What if you already are an Activity Professional?
Sure, it's nice to go out to lunch and get presents - but in many cases, this does not happen. Rather than sit back and wait for the "royal treatment", use this week as an excuse to "toot your own horn". Consider the following ideas to recognize and promote the value of therapeutic activities:
1.Conduct
an inservice, but create a celebratory atmosphere. Serve refreshments,
decorate festively, and have door prizes. Provide information
regarding the benefits of activities and create displays with
materials and photographs. Give out promotional items related
to NAPW.
2. Use some of the poems and
writings about activities, listed on the "Poems
and Silly Stuff" Page. My favorites are "The Activity
Pest" and "Activities are...". Display them in
common areas, send them to the families or read them at activity
groups.
3.
Create a video emphasizing the benefits of each activity. Set
the video up in the lobby, play it continuously with a poster,
tri-board or printed materials explaining NAPW.
4.
Plan an "Activity Open House". Send out invitations and have
display areas set up in your recreation room which emphasize
the value of therapeutic activities.
We need to have a good facilitator to conduct corporate team building activities. As a good and knowledgeable facilitator will ensure that the activities are conducted appropriately and are having a positive influence on the participants.
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