Advertising

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From Donica

Advertising

Size: 2-10

Equipment: Magazines, Scissors, Glue, Construction paper, Markers, Pencils

Objective:

• To promote increased self-esteem
• To identify positive personality traits

Description: Introduce the group to advertisements. Talk about their purpose and the method in which ads get the message across - visually and with words. Ads promote the positive aspects of a product, the finer qualities. Ads also persuade a person into buying the product. The individual's task in this project is to come up with and advertisement persuading someone to be their friend. Individuals should depict positive aspects of themselves through pictures, words, or a combination of the two.

If an individual has a difficult time thinking of reasons someone would want to be their friend, have them think of characteristics they look for in a friend. At the end of the session have participants share advertisements with one another. Let other participants confirm the positive qualities of the presenter.

Senior Adult Prom

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submitted here by Melinda Dykes of Lincoln Residential Center, Brookhaven, MS on Tuesday, January 07, 2003

Size: large group

Equipment: decorations, finger food, music, a specific place to take pictures

Objective: Socialization

Description: Decorate as you would for a school prom. Invite area high school students to come wearing their prom attire. Dress clients in nice clothing (e.g. old prom or wedding dresses collected from staff). Decorate an area for taking pictures. Play music appropriate for the age group. Have a great time!

Blanket Names

Spend a short amount of time introducing everyone in the group.

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Separate the players into two teams.  Have each team form one line.  Each team chooses one player and does not reveal whom they chose.  One person from each team volunteers to hold up a blanket between the two teams.  The chosen players face the blanket directly.

The players who are holding the blanket should drop the blanket.  The first player to name the person they are facing correctly wins.  The other player is out.  

Continue selecting players to represent each team and naming them until an entire team is out.

Random Words

Prepare a list of random words ahead of time.

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One person will go at a time.  Have that patient close his eyes and point to a word on the list.  Patient will then open his eyes and tell of an experience or memory they have in connection to this word.  Have each person go a few time.

Talk about the importance of boundaries and how we should be aware of what information we share with others.

This is a great activity for the geriatric unit because they love to reminisce.

You Are Special: Stars and Dots Drawings

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Give patients the picture with a dot in the upper corner.  Have patients draw their negative traits, weaknesses, things they don’t like about themselves, etc.

Read the book “You Are Special” with the patients.  Talk about the book and how people judged each other by giving dots or stars out.

Give patients the picture with a star in the upper corner.  Have patients draw their positive qualities, accomplishments, things they like about themselves, etc.

Compare the two drawings.  Ask patients which one they like better, and their reasons for that choice.

Talk about how we are sometimes judged by our diagnosis.  Explain that we can choose if we will let it be a dot or a star in our lives. Ask for examples of each scenario.  Discuss with patients ways in which their diagnosis makes them unique and how they can turn their diagnosis into a strength and not a weakness.

Ante Up: Is It Appropriate??

I adapted the game "Ante Up" to play when we talked about boundaries.  Here's what I came up with...

Size of Group: Small to Large

Equipment: Jar of pennies (about 25 per person, plus 100 more for the “pot”), scenarios written on index cards

Objective: Increase socialization, practice distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate social skills/boundaries

Description: Pts. sit around a table.  Each has 25 pennies placed in front of him/her.  The “pot” of pennies is placed in the middle.  Each resident takes turns reading a card and following the directions on it.  Each card tells the reader to either give or take a penny.  The resident with the most pennies at the end “wins” but this is also just a fun socializing game and is good for icebreakers too. 

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Questions:

IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO HAWAII, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE POT.

IF YOU ARE WEARING EYEGLASSES, GIVE A PENNY TO THE PERSON ON YOUR RIGHT.

IF YOU LIKE ICE CREAM, GIVE A PENNY TO EACH PERSON SITTING AT THE TABLE.

IF YOUR FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE, GIVE A PENNY TO THE POT.

IF YOU KNOW HOW TO TYPE, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE PERSON ACROSS FROM YOU AT THE TABLE.

IF YOU CAN SAY HELLO IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE, DO SO, THEN TAKE A PENNY FROM THE POT.

SHAKE HANDS WITH THE PERSON ON YOUR RIGHT, AND GIVE HIM/HER A PENNY.

IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN ON A BOAT, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE POT.

TAKE ONE PENNY FROM THE POT FOR EACH COUNTRY YOU HAVE VISITED (USA DOES NOT COUNT!)

IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN TAKE ONE PENNY FROM THE POT.  IF YOU HAVE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE PERSON TO YOUR LEFT.

IF YOU WENT DOWN TO BREAKFAST THIS MORNING, TAKE ONE PENNY FROM THE POT.

IF YOU KNOW THE ACTIVITY THERAPIST’S NAME, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE POT.

IF YOU THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE TO SHAKE HANDS WITH STRANGERS, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE POT.

IF YOU THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE TO HUG A STRANGER ON THE STREET, GIVE THE PERSON TO YOUR LEFT A PENNY.

IF YOU THINK IT IS INAPPROPRIATE TO INVADE SOMEONE’S PERSONAL SPACE WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE POT.

IF YOU THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE TO YELL ACROSS THE ROOM TO GET SOMEONE’S ATTENTION, GIVE THE PERSON TO YOUR RIGHT A PENNY.

TRUE = TAKE A PENNY; FALSE = PUT A PENNY IN THE POT.  LISTENING IS AN IMPORTANT SOCIAL SKILL TO DEVELOP.

TRUE = TAKE A PENNY; FALSE = PUT A PENNY IN THE POT.  DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS OF PERSONAL SPACE

TRUE = TAKE A PENNY; FALSE = PUT A PENNY IN THE POT.  BOUNDARIES ARE IMPORTANT FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

TRUE = TAKE A PENNY; FALSE = PUT A PENNY IN THE POT.  BOUNDARIES CAN BE PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL.

TRUE = TAKE A PENNY; FALSE = PUT A PENNY IN THE POT.  NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF INTERACTING WITH OTHERS

TRUE = TAKE A PENNY; FALSE = PUT A PENNY IN THE POT.  BOUNDARIES ARE A WAY OF TELLING OTHER PEOPLE WHAT WE ARE AND ARE NOT OKAY WITH IN A RELATIONSHIP

THINK OF ONE BOUNDARY YOU CAN ESTABLISH IN YOUR LIFE.  SHARE WITH THE GROUP, AND TAKE A PENNY FROM EACH PLAYER.

IF THIS IS A HEALTHY BOUNDARY, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE POT.  IF IT IS AN UNHEALTHY BOUNDARY, GIVE THE PERSON TO YOUR LEFT A PENNY:  TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACTIONS OF OTHERS.

IF THIS IS A HEALTHY BOUNDARY, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE POT.  IF IT IS AN UNHEALTHY BOUNDARY, GIVE THE PERSON TO YOUR RIGHT A PENNY: BEING UNABLE TO SAY NO, EVEN WHEN IT IS THE RIGHT THING.

IF THIS IS A HEALTHY BOUNDARY, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE POT.  IF IT IS AN UNHEALHTY BOUNDARY, GIVE THE PERSON TO YOUR LEFT A PENNY: GOING THROUGH SOMEONE’S STUFF WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION.

IF THIS IS A HEALTHY BOUNDARY, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE POT.  IF IT IS AN UNHEALHTY BOUNDARY, GIVE THE PERSON TO YOUR RIGHT A PENNY: RESPECTFULLY MAKING YOUR NEEDS KNOWN.

IF YOU HAVE A PET, GIVE THE PERSON ACROSS FROM YOU A PENNY.

IF YOU HAD FRUIT TODAY, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE PERSON TO YOUR LEFT.

IF THIS IS A HEALTHY BOUNDARY, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE POT.  IF IT IS AN UNHEALTHY BOUNDARY, GIVE THE PERSON TO YOUR LEFT A PENNY: DISRESPECTING SOMEONE BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFERENT THAN YOU.

IF THIS IS A HEALTHY BOUNDARY, TAKE A PENNY FROM THE POT.  IF IT IS AN UNHEALTHY BOUNDARY, GIVE THE PERSON ACROSS FROM YOU A PENNY: GOING AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL VALUES AND BELIEFS TO PLEASE SOMEONE ELSE.

TRUE = TAKE A PENNY; FALSE = PUT A PENNY IN THE POT.  BOUNDARIES CAN BE HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY.

TELL THE GROUP ABOUT A TIME WHEN YOU HELD AN APPROPRIATE SOCIAL BOUNDARY. TAKE TWO PENNIES FROM THE POT.