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At your own pace..
Bucket of Games: Part I
Lead Instructor: Pennie Bacon
Cost: US$ 79.95 8 CEs
When we first begin working as Activity Professionals we have a variety of ideas for activities. As time goes by, though, it can become more difficult to think up new activities to keep our residents from becoming complacent. This workshop is designed to help reinvigorate your activity calendar and help give you some fresh ideas your residents will love!
Utilize our easy to print format in the Click N Print section to make a quick reference binder with all of the games provided within this online workshop!
Lead Instructor: Pennie Bacon
Cost: US$ 79.95 8 CEs
When we first begin working as Activity Professionals we have a variety of ideas for activities. As time goes by, though, it can become more difficult to think up new activities to keep our residents from becoming complacent. This workshop is designed to help reinvigorate your activity calendar and help give you some fresh ideas your residents will love!
Utilize our easy to print format in the Click N Print section to make a quick reference binder with all of the games provided within this online workshop!
Workshop Objectives:
- Understand Alzheimer's disease; the warning signs, typical age-related change vs. Alzheimer's, and the best approach for planning for this niche.
- Learn new Alzheimer appropriate games to incorporate into your activity program.
- Better understand the evolution of arts & crafts, their importance in quality of life, and raising expectations using craft related games. residents.
- Learn new Arts & Crafts activities to incorporate into your activity program.
- Ability to create meaningful clubs & committees through departmental, facility, and resident inquiry.
- Learn new Clubs & Committees to incorporate into your activity program.
- Understand the basics for handling food safely; the steps necessary for proper shopping, preparation, thawing, cooking, serving, refreezing and storage. Learn Proper Food Handling for food related games. Cake Walks, Hot Dog Eating.
- Interpret the different affects physical impairments may hold for the residents.
- Determine the physical needs of each resident through the discovery process (a guide is provided to help you determine the abilities each resident is capable of based on their listed impairments).
- Using music to determine resident mood and create the ideal environment for the scheduled games.
- Learn new Physical & Musical games to incorporate into your activity program.
- Understand the benefits to motivating your resident and raising participation levels.
- Learn new Resident Motivation games to incorporate into your activity program.
- Utilizing the staff to benefit resident's quality of life through staff motivation and appreciation.
- Learn new Staff Motivation games and activities to incorporate into your facility program.
