Running head: ACTIVITIES PORTFOLIO 6

Gracica Thelusma
Activities Portfolio 6
Florida International University
October 14th, 2016

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Activities Portfolio 6

Facilitation Technique Category: Moral Development Discussions

Activity Title: Dear Abby
Source: TR-Therapeutic Recreation Directory. (2016, October 10). Retrieved from TRTherapeutic Recreation Directory: http://www.recreationtherapy.com/tx/problemsolving.htm
Equipment: Pencils and papers
Activity Description: Moral development emphasizes on right or wrong and ethical situations
that can present like challenges to people; so it assists participants make safe and healthy free
time decisions to enhance moral maturity, self-reflection and consideration of others especially
when faced with problems and challenge individuals to response to dilemmas. The purpose of
this activity is to basically build trust, support, unity and within a group, and to encourage
participants to evaluate their reasoning concerning moral issues such as life, truth, conscience,
punishment, property and social norms. First, specialists will ask participants to form a group
and provide each member of the group with a pencil and a sheet of paper while specialists will
ensure that each individual possesses the same color of pencil and paper. Second, participants as
a group will be encouraged by specialists to ponder on a problem that they are dealing with and
need help to solve it, and use the paper provided to write it down. Next, specialists will also
instruct group not to put their names on their papers. Third, specialists must assign each
participants with a number according to the size of the group starting with number one (1) and so
on by writing each number on a separate piece of paper. Fourth, after each member has finished
writing down their issue, specialists will give each one of the participants a number and ask them
to write their name next to that number. Fifth, specialists should select numbers randomly, so no
one recognizes which paper is given to whom. Then, specialists will redeliver the papers to group

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members randomly. Specialists will try to redeliver the papers to individuals who are not located
close to one another. Sixth, specialists will encourage group members to read out loud the issue
written on paper out loud which was provided to them randomly and they will try to come up
with a well-thought solution, feelings, attitudes about the issue. After each person has finished
their share about their solutions, specialists will redistribute the papers to their real owner.
Finally, participants will be encouraged as a group to share their experience and concerns on the
activity (TR-Therapeutic Recreation Directory, 2016).
Leadership Considerations: Therapeutic specialists should be able to confront the issues
through using a cognitive-developmental approach, and ask the right questions and clarifying
answers to participants during sessions. Specialists should serve as moderators during activity
and decide whether to allow certain ethical dilemmas to be discussed. Specialists should
understand how the developmental process of moral reasoning work for discussion flow to occur.
Specialists should always conduct a general health assessment for determining proper
adaptations for participants according to their needs (Alexis McKenney, 2016).
Adaptations: Participants with Cancer: It is basically when abnormal cells are dividing
themselves out of control and it is related to many diseases. It is a life-threatening event in
someones life when being diagnosed with the disease. Specialists should conduct thorough
assessment on client in order to provide better adaptations according to their needs and abilities,
settings and stages of the disease. These participants have limited appetite and energy and are
depressed experience chronic pain. Specialists will use the cognitive behavioral interventions to
modify negative thoughts in these participants for healthy adaptive behavior to occur so they can
get involved as much as possible in the activity. Putting them in the group will help them with
loneliness and depression so they can have more social interactions. The use of music in the

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background by specialists can help alleviate the pain by removing their focus on the pain and
also making sure they have taken their medications. Also, give them breaks from time to time
whenever they become fatigued as needed (Porter Heather R. Ph.D., 2015).
Participants with Burns: It is basically when an individuals body tissue gets damaged by
radiation, heat, electricity or chemicals. It could be first degree burns, second-degree burns,
third-degree burns or fourth degree burns. Specialists will conduct a general health assessment to
better assist them according to their needs, abilities. These individuals may experience unhealthy
leisure patterns such as social isolation, lack of participation, low self-esteem as well as their
health conditions being altered like chronic pain. Music and pain medications can be used to
reduce pain. Specialist should provide a support group for them for boosting their selfconfidence, by encouraging them and allowing them to freely express themselves to reduce
depression. Rest can also be provided as needed during session. Cognitive behavioral therapy
can also be used by specialists on participants to change their negative thoughts (Porter Heather
R.Ph.D., CTRS, 2015).

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References

Alexis McKenney. (2016). Moral Development Discussions. In Facilitation Techniques in

Therapeutic Recreation (pp. 263- 287). Pennsylvania: Venture.
Porter Heather R. Ph.D., C. (2015). Cancer. In Recreational Therapy for Specific Diagnoses and
Conditions (pp. 79-84). Wasington: Ildyl Arbor.
Porter Heather R.Ph.D., CTRS. (2015). Burns. In Recreational Therapy for Specific Diagnoses
and Conditions (pp. 69-77). Washington: Ildyl Arbor.
TR-Therapeutic Recreation Directory. (2016, October 10). Retrieved from TR-Therapeutic
Recreation Directory: http://www.recreationtherapy.com/tx/problemsolving.htm

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Activities Portfolio 6-Part 2

Facilitation Technique Category: Values Clarification

Activity Title: Advice to Dear Abby
Source: TR-Therapeutic Recreation Directory. (2016, October 10). Retrieved from TRTherapeutic Recreation Directory: http://www.recreationtherapy.com/tx/txvalue.htm
Equipment: Past columns from Dear Abby or Dear Ann Landers.
Activity Description: Values Clarification helps participants to have a better understanding of
themselves and society, and helps people answer questions that they might have about their
beliefs, interests, inspirations, goals, priorities and leisure when making decisions in life in
general. The purpose of this activity is to improve socialization and values clarification. First,
Specialists will retrieve one letter from the Internet that was addressed to Abby for advice that
can stimulate conversation among participants and grab their interests as much as possible.
Second, specialists will invite a participant to read this one letter written to Dear Abby out loud.
Third, specialists will encourage participants to discuss their answers or ideas they may have
provided. Fourth, specialists will be reading and discuss Dear Abbys responses to the topic that
was addressed after the whole group has finished discusses their answers. Finally, at the end
specialists will have participants share their experience doing this activity about what they enjoy
and what they did not enjoy (TR-Therapeutic Recreation Directory, 2016).
Leadership Considerations: Specialists will carefully select topic to be discussed, and serve as
a moderator during discussions. Specialists do not have answers, but can use their insights for
clarifying questions and responses. They also help participants to learn from chosen topics.
Specialists should always remain neutral when clients are sharing their values. Specialists should

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always conduct a general health assessment for better adaptations to be determined (Mckenney,
2016).
Adaptations: Participants with Substance-related Disorders: It is a condition where the
individual is using substances that can be dangerous to him/herself personally, people in this
individuals life as well as the community and surroundings he/she functions where it affects
then negatively at many levels such as physically, psychologically, mentally, interpersonally, as
well as work and school related experiences. Specialists should conduct a general health
assessment to prior starting the activity for better leisure outcomes based on their abilities and
needs. Specialists should provide them with age-appropriate topics and social support to give
them a sense of belonging so they can get involved in discussions as much as possible.
Specialists will also make sure participants feel safe and will be working with the whole
healthcare team for assistance (Porter Heather R. Ph.D, 2015).
Participants with Intellectual Disability: People who experience this condition have a subaverage intellectual functioning which is normally detected during the developmental period, and
it prat of developmental disability. Health assessment will be conducted by specialists especially
to now about the cognitive level and their over state of well-being and provide proper
adaptations for them. Specialists will surely provide age-appropriate topics for them. These
individuals tend to have impaired social skills, so encouraging them to interact with other
members and express themselves openly will boost their self-esteem and reduce isolation and be
able to make new friends as well. Also, specialist could also include the whole healthcare team in
the activity. Since they can also be lacking attention and be agitated, it is important that specialist
provide them with a safe a relaxing environment adding soothing music in the background
(Porter heather R. Ph.D. CTRS, 2015).

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References

Mckenney, A. (2016). Values Clarification. In Facilitation Techniques in Therapeutic Recreation

(pp. 319- 338). pennsylvania: Venture.
Porter Heather R. Ph.D, C. (2015). Substance-Related Disorders. In Recreational Therapy for
Specific Diagnoses and Conditions (pp. 385-396). Washington: Ildyl Arbor.
Porter heather R. Ph.D. CTRS. (2015). Intellectual Disability. In Recreational Therapy for
Specific Diagnoses and Conditions (pp. 201-210). Washington: Ildyl Arbor.
TR-Therapeutic Recreation Directory. (2016, October 10). Retrieved from TR-Therapeutic
Recreation Directory: http://www.recreationtherapy.com/tx/txvalue.htm