Week 6

Question 1

Leisure as means

Answer 1

Therapeutic use of play and leisure occupations and activities to achieve specific goals

Question 2

Use of Leisure in Therapy

Answer 2

Leisure used :

1. as a way to focus on developing component skills (38%)
2. to promote future participation (35%),
3. as a motivator to increase interest/participation in therapy (32%),
4. to develop ways to adapt leisure activity to client’s current skill level (11%)
5. writing goals related to leisure interest (9%)

Question 3

Leisure as Ends

Answer 3

Engagement in leisure supported by:

• Alternative strategy (Adapting leisure activity)
• Using assistive devices (Adapting leisure activity)
• Modifying the environment
• Social support
• Exploring alternative activities which satisfy meaning for individual

Question 4

Social Participation

Answer 4

• Activities associated with organised patterns of behaviour that are characteristic of an individual interacting with others within a given social system
• Includes, involvement in family, peer groups, community and society

Question 5

Impact of Disability on Participation

Answer 5

• People with disability are 5x more likely to express dissatisfaction with life due to social isolation and lack of a full social life
• 64% adults with a disability – not able to get around town, attend cultural and sporting events or socialise with friends as much as they would like

Question 6

Context of Social Participation Hinder or Facilitate

Answer 6

• Physical– accessibility & usability
• Cultural - Individual and societal values and beliefs reflected in attitudes and how people are accepted
• Social – expectations & support
• Personal – safety and security, freedom and independence, identity and connectedness
• Temporal – time available & time required to engage in society, history of participation/ future expectations, familiarity & comfort of environment
• Institutional - policies
• Socioeconomic – resources, services
• Virtual – accessibility & usability