Just for the Theme of It: Thematic Programming
Calendar planning is a fun part of our job, however sometimes it can be difficult to put together a month that “flows” or seems cohesive. Often, Activity Professionals think that planning around a theme can be time consuming and not effective. However, this course will get you thinking in a different way! Theme programming, whether daily, weekly, monthly or even yearly, can help you plan new programs for your residents, get your interdisciplinary team involved with activities, and can even help with your activity participation. This course will offer you the basics on how to implement themes, as well as give you some great ideas to get you started.
Workshop Objectives:
- Understand the role themes already play with our residents
- Learn how to develop themes for a time frame (daily, weekly, monthly and yearly)
- Learn how to incorporate your regularly scheduled programming into your theme
- Find theme ideas to get you started
Workshop Content: Upon completion of this workshop, the professional will have learned about:
- The Importance of Themes
- Getting Started
- Tying it All Together
- Getting the Team Involved
- Increasing Participation
- Ideas to Inspire