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NAAP is the only national organization that exclusively represents Activity Professionals working in primarily geriatric settings. This association provides opportunities for professional development and personal growth.
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The Pressure to Hold Groups: Is it valid? – Carmen Bowman MHS, NAAP Contributor
Where does the pressure to hold groups come from? Challenge yourself to actually answer. Is it from your corporation, your administrator, yourself, residents, family members, other professionals, regulations, or our own profession? Whew. Right there, that’s a lot of potential pressure. I want to encourage you to study and think about this with me and […]
Discovering DRTA! Recreational Therapy in Australia Part 2
Part 1 of Discovering DRTA: Recreational Therapy in Australia provided a brief history of Recreational & Diversional Therapy in Australia along with the DRTA’s philosophy and its organizational timeline. There are similarities and overlap between Diversional and Recreation Therapists in Australia with Recreational Therapists and Activity Professionals in the US. They work in many of […]
7/13/21 – Using Discipline of Therapeutic Art To Elevate Quality of Life
Speaker: Mark Lombard Art has been used in contexts of education and aesthetics throughout history. Therapeutic Art is a relatively new discipline that uses art to generate an unusually high level of well-being. Art coupled with engagement conversation tremendously increases participants’ quality of life in all dimensions: psychosocially, cognitively, spiritually, and physically. During this interactive […]
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So Where Do I Begin? – Paul Falkowski Ph.D.
Launching or relaunching a volunteer program is no small feat! It takes some real elbow grease to make it happen, preceded by some gentle but effective head-scratching! However, with planning and garnering feedback from your co-workers and management, it can be a very positive experience, leading to a beautiful celebratory occasion on the ribbon-cutting day! […]
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