Back to School - Staff Training |
 Providing training is one of the numerous responsibilities of the Recreation Director in a health care facility. Recreation Directors often state that they just do not have the time to train, but the needs and benefits of training are worthy of making an appearance in our monthly planners, and in many cases, a requirement. According to McNamara (2006) there are many benefits to training employees. Such benefits include:
- Increased job satisfaction and morale
- Increased employee motivation
- Increased efficiencies
- Increased capacity to adopt new methods
- Increased innovation in strategies
- Reduced employee turnover
- Enhanced company image
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 State and Federal regulations, as well as accrediting bodies such as JCAHO, require training and orientation programs in health care facilities. It is important to review these mandatory education requirements to ensure the Recreation Department is in compliance. Also, it is recommended that the Recreation Director review education requirements with the facility educator. The facility may require various additional mandatory education programs because of corporate standards, JCAHO, or even as part of a deficiency plan of correction.
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Although state regulations vary, some common mandatory inservices include: Tuberculosis/ Bloodborne Pathogens, Resident Rights, Advance Directives, Hand Washing/Hygiene, Fire and Safety/Disaster, Alzheimer Training and Abuse and Neglect.
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Meaningful Recreational Activities
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 Activity Directors are required to provide inservices to educate the facility staff regarding various approaches to providing individualized and meaningful activities. This inservice reviews the benefits of meaningful activities and some activity ideas that you can share with facility staff. This will only take about 30 minutes or less and can be done directly on the nursing unit or nearby conference room. Grab your copy of this valuable and important inservice! It's FREE!
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Back to School - Educational Activities
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 Whoever said “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” certainly wasn’t referring to the elderly of today. Many elderly individuals demonstrate great interest and ability to learn new information. Aging should not be seen as purely a time of decreased abilities but rather as an opportunity for growth, increased wisdom, and the attainment of new skills.
Recreation programs in healthcare facilities offer a diverse program of activities and that should include educational opportunities. Educational programs can range from out-of-facility classes, to less formal learning activities and may be beneficial to residents and patients regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity, physical abilities, and cognitive status.
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Never Too Old to Learn Inservice |
 This 60-90 minute introductory inservice is designed to assist the Recreation/Activity Director, or Staff Educator in providing an overview of educational activities as it pertains to older adults and elders. This inservice comes with a handout, teacher's outline, certificate of attendance, inservice sign in sheet, flyer to announce the inservice, an interactive exercise, and an inservice evaluation form. The educator may wish to split this into 2 sessions. Only $9!
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Back to School - Leisure Education |
 Leisure Education, a component of Therapeutic Recreation, is a therapeutic modality that targets individuals with various disabilities. The focus of Leisure Education is to develop and/or enhance leisure awareness, social interaction skills, leisure resources, and/or leisure activity skills to increase an individual’s quality of life. For some simple ways to transform traditional activities into a leisure education session, CLICK HERE.
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Introduction to Leisure Education Inservice |
 This 60 minute introductory inservice is designed to assist the Recreation or Activity Director, Staff Educator, etc. in providing an overview of Leisure Education as utilized with older adults and elders. This inservice comes with a handout, teacher's outline, certificate of attendance, inservice sign in sheet, flyer to announce the inservice, an interactive exercise, and an inservice evaluation form. Only $7!
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Many blessings, Kim
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