Wednesday, April 01, 2020
Still Here
Yes, we're still here. Fortunately, ours is a home based business, so staying at home hasn't affected us. Day programs and schools closing has affected us, though. I would just like to let you know about some of our resource books that are also good for group homes or, frankly, anyone who is supporting adults with developmental disabilities in any setting.
Indoor Activities for Adults with Developmental Disabilities - How do you engage clients in interesting and fun age appropriate activities and still make those activities fall within your program's training mission? While there is absolutely nothing wrong with doing leisure activities for the fun of it, staff should always be on the lookout for "teachable moments" for skills training. This book includes twenty-eight adult age appropriate activities plus a few other ideas.
Down Time Plan - While the activities in this book were developed specifically for vocational programs that experience temporary interruptions to vocational skills training, there are some good ideas for discussions even at home. Keep your client's mind on vocational skills training even when actual work isn't available.
Task Analysis Book - While not an activity book, it is a good read for staff people who are tasked with discovering what parts of a skill individual clients need to work on. For example, you can't necessarily teach a person to "ride pubic transit." What part of riding transit can't the person do now? What all makes up "riding public transit"? This book breaks it down into twenty-five individual skills that a person needs to master before riding public transit independently. There are a total of twenty-five skills broken down into distinct tasks in this book. Lots of ideas!
These, plus several other resource books are available from our web store at www.mosscanyon.com. The post office is still open and we are still shipping.
Indoor Activities for Adults with Developmental Disabilities - How do you engage clients in interesting and fun age appropriate activities and still make those activities fall within your program's training mission? While there is absolutely nothing wrong with doing leisure activities for the fun of it, staff should always be on the lookout for "teachable moments" for skills training. This book includes twenty-eight adult age appropriate activities plus a few other ideas.
Down Time Plan - While the activities in this book were developed specifically for vocational programs that experience temporary interruptions to vocational skills training, there are some good ideas for discussions even at home. Keep your client's mind on vocational skills training even when actual work isn't available.
Task Analysis Book - While not an activity book, it is a good read for staff people who are tasked with discovering what parts of a skill individual clients need to work on. For example, you can't necessarily teach a person to "ride pubic transit." What part of riding transit can't the person do now? What all makes up "riding public transit"? This book breaks it down into twenty-five individual skills that a person needs to master before riding public transit independently. There are a total of twenty-five skills broken down into distinct tasks in this book. Lots of ideas!
These, plus several other resource books are available from our web store at www.mosscanyon.com. The post office is still open and we are still shipping.
