Creating Occupation: Providing Meaning and Purpose in Communal Living Environments
Having a sense of purpose and doing things during waking hours that are meaningful to us is essential to overall human health and well-being. Creating a meaningful existence in a communal living environment can be a challenge when we cookie-cutter our approaches to activities or diversional programming. Using person-centered care principles, this full day program will allow participants to understand the federal regulation under F 242 Self Determination and F 248 Activities and how to create meaningful programs that create a life worth living despite physical or mental frailty. Even if you are not bound by the federal regulations, this program will provide insight into how to create a life filled with purpose and meaning for those entrusted to your organization’s care and service model. Participants will:
Discuss what occupation means and why it is important
Explain why personhood, autonomy, choice and purpose are vital to well-being and quality of life
Identify the characteristics/hallmarks of creating occupation
Discuss federal regulations in regard to activity and how they translate into person-centeredness
Identify the components of an all hands on deck approach toward creating meaning
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It’s Never to Late (iN2L): Everyone deserves to continue living a full life as they age—one with joy, purpose, and meaningful connections. iN2L brings people together electronically, connecting seniors with what interests and fulfills them and enabling them to share conversations, experiences, learning, and fun with each other, their caregivers, and family members.