Leisure 2130 Midterm Flashcards
(131 cards)
Cultural competence
being able to work effectively with cultures other than your own by using a set of behaviours, attitudes, and policies, that are congruent with that culture.
Evidence-based practice
the integration of your individual practice experience with the best available external evidence when you are helping participants make decisions and implement plans for leisure and well-being.
Paradigm
a philosophical or theoretical framework, an overall concept accepted by most people in an intellectual community.
Paradigm shift
a change from one way of thinking to another;
a transformation driven by agents of change.
Sea change
a fundamental and profound transformation.
Problem oriented/ deficits-based approach
main purpose, the amelioration of problems through assessment and prescribed interventions.
focus: assessments on what is wrong with the problem.
- deficits, illness, distress, disability, poor functioning, or other negative states.
Strengths/ capabilities-based approach
main purpose is to help people reach their goals and aspirations.
focus: attention and assessment on what people want their lives to be like, and what resources and strengths they have or need to get there.
goals: driven by aspirations of participant
4 pillars of positive psychology
the study of:
- positive emotion and experiences
- positive traits
- positive relationships
- positive and enabling institutions
Glass half empty or half full?
Theory
Glass never changes.
Observer has the option to see the glass differently and make a difference on how the glass is perceived.
Change is difficult
the brains innate resistance to change is an import concept for those of us in professions where we focus on helping people change.
Two main reasons for our resistance to change
- area of brain that takes in new information, takes a lot of energy to use and can only handle so much info. Takes info and rewrites it to a less energy-intensive part of the brain (basal ganglia).
- Our brain has a strong ability to detect errors. That is differenced between what we expect and what actually happens.
Self-directed neuroplasticity
the idea that we can change our brain structure by where we focus our attention.
Attention density
amount of attention we give to a particular experience over time.
Best friends approach in Alzheimer’s care
a way of providing support and care to individuals with Alzheimer’s and their families.
MAPS
McGill Action Planning System or Making Action Plans
a process used by the circle of support to gather information about the participant and use it to develop a plan of action based on listening and dreaming.
PATH
Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope
a more sharply focused process that provides a detailed plan of action through eight distinct steps.
PATH eight distinct steps
- touching the dream
- setting the goal
- grounding in the now
- identifying people to enrol
- recognizing ways to build strengths
- charting action for the next few months
- planning the next months work
- committing to the first step
Community based rehabilitation
promotes collaboration among community members, people with disabilities, their families, and other concerned citizens to provide equal opportunities for all people with disabilities in the communities.
Community coaching in community development
all about paradigm shifts in health and human services.
Ecological perspective
importance of a person in their environment.
based on the concept of an interdependent system where human beings are reliant on each other and their environments.
Deficits (problem oriented) approach
main purpose is to “fix” or get rid of problems.
Assessment and intervention.
Strengths based approach
main purpose is to help people reach their goals and aspirations.
Focus is power
paying attention creates chemical and physical changes in the brain.
If we focus on problems, hardwired mental maps.
If we focus on outcomes, hardwired mental maps.
Expectations shape reality
you get what you expect.