KNR 273 Activity 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 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