February 4, 2011
Great blog for Senior Advocacy by Tony Sexton.
http://midwestsenioradvocacy.blogspot.com

November 13, 2010
NCCAP and COAP recently held a Call for Action meeting in regards to the State of the Activity Profession. Topics included the impact of the universal worker on the activity profession, inconsistencies with regulations, perception of the role of the activity professional, and marketing needs. Learn more about what was discussed at this meeting and view videos.

Articles to read regarding the Universal Worker

Check out this interview I did with a blogger, Jonathan Rosenfeld, from Long Term Care Living Magazine

Check out this interview I did with Kevin Kolus, Associate Editor/Online Editor of Long term Care Living Magazine, which resulted in the article, Activities Angst.

There is also another blog related to this subject that I recently learned of entitled, The Vanishing Need for Activity Professionals. You can find this blog at http://tinyurl.com/vanishingneedforactivitypros.  PLEASE read these articles and comment.


Article about the Universal Worker on All Nurses.com
http://allnurses.com/geriatric-nurses-ltc/what-do-you-404751-page2.html

Speak Out!
July 16, 2009

Re-Creative Resources Inc. would like to know what you think of the following question:

What effects, if any, will the Culture Change Movement and the idea of the "universal worker" have on the activity and recreation profession?

Please email your response to Kim Grandal or you may anonymously post your comment on the guest book page of this site. Click here to see responses to this question.