Delaware Council
of
Activity Professionals

Proudly Presents

Our 2010 Fall Conference

October 22, 2010

At Sheraton - Dover, DE

Featuring

Carla Bacon Smith
RMT
 

Carla Smith has been working with seniors in long-term care for over 25 years. Trained as a Music Therapist, she graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music, and was the recipient of the University’s 1983 Gerontology Award. Carla has had extensive activity experience with long term care, dementia units, assisted living, luxury programs and leisure programming for short term rehab patients. She is currently the Activity Director at a 190 bed skilled care and rehabilitation facility in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. A strong believer in encouraging creativity and fine arts for seniors, Carla has presented on various creative topics to enthusiastic audiences of Activity Professionals throughout the Midwest and is the author of several books including, “The Fabric of Our Lives: The Use of Textiles to Enhance Creative Programs.”
 

Education Topics and Objectives

‘The Fabric of Our Lives”

1. Identify at least 5 ways in which clients may benefit from involvement in fabric based activities.

2. Choose materials and methods for successful projects.

3. Design or adapt a fabric based project to meet clients needs and ability levels.

“Looking Outside Traditional Sources to Develop One of a Kind Programs”

1. List ways in which clients, staff, and facility can benefit from creative and innovation programs.

2. Identify at least ten different non-traditional sources for inspiring program ideas.

3. Develop and implement original and creative programs that promote life long learning.

4. Demonstrate ways to expend the creative thinking of themselves and their staff.

“The Next Generation: Short Term Rehab”

1. Describe at least 5 characteristics of the Baby Boom generation and how they relate to leisure participation.

2. Identify at least 10 ways in which program format can be adapted to accommodate short-term rehab clients.

3. Demonstrate communication techniques used to motivate the short-term stay clients to pursue involvement in leisure activities.

“Inside Out and Outside In”

1. List at least 5 benefits of gardening fro the senior population.

2. Design a basic outdoor garden plan that offers a variety of activity options.

3. Describe at least 8 different types of gardening activities to use in programming

 

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

8:00-8:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:45-9:00 Welcome by Shelly Hitchens, ADC, President of DCAP, Introduction of Carla Bacon Smith, BS, RMT

9:00-10:30 “The Fabric of Our Lives: The Use of Textiles to Enhance creative Programs”

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:15 “Inspirations: Looking Outside Traditional Sources to Develop One of A Kind Programs”

12:15-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:30 “The Next Generation: Programming for the Short Term Rehab Population”

2:30-2:45 Break

2:45-4:15 “Inside Out and Outside In: Ways to Incorporate Nature & Gardening into Your Programs”

4:15-4:30 Conference Evaluation

6 CEU’s