MEPAP I – Final Practicum Pack - Activity Director

1 Activity Directors Network 2010 Hwy 190 W. #120 Livingston, TX 77351 Activity Directors Network Toll Free: 1-888-238-0444 Fax: 1-866-405-5724 E-Mail: Page 1 of 4 MEPAP I Final Practicum pack Student Name: _____ Course ID#: ME1-_____ The Practicum Advisor must sign off on all of your Practicum assignment tasks included in your midterm & Final Practicum packs as they are completed and be able to meet with you at least once a week to discuss the Practicum tasks. Forgery will not be tolerated and will result in immediate dismissal from the program without refund. Activity Directors Network reserves the right to contact your advisor at any point during or after your course completion in order to verify the Practicum tasks are being completed in the appropriate manner. Please have your advisor provide valid contact information below.

2 Practicum Facility Name: _____ Practicum Advisor Name: _____ Practicum Advisor Contact Phone: _____ Continuing Education Practicum Tasks to Complete Date Advisor Initials Student Initials 1. Research a variety of Adult Continuing Education ( ) Opportunities in your community for both your staff and your residents. Programs should be developed based upon the needs and interests of your residents. These educational programs should be a learning experience. Classes can be held at your facility or can be an outing to cultural or educational. They can include but not be limited to Community College courses, museums, and outreach programs. a. Keep list of educational programs in your binder 2. Plan and implement an educational program for your residents 3. Share your program ideas with fellow students on the Forum a.

3 You can upload pictures of the program b. You should include the topic, discussion questions c. Include a certificate of participation for participants in your program 4. Make a list of you think you and your staff would benefit from. a. Discuss opportunities where you can with your advisor. 5. Research NCCAP Pre-approved Online/Home Study Courses that are available and post links to these courses on the Forum Marketing Marketing your activities program to residents, staff and families will show the public what you do and how it benefits your residents. Practicum Tasks to Complete Date Advisor Initials Student Initials 1. Make a display of your activities to use for National Activity Professionals Week or National Nursing Home Week a. Share pictures of the display in the Practicum Forum.

4 2. Develop a flyer to advertise a special event that you are planning 3. Make a table tent invitation to invite residents to an Activity a. Take a picture of the Table Tent and post on the forum Activity Directors Network 2010 Hwy 190 W. #120 Livingston, TX 77351 Activity Directors Network Toll Free: 1-888-238-0444 Fax: 1-866-405-5724 E-Mail: Page 2 of 4 MEPAP I Final Practicum pack Student Name: _____ Course ID#: ME1-_____ Resident Rights/Advocacy Practicum Tasks to Complete Date Advisor Initials Student Initials 1. Interview your Ombudsman concerning Resident Rights and then discuss this with your advisor 2. Write an article for your facility newsletter on Resident Rights 3. Make a list of Local and State Congress and Senators, keep in your binder 4.

5 At a Resident Council Meeting do a presentation on Resident Rights with your advisor various ways to Advocate for your residents during Care Plan Meetings 6. Post on the Forum your ideas on how to advocate for your residents include, but not limit your discussion to how the activities department can advocate for Quality of Life for your residents Definition of Cohort: a group of individuals having a statistical factor (as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study Practicum Tasks to Complete Date Advisor Initials Student Initials 1. Interview two residents from two different cohorts. Discuss with each of them their perspective on the times and events during their life and if/how those events impacted upon who they became as a person 2. Identify a negative example of ageism in your community.

6 Identify what makes it ageist, how it promotes negative stereotypes of aging and the elderly. a. Post your example on the forum to discuss with your fellow students 3. Identify a positive image of aging in your community or facility. Discuss the message and how it communicates a more positive attitude toward aging. 4. Find a positive image of aging on the Internet and post the link on the Forum to share Activity Directors Network 2010 Hwy 190 W. #120 Livingston, TX 77351 Activity Directors Network Toll Free: 1-888-238-0444 Fax: 1-866-405-5724 E-Mail: Page 3 of 4 MEPAP I Final Practicum pack Student Name: _____ Course ID#: ME1-_____ Person Centered Activities: The goal of the activities department should be to meet the needs and interests of their particular residents.

7 Practicum Tasks to Complete Date Advisor Initials Student Initials 1. Audit 10% resident s assessments to ascertain programs that individual residents are interested in that are currently not being met in your activities programs. 2. Design at least two programs for these individuals that will meet their interests. These structured programs can be a small group program or a 1-1 program. a. Post the new programs on the Practicum Forum. 3. Collaborate with other departments and staff to see if they have some ideas that will meet the resident s interests. a. The departments that you collaborate will plan a small group program for your residents and implement it. History of the Activities Profession Practicum Tasks to Complete Date Advisor Initials Student Initials 1. Interview an Activity professional and another health care professional who have both been working in long term care for a minimum of ten years.

8 Discuss how they have seen long term care evolve over the past ten years and how they re respective professions have adapted to the changes. Share the interview with your fellow students in the Practicum Forum. 2. Discuss with your advisor the changes that have taken place and how they effect the delivery of activities Mission and Organizational Structure Practicum Tasks to Complete Date Advisor Initials Student Initials 1. Obtain a copy of your facilities Mission Statement Post your Activities Dept Mission Statement on the Practicum Forum. 2. Develop a Mission Statement for your Activities Department 3. Obtain a copy of your facilities Organizational Chart 4. Develop an Organizational Chart for your Activities Department 5. Discuss both with your Advisor Activity Directors Network 2010 Hwy 190 W.

9 #120 Livingston, TX 77351 Activity Directors Network Toll Free: 1-888-238-0444 Fax: 1-866-405-5724 E-Mail: Page 4 of 4 MEPAP I Final Practicum pack Student Name: _____ Course ID#: ME1-_____ Communication Practicum Tasks to Complete Date Advisor Initials Student Initials 1. Interact with fellow Activity professionals through the ADN Message Boards on a. 2. Develop a resource journal of Internet sites that pertain to the activities profession a. Bookmark the sites on your computer b. Share the links with your fellow students on the Forum 3. Contact a fellow student and set up a chat in your chat room to talk about a special event that you are planning Sign below after all pages and tasks in this Final Practicum Packet have been completed. Once it is completed and signed, please fax this packet in an organized manner to the ADN office at 1-866-405-5724.

10 This Final Packet is due by the end of Week 16 of the course. By signing below, I am stating that I understand and agree to all the information I have communicated in this packet and is accurate and true to the best of my knowledge. Student Signature: _____Date: _____/ _____/_____ Advisor Signature: _____Date: _____/ _____/_____ Practicum Advisor Comments/Notes: _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____