Lori- I didn't even think of a feeding group! Great idea, Thanks! I used to do 1 group a week, like you mentioned, and I called it "FUN FRIDAY". The patients loved the social interaction with others, and it was a nice change for them from the usual....sometimes it would be something more fun...sometimes it would be an informative demo/question answer group...I will get a group that is planning on going home and do a talk on home safety & adaptive equipment, maybe do a handout with unsafe room and divide into teams and have the teams circle the items that are unsafe. Ron- Why do you think the groups are usually not therapeutic? What kind of groups are you talking about? I am tring to get an idea on WHY those in a SNF don't use a group....that's why I am doing the lecture. I am trying to cover positive/beneficial reasons to do a group...when appropriate. I get a lot of positive reinforcement from both patients and family (increased socialization, feeling that they are not the only ones to over come or have to overcome barriers, new ideas). I wonder if therapist may be scared about billing/coverage, or the time they THINK it takes to set up a group, or they just don't see the benefit.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 6:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OTnow] Feelings on Medicare Groups Another group I have done with low level clients is a feeding group. Maybe that is too low level for your clients. Where I am helping cover while another OT is on maternity leave(SCI rehab),we do one group activity/week that changes between the ones you mentioned. They call it GAP-group activity participation. We also include Recreation. 1)The first week I was there we did a scavenger hunt. We had paired them in groups of 2-3 with a staff member if needed. We gave each group a slightly different list of items to obtain that would send them to various places in the facility. It might be to get the room number of PT gym. To find a pencil. To get there blood pressure read. To get someone's signature(maybe someone in the office that they might need to know or maybe the dieticians). The object was w/c mobility, to help them get used to the facility and find there way around(so we tended to pair a client who had been there longer with a new client), and cognitive. The groups worked together and came up with stategies to get their items the fastest. Some split the list up etc. It was really fun! 2)The second week they played a game called Taboo that I would say was cognitive and fun group. I did not attend this session so do not have details. It is a game which you have a list of words that you can not use to help you teammates try to guess the word you are describing. 3)Next week, we are having a cooking activity. Two of our client's are going home so it is also a celebration. Lori _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, visit: http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com The OTnow Mail Archive: www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] =============================================== _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, visit: http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com The OTnow Mail Archive: www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ==============================================
