2. Creative and therapeutic activities
Outcome 1
Creative and therapeutic activities

3. What do we mean by creative?
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What do we mean by creative?
Creative means conveying a message and having power to bring something into being.

4. What does the term therapeutic mean?
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What does the term therapeutic mean?
Therapeutic means the treatment of disease or other disorder, something that may benefit health.
Creative and therapeutic activities are undertaken by people of all ages to make, produce or do something in a way that is of benefit to them.
Individual responses to therapeutic activities vary.

5. There are many types of creative and therapeutic activities including:
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There are many types of creative and therapeutic activities including:
Drama, arts, crafts, photography, music, cooking, exercise, writing, role-play, games, quizzes, IT, yoga, massage, pilates, dancing and walking.
Which activities are therapeutic and which are creative?

6. The benefits of creative and therapeutic activities
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The benefits of creative and therapeutic activities

7. Outcome 2
Care workers should choose activities that they know the service user will enjoy doing.
If a service user is not interested in participating in a particular activity the benefits to them will be limited.
Creative and therapeutic activities are not only enjoyable, they have many other benefits as well.

8. Develop coping strategies Develop friendships Improve cooperation
Outcome 2
Creative and therapeutic activities can have physical, intellectual, language, social and emotional benefits. Such activities can:
Improve speech
Improve self esteem
Develop coping strategies
Develop friendships
Improve cooperation
Aid relaxation
Provide enjoyment
Strengthen muscles
Relieve boredom
Develop new skills
Maintain current skills
Regain lost skills
Promote independence
Improve dexterity
Improve fitness
Develop imagination
Improve problem solving
Improve communication skills

9. Outcome 3
Hazards posed by toys

10. Every year thousands of children are injured by toys.
Outcome 3
Every year thousands of children are injured by toys.
Parents, teachers and carers need to make sure that children play with toys that are safe and meet the required safety standards.

11. When supervising play with toys you should:
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When supervising play with toys you should:
Make sure all packaging, especially plastic bags are disposed of carefully.
Always follow the instructions provided with the toy and don’t throw the instructions away.
Keep toys tidy (accident statistics show that most people are injured falling over toys rather than playing with them).
Check old toys regularly and remove any that are broken or damaged.
If a child is playing with an unsafe toy, move the child immediately.
If you think a toy is unsafe because of a design fault contact the Trading Standards Office who will investigate.

12. How do we know toys are safe when we buy them?
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How do we know toys are safe when we buy them?
The European Safety mark should be on all toys
The Lion Mark is on toys made by members of the British Toy and Hobby Association to show that the toy meets the required safety standards

13. When buying toys what else should we look for?
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When buying toys what else should we look for?
Age markings: these show the suitable age range for the toy.
Sharp edges and corners: make sure there is nothing about the toy that could injure a child.
Loose fur on soft toys: this could be a chocking hazard.
Small parts such as eyes on teddy bears: these can become a chocking hazard.
Folding mechanisms: these could trap small fingers.

14. COSHH stands for The Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health
Outcome 3
Introducing COSHH
COSHH stands for The Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health
The COSHH regulations came into force in 1994 and required employers to control employees exposure to hazardous substances to protect both employees and others who may be exposed from work activities.

15. Outcome 3
What is classed as a hazardous substance?
A hazardous substance is anything that can harm your health when it is not properly controlled. They can be found in most workplaces and include
Substances used directly in work activities such as glues, paints and cleaning agents
Substances generated during work activities such as fumes and dust
Naturally occurring substances such as grains, blood and bacteria.

16. Outcome 3
Labelling
The majority of commercial chemicals will have a label on indicating whether they COSHH is relevant or not.
For example household washing up liquid doesn’t have a label on but bleach does so COSHH applies to bleach but not washing up liquid when used at work.

17. What are the main requirements of COSHH? Employers must:
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What are the main requirements of COSHH?
Employers must:
complete risk assessments on all hazardous substances in the workplace
keep records of risk assessments and review them regularly
inform employees about any substances hazardous to their health
provide appropriate training and equipment for the use of hazardous substances.