Compassion fatigue is real. It occurs when we become indifferent to the appeals for empathy from those who are suffering, due to frequency or amount of such appeals. As Activity Professionals, we are deeply caring individuals who give so much of ourselves by loving, supporting, engaging and prioritizing the needs of others. The last 18 […]
I want to be transparent about writing this article and share my struggle. When you serve on the NAAP Board you are required to do many things that aren’t necessarily in your “wheelhouse” and for me that is a lot of things, including writing articles (lol). The ladies that are currently serving on this Board […]
Whether required as part of your role, or a temporary responsibility due to outside facilitator restrictions, there is an increasing expectation that AP and TR professionals are skilled at teaching high-quality senior fitness classes. In this session, we’ll discuss where to start, what to include, and how to enhance your senior fitness offering to keep […]
The pressure to hold groups is unfounded. Check out some of the reasons why in the last article The Pressure to Hold Groups; Is it valid? (7/20/21). Notice the federal regulation does not state any requirement regarding groups per se, they are mentioned as options to offer but notice the requirement focuses on each resident […]
There is a great difference between Cultural Humility and Cultural Competency. Cultural competence compromises behaviors, attitudes and policies that can come together on a continuum that will ensure that a system, agency, program, or individual can function effectively and appropriately in diverse cultural interaction and settings. It ensures an understanding, appreciation, and respect of cultural […]
Speaker: Lorraine Lee ACC, CDP, M.Ed., Certificate UNC Therapeutic Horticulture Horticultural Therapy is as old as man and woman have been on the Earth. From ancient Egyptians making fabric from flax and cotton and using plants to help heal the sick to volunteers in hospitals during WWII using gardens to heal returning soldiers suffering from […]
Everyone needs a reprieve from NOW right now! A step back in time to a kinder, gentler, safer world. Well, how about a few minutes of relaxing, engaging fun… where there’s fun in simply DOING! Enter Wikki Stix… hands-on, engaging, playful fun…for groups or a single individual. Colorful, soft, pliable and easy to use….there is […]
For two weeks at the end of June, the members of the National Association of Activity Professionals were treated to two weeks of free programming by Sage Stream, an innovative and new senior entertainment and education network. In October of last year, we created Sage Stream with the help of students from Northeastern University. The […]
I have recently taken on a project that has had me wanting to crawl into a dark hole at the end of the day and cry. I have gone to anyone and everyone that is willing to listen to me so I can vent my frustrations…. Talk about holding the bucket!!! Between meetings, resident interactions, […]
The National Association of Activity Professionals recently signed on with the LEAD Coalition and many other organizations to sponsor Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act (H.R.3354). The CHANGE Act will strengthen dementia detect and diagnosis, in turn catalyzing improved care, helping promote health equity, and accelerating science to prevent, […]
