Resource materials

BTEC 1st Diploma in Health and Social Care – Unit 7

Creative and Therapeutic Activities

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Video: What is a Care Home?

Website: Recreation Therapy

Website: Creative Expressive Activities

Website: ECPAT Creative Activities

Website: First School

Website:Recreative Resources

News release:

Essential Reading list

Related Reading list

Extended Reading slides and links

Interactive links

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Video clip = What is a Care Home ?

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www.recreationtherapy.com/tractv.htm

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Website links

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Substantial list of ideas and methods for creative and therapeutic activities for people of all ages

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Website support

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Detailed theory regarding people with special needs and related creative and therapeutic activities.

http://www.creativeexpressiveactivities.com/Activities.htm

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Website support

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Easy to read theory with loads of ideas for creative and therapeutic activities that could be adapted for all ages

http://www.ecpat.net/eng/ecpat_inter/Publication/Other/English/Pdf_page/ecpat_creative_activities.pdf

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Review

Substantial list of ideas and methods for creative and therapeutic activities for children, particularly cultural celebrations and events.

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Website support

http://www.first-school.ws/

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Information of professional service in Creative and Therapeuticactivity

http://www.recreativeresources.com

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“Recreation's purpose is not to kill time, but to make life, not to keep a person occupied, but to keep them refreshed; not to offer an escape from life, but to provide a discovery of life.”

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News release

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Autistic and mainstream pupils in Kent ……

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Bibliography - essential reading

Rashid, E. Hetherington, A & Wyatt, L (2008) BTEC First Health & Social Care Hodder Education, England

ISBN: 9780340971574

Asbridge L, Lavers S, Moonie N & Scott, J (2008) Health and Social Care. Heinemann, England

ISBN: 9780435500269

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Bruce, T (2004) Cultivating Creative Babies, Toddlers and Young Children Hodder and Arnold, London (ISBN 0340814675)

Bibliography – Child related reading

Hobart, C and Frankel, J (1999) A Practical Guide to Activities for Young Children. Nelson Thornes, London

(ISBN 07487450033)

Meggitt, C (2006) Child Development: An Illustrated Guide 2nd edition Heinemann, Oxford (ISBN 0748765264)

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Parsons V (1998) Simple Expressions: Creative & Therapeutic Arts for the

Elderly in Long-Term Care Facilities Venture Publishing

ISBN-10: 0910251975 ISBN-13: 978-0910251976

ReviewFor all who are interested in this area and for all those who care for, and work with older people. Well illustrated and includes practical, instructive methods for simplistic creative and therapeutic arts for the elderly.

Extended bibliography

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Hibday, A & Ollier, K(1998)Creative Therapy: Activities With Children And Adolescents British Psychological Society, Blackwell

ISBN:1854332570

www.books.google.co.uk/books?id=i6ldf1yha88C&printsec=frontcover

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Review

50 activities (exercises, worksheets and games) which can be used in working with children, adolescents or families, this text aims to encourage creativity in therapy and assist in talking with children to facilitate change.

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Bolton, G & Calman, K (1999) The Therapeutic Potential of Creative

Writing: Writing Myself Jessica Kingsley Publishers,

England

ISBN:1853025992

Review

Creative writing can provide a complementary therapy to talking and reflecting. Book written for health-care professionals who wish to use therapeutic writing with their patients, and for those wishing to start writing creatively in order to help themselves.

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Sp_wuhe8QTkC&printsec=frontcover

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http://moodle.llandrillo.ac.uk/course/category.php?id=18Moodle: Health & Wellbeing

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