Activity Selection & Goals KNR 273 Stumbo & Peterson, 20049

Activity Selection & Goals

KNR 273

Stumbo & Peterson, 20049

Activity Selection Overview

Selecting the right activities is a crucial task

Need specific activities if goal is to change some aspects of client behavior Intervention program

Need the right activities for client outcomes

Factors Influencing Selection of Activities

Activity content and process

Client characteristics

Resource factors

Activity Content & Process

Activities must have a direct relationship to the client goal Client goal: Improve leisure awareness Good selection: Paper-pencil activity identifying

benefits of leisure Poor selection: Monopoly WHY???

Activity Content & Process (cont.)

Functional intervention activities should focus on the ability to help client reach goals Activities that client knows or is easy to learn Client goal: Increase physical endurance Good selection: Walking Poor selection: Pilates WHY???


Functional intervention & leisure education activities should have predominant characteristics that are related to problem, skill, or knowledge being addressed Select activities with strongest capability of

producing outcomes Client goal: Increase dyad interaction Activity 1: Backgammon Activity 2: Video games Which is best? Why?


Activity characteristics are important considerations Active involvement, social interaction Client: Adolescent, moderate DD Client goal: Improve concentration Activity 1: Video game Activity 2: Square dance Activity 3: Crossword puzzle What concerns do you have of each activity?


Clients should see usefulness and applicability to overall rehabilitation or treatment outcomes Client: 12 y/o male, SCI, paraplegia Setting: Acute rehab unit Client goal: To acquire new leisure skills Activity 1: Bridge Activity 2: Building remote-controlled models Activity 3: Designing & sewing clothes Rationale to select or exclude activities


A single activity or session is not likely to produce desired behavioral change Sequence of activities in session Series of sessions Hands-on practice


Application Client: Adult, BKN leg amputation with new

prosthesis Client goal: Increase standing and walking

endurance and balance Activities: Darts, shuffleboard, ping-pong, dancing How many sessions? Length of session to meet

goal? How sequence activities


Consider activities people will participate in when they have choice (future lifestyle) Client: 73 y/o female, CVA Setting: LTC, permanent placement Client goal: Improve adjustment to disability &

facility Activity 1: Plant care Activity 2: Community dance club WHY???


Program to client’s outcomes & priorities Shorten length of stay Processes, resource person Example?


Client involvement in activities should be enjoyable

Client Characteristics

Demographic characteristics need to be considered when designing programs

Gender Age SES Ethnicity Education Religion Financial condition

Effects past experiences & leisure preferences

Client Characteristics (cont.)

Clients should see obvious carryover value in activity participation Relevant to their future Relevant to their goals Relevant to environment will return to

Resource Factors

The number of clients included in the activity and the number of staff Risk Amount of material that can be covered Make goals attainable Smaller goals

Resource Factors (cont.)

Allow adequate time to learn, practice, and enjoy skill

Too much equipment detracts from focus of treatment goal

Selecting Activities Based on Client Goals

Goal: Improve eye-hand coordination Activity 1: Battleship Activity 2: Volleyball Activity 3: Jigsaw puzzle Activity analysis Which is most appropriate?

Selecting Client Goals Based on Activities

Activity 1: Bocce Activity 2: Horseshoes Activity 3: Aerobics Activity 4: Square Dance Activity analysis What goals from these activities?

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Activity Selection & Goals KNR 273 Stumbo & Peterson, 20049