate.
Step Six - Pay Exam Fee or Enter Prepaid Code

Enter voucher Code or pay for your application and strive will remembers you as long as you forward your application email to us.
Step Seven - Schedule and Take Exam

Must be approved by PC and CS.

There is a $100 Registration Fee and a $50 Exam Fee. Strive is requesting you pr register and we will reimbues you your fee immediately after your exam is completed.

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1. Preparation for Hospital Visit

Ensure all materials (intake forms, harm reduction bags, resource packets) are ready.

2. Arrival at the Hospital

Introduce yourself and your role to hospital staff.

Follow all hospital protocols.

3. Engage with Clients

Conduct the intake process and actively listen to their needs.

Provide the harm reduction bag and explain its contents.

4. Document the Interaction

Complete intake forms and log provided resources accurately.

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To help you prepare for your State PSS Exam, we’ve identified a Quizlet resource that can be beneficial for your study efforts.

Follow these steps to get started:

1. Create a login using your Strive email.

2. Confirm your account through the email verification process.

3. Access one free test with a basic account.

Optional Free Trial:

If you sign up for the free trial, you’ll receive a 7-day trial period. Please note:

If you do not cancel the trial before the 7 days, you will be charged $35.99 for a year-long subscription.

This subscription is not covered by Strive—it is a personal resource available for you to use at your discretion.

This tool is designed to support your exam preparation. If you prefer to explore other study resources, feel free to conduct your own research and utilize the methods that work best for you.

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Anti-Racism in the United States eLearning

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Anti-Racism in the United States eLearning

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Creating a Racially Just Organization: The Role of Leadership

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Creating a Racially Just Organization: The Role of Leadership

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During this session participants will learn about the components of a racially just organization; the role of leadership in facilitating organizational change for racial justice; barriers to enacting anti-racist organizational change; and the necessary steps to building a racially just organization. Additional topics will include the history of racism in the United States, how leaders set the tone for racial justice work in organizations, common missteps made by leadership when engaging organizations in racial justice-focused organizational change, and different exercises and activities that leaders can implement around building a racially just organization.

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Implementing Harm Reduction Recorded Webinar

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Implementing Harm Reduction Recorded Webinar

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From Academy for Professional Excellence

Secondary Training

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The LSSSC Peer Support Specialist (PSS) Training Program offers "just-in-time" access, allowing participants to start and complete training based on their personal schedule, including during shifts. The program begins by exploring the role of a PSS, building peer partnerships, setting boundaries, and following a code of ethics, with a focus on mutual respect and empowerment in peer relationships. The curriculum aligns with SAMHSA’s Core Competencies for Peer Workers in Behavioral Health Services.

The Gateway Page serves as the central access point for participants, providing an overview and links to all training areas. The program is free, thanks to a grant from Health Care Access and Information (HCAi), with enrollment open year-round. Participants can select their own placement site, with the Program Coordinator confirming the details. Internship can start once 50% of the online training is completed. Your hours at Relay can be accepted as internship hours. with your times of 20 hours in the program.

After finishing the program, participants maintain access to their account for future reference.

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LSSSC PSS Training Programs | Lutheran Social Service of Southern California Peer Support Training Gateway

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1. Register for an Account

You will need to create your own account and manage your password.

Register here: Create Your Account

After registering, check your email to confirm your password

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Behavioral Health Springboard is in part a project of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services

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As Peer Support Specialists, we are here to provide encouragement, support, and lived-experience perspectives. However, we are not medical professionals. That means we cannot:

Provide advice on medications, diagnoses, or medical treatments.

Offer personal opinions or recommendations on medical matters.

Share details about our own treatments in a way that might influence someone’s decisions about their healthcare.

Enroll in the Training Course

Once your account is set up, enroll in the training here: Enroll in the Course

This link has also been shared on the Training Hub.

This training is an important part of making sure we are all aligned in how we support those we serve. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you’re unsure about what you can or cannot say, don’t hesitate to reach out. We are all here to learn and grow together.

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This CCA Admin track eLearning course gives an overview of how to deal with difficult situations.

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Week 3: Performance Management and Delegation

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Week 3: Performance Management and Delegation

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Week 4: Conflict Resolution and Workplace Policy

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Week 4: Conflict Resolution and Workplace Policy

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HIPPA

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