5 PLAY AND LEISURE

Question 1

PLAY/LEISURE ACTIVITIES

Answer 1

Intrinsically motivating activities that we use for amusement, relaxation, spontaneous enjoyment and/or self expression.

Question 2

ACTIVITIES

Answer 2

Creative in nature: art/drama, crafts, scrapbooking.
Hobbies: painting, woodworking.
Physical activities: baseball, curling.
Mentally challenging: scrabble, sudoku.

Question 3

OT INTERVENTION GOALS

Answer 3

Play/Leisure area:
Increased involvement.
Exploring interests in the P/L area.
Becoming more playful.

Physical:
Maintain, improve or develop FM skills.
Cognitive:
Increase attention capacity.
Affective: (psycho-social)
Maintain opportunities for using social skills, and having fun.

Question 4

OTA ROLE IN PLAY AND LEISURE

Answer 4

Give thought to selecting an activity to help the client reach their goals.
Prepare the environment.
Learn what you can to help the clients you serve.

Question 5

CONSTRAINTS

Answer 5

Our social and/or physical environment.
Time.
Our physical, cognitive, and social/affective abilities.
Our health.
The number of choices we are aware of and those that are present in our environment.
Attitudes.
Money.

Question 6

PLAY VS LEISURE

Answer 6

Play: children engage.
Leisure: adults engage.

Question 7

CHILDREN’S PLAY

Answer 7

Foundation for skills in self-care, productivity and leisure.
Reflects and stimulates their occupations as an adult.
Establishes and refines the ability to: explore, manipulate, investigate, learn and interact with others.

Question 8

TYPES OF PLAY

Answer 8

Physical vs. Manipulative.
Symbolic (includes pretend play).
Game-like play (rules).

Question 9

SOCIAL INTERACTION DEVELOPMENT

Answer 9

Solitary play, onlooker play, parallel play, associative play, and cooperative play.

Question 10

ADULT LEISURE

Answer 10

Positive affective experience: enjoyment, relaxation, challenge, entertainment.
Develop personally.
Interact with others.
Achieve goals.

Question 11

3 FORMS OF LEISURE

Answer 11

1. Active leisure: including recreational activities (ex. sports, travel).
2. Quiet leisure: ex. watching TV, doing crafts, reading.
3. Socialization – visiting and corresponding.

Question 12

CHARACTERISTICS OF LEISURE

Answer 12

Freedom of choice.
Sense of control.
Sense of enjoyment.
Timelessness.
Sense of competence.
Spontaneity.
Intrinsic satisfaction.
Companionship.
Lack of external judgment.
Relaxation.
Novelty.
Freedom.

Question 13

PLAY AND LEISURE CHANGE OVER TIME

Answer 13

Infants:
Physical, sensory awareness.
Children: (5-18)
Exploration, mastering the environment.
Adults: (19-64)
Balance between work and not work.
Older adults: (>64)
Leisure predominates.

Question 14

TYPES OF LEISURE ACTIVITIES

Answer 14

Activities:
Mental / Linguistic.
Sports / Games.
Arts / Crafts.
Music / Drama.
Nature / Outdoors.

Style:
Risk / Non-risk.
Active / Passive.
Group / Individual.

Question 15

EXPLORATION VS PERFORMANCE

Answer 15

Exploration: identify interests, skills, opportunities and activities, a playful attitude.
Performance: planning/participating, balancing play or leisure activities with ADL and productivity, obtaining, using and maintaining equipment and supplies.

Question 16

PROCESS OF INTERVENTION

Answer 16

Evaluation.
Setting goals.
Intervention guidelines.

Question 17

EVALUATION

Answer 17

Gathering info and reflecting on a person’s performance, values, interests and constraints.

Question 18

SETTING GOALS

Answer 18

To maintain, develop or improve play skills/leisure skills.
To develop playfulness.
To use play and leisure occupations as a medium for a goal related to physical, cognitive, and/or social/affective skills.

Question 19

INTERVENTION GUIDELINES

Answer 19

OT’s and OTA’s are not Recreation Therapists!
We adapt/help adapt in the ‘occupation’ of play and leisure activities (performance area).
Clients may be more skilled than the service provider.
Group or individual service delivery.
Service location: home, school, community.