Hi Lori! I'm confused - why cognitive training in an SCI-rehab?? (I guess some might have brain injuries also, but for the rest?)
susanne, denmark ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 2:26 PM 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] ===============================================
