Therapeutic Activity Professionals 2023-2024

The total package for anyone wanting to become a champion of therapeutic care. Over six-months, 90 hrs of learning to ensure a robust knowledge-base mentored by a member of the leadership team.

Course Description

The Therapeutic Activity Professional course is based upon 90 hours of instruction, designed to give students a theoretical framework of the profession, as well as provide knowledge of specific job functions, including client populations, approaches to care and documentation.

A second component of the course, to be completed concurrently, is a 90 hour field-experience practicum, where students will partner with an agency to be mentored by a member of the leadership team, complete assignments and have an opportunity for skills practice.

Goals

Students will develop an understanding of Therapeutic Recreation processes including assessment, goal setting and evaluation.
Students will broaden their scope of understanding as it relates to programming of a holistic nature (person centred care).
Students will develop professional skills that enable them to excel in a cooperative setting as part of a multi disciplinary team, as well as how to effectively self-manage and lead others in their roles.
Students will gain confidence and skills that enable them to effectively educate stakeholders on the value and role of a Therapeutic Activity Professional.

Course Curriculum

1. Session One Recording
2. Course Syllabus 2023
3. Session One Slides
4. Learning Journal Prompts
1. Session Two Recording
2. Activity Professionals' Course Text
3. Week 2 -Powerpoint slides
4. TAP Week Two Quiz
1. Session Three Recording
2. Session Three Slides
3. TAP Week 3 Quiz
1. Session Four Recording
2. Session Four Slides
3. Week Four Quiz
4. Practical exercise week 4
1. Week 5 Slides
2. Week 6 Quiz
3. Week Five Recording
1. Week Six Recording
2. Week Six Slides - Meaningful Person Centred Programs
3. Week Six Quiz
4. Week Six Documents
5. Elderspeak Readings
1. Week 7 Slides
2. Session 7 Recording
1. Week 8 Slides
2. Week 8 Quiz
3. Session 8 Recording
1. Week 9 Slides
2. Week 9 Quiz
3. Person Centred Programming Example - Fire Pit
4. Week 9 Recording
1. Frontotemporal Dementia Fact Sheet
2. Dementia with Lewy Bodies
3. Dementia Signs, Symptoms, Causes and Treatments
4. Early, Middle and Late Stage Dementia
5. Week 10 Slides
6. Week 10 Recording
1. Week 11 Communication Documents
2. Week 11 Slides
3. Session 11 Recording
1. Week 12 Readings
2. Week 12 Slides
3. Week 12 Recording
1. TAP Week 13
2. Quiz!
3. Week 13 Recording
1. Session 14 Slides
2. Session 14 Recording
1. Week 15 Slides
2. Session 15 Recording
1. Session 16 Slides
2. Session 16 Quiz
3. Session 16 Recording
1. Week 17 & 18 Slides
2. Volunteer Vision Worksheet
3. Session 17 Recording
1. Week 17 & 18 Slides
2. Volunteers - reading
3. Session 18 Recording
1. Music in Long-Term Care
2. TAP Week 19_ Music in Care Settings
1. Narrative Care
1. Week 21 Slides
2. Planning a Narrative Care Initiative
3. Session 21 Recording
1. Intergenerational Programming Recording
1. Animal Assisted Therapy Recording
2. Session 23 Slides
3. Policy Template
1. Session 25 Slides
2. Resident Council PDF
3. Family Council PDF
1. Readings
2. Session 26 Recording
3. Time Management
4. Daily Planner
5. Time Tracking Document
6. Therapeutic Rec Final Assignment
7. Final Project Template
1. Quality Assurance and Infection Control
2. Quiz
3. Quality Assurance and Infection Control Recording
4. Session 27 Recording
1. Session 28 Recording
2. Session 28 Slides
3. Social Media
4. Readings and Communication Styles Quiz
5. Understanding Communication Skills

About this course

$2,499.00
89 lessons
34 hours of video content

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