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Activities Professionals: Best Practices

Green Clock Hours: 1.25

Meaningful experiences and relationships are an important part of self-esteem and quality of life for residents in an assisted living facility. Engaging in meaningful activities with them is a way to promote these aspects of well-being. This course can help you with best practices for your activities so that you can have success, no matter what life throws at you. The goal of this educational program is to provide non-licensed employees in assisted living settings with strategies to deliver an effective activities program.

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Course Description

Meaningful experiences and relationships are an important part of self-esteem and quality of life for residents in an assisted living facility. Engaging in meaningful activities with them is a way to promote these aspects of well-being. This course can help you with best practices for your activities so that you can have success, no matter what life throws at you. The goal of this educational program is to provide non-licensed employees in assisted living settings with strategies to deliver an effective activities program.

Certificates
Certificates provided by accrediting body (2 Match)

Florida Assisted Living - General Training

1.25 HOURS


59A-36.011 Staff Training Requirements. Location: Online

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)

1.25 HOURS


Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 1.2500 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2337169

Course Details
Course Code: REL-PAC-0-APBP
Hours: 1.25
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Identify why activities are important for your residents.
Describe how to plan meaningful activities and encourage residents’ involvement.
Summarize effective time management strategies to use during your work day.
State at least two ways that you can communicate effectively with others.
List at least three ways that you can gain support for an activities program.
Explain how to manage an activities program budget and preserve limited resources.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Activities and Time Management

Why Activities Are Important

Planning

Meaningful Activities

Productive and Self-Care Activities

Reminiscing

Leisure Activities

Social Activities

Art and Music

Exercise

Encourage Involvement

It’s All About Time

Time Management

How to Organize Your “To Do” List

Tackle Your Email

Limit Personal Calls and Texts

Where Did The Time Go?

What Do Others Do?

Review

Summary

Section 3: Communication

Why Communication Is Important

Clear Communication

Communicating With Residents Who Have Confused Thinking

Communicating With Staff

Communicating With Your Supervisor

Summary

Section 4: Market and Manage the Program Well

Marketing Your Activities Program

Volunteers Needed!

Community Outreach Programs

Color Within the Budget Lines

Check Out the Library

Use Technology

Professional Development

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Congratulations!

Instructor: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.
Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C). She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.”
Relias will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.
Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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All courses offered by Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.
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All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.
To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
Accommodations
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