KNR 273Activity Modification

Stumbo & Peterson, 2009

Activity

List the recreation activities you participated in over the last month.

Beside each activity note if the activity was primarily physical, social, cognitive, affective, or a combination of areas.

Beside each activity identify the social interaction pattern.

Activity Analysis Review

Physical Social Cognitive Affective Administrative

Activity Selection Factors

Age Age appropriateness

Number of clients Min.-max. Staff/client ratio Budget considerations

Facilities available Equipment & supplies

Activity Selection Factors (cont.)

Staff skills Staff need skills to conduct activity Don’t limit to just activities staff can or likes to do Staff need to acquire skills Volunteers/others supplement existing staff

abilities Carryover skills

Knowledge of client’s future lifestyle & environment

Don’t just focus on immediate setting

ACTIVITY MODIFICATION

What is activity modification? Changing one or more components of and activity

WHY MODIFY

If recreation participation, leisure activity skills, or instructional programs

To enable participation when skills or ability is lacking

Identify participation requirements (act. anal.) Assess individual Modify discrepancies

WHY MODIFY

If functional intervention, treatment, rehabilitation

To achieve therapeutic goals Analyze to determine ability to contribute to

treatment goal If meets, then look at people & modify so they

can benefit

PRINCIPLES OF MODIFICATION

Keep as close to original as possible Modify only what needs to be modified Individualize modifications Modification should be temporary

Stumbo & Peterson, p. 201

Modify for availability Modify to promote inclusion or normalization

TYPES OF MODIFICATIONS

Material adaptations Procedural or rule adaptations Lead up activities or prerequisites Facility / environment / leadership

Activity Selection and Modification Model

See pages 203-205

Helpful tool to learn activity modification procedures

Provides opportunity to examine modified activity

GROUP WORK

Monopoly Game Night Teens with moderate ID To teach teens how to play monopoly Use Activity & Selection Model

GROUP WORK

Individuals who live in extended care facility To increase upper body strength To increase eye hand coordination

Select activity & analyze Modify

Left side stroke Alzheimer’s disease

GROUP WORK

Teens with chemical dependency To accept responsibility for own leisure decisions To increase appropriate leadership skills

Describe 1 activity that meets the goals Activity Analysis Modify for group & teens with TBI