ADC| CHAPTER 44 OTA ACTIVITY DIRECTOR | COMPLETE SOLUTION | 2025
COTA's are well equipped to serve as - Activity Director, Coordinator or Supervisor due
to educational content
Lesiure and social participation is - focus
Services are provided for well and - disabled participants in community and residential
settings
Activity Director provides - meaningful activities in individual and group formats,
activities to promote health, optimal level of function and quality of life, responsible for
activity program planning, scheduling, implementing, documenting, and evaluating
legislation and regulations - rights and quality of life, preadmission screening,
assessment and quality of care, training of nurse's aides, annual resident review, facility
survey and certification, enforcement
Activities directors should be educated in the - physical, biological and behavioral
sciences,
activities department should be - modeled after other therapy departments
job descriptions for all employees should be - generated, signed and on file
Developing an Activities Plan - conduct resident chart reviews, interviews, interest
checklists or other questionnaires to discover interests, personal info/social history,
preferences and precautions.
The 8 activity categories for maintenance - physical, social, creative, productive,
educational, leisure, spiritual, democratic community activities
3 Categories of Activity according to potential: - supportive activities, maintenance
activities, empowerment activites
supportive activities - used for lower functioning clients for comfort and sensory
stimulation; soft music, plants, pictures
empowerment activities - promote self-expression, self-respect, choice, personal and
social responsibility
collaboration with residents - is a focus when developing the plan
COTA's are well equipped to serve as - Activity Director, Coordinator or Supervisor due
to educational content
Lesiure and social participation is - focus
Services are provided for well and - disabled participants in community and residential
settings
Activity Director provides - meaningful activities in individual and group formats,
activities to promote health, optimal level of function and quality of life, responsible for
activity program planning, scheduling, implementing, documenting, and evaluating
legislation and regulations - rights and quality of life, preadmission screening,
assessment and quality of care, training of nurse's aides, annual resident review, facility
survey and certification, enforcement
Activities directors should be educated in the - physical, biological and behavioral
sciences,
activities department should be - modeled after other therapy departments
job descriptions for all employees should be - generated, signed and on file
Developing an Activities Plan - conduct resident chart reviews, interviews, interest
checklists or other questionnaires to discover interests, personal info/social history,
preferences and precautions.
The 8 activity categories for maintenance - physical, social, creative, productive,
educational, leisure, spiritual, democratic community activities
3 Categories of Activity according to potential: - supportive activities, maintenance
activities, empowerment activites
supportive activities - used for lower functioning clients for comfort and sensory
stimulation; soft music, plants, pictures
empowerment activities - promote self-expression, self-respect, choice, personal and
social responsibility
collaboration with residents - is a focus when developing the plan
