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 Welcome to the Re-Creative Resources Inc. news and announcements page. I often receive great information which is out of date before the next issue of the Rec-Room. Please mark this page and check back often to stay abreast of industry news, updates and more. Click here for news archives.
New FitXpress New Handout
July 16, 2010
Exercise Safety Tips
Christine's Monthly Activities
July 16, 2010
The August theme activities have been added to Christine's Column. Download for free at http://www.recreativeresources.com/SpecialEventsandThemes.htm
New Date set for NCCAP Exam
7/7/2010
The NCCAP Education committee met at the NCCAP symposium in June 2010, and has revised the time line for implementation of the mandatory national exam as follows;
In keeping with the NCCAP strategic plan and in completing the final step of the eight year MEPAP reengineering project, NCCAP will be implementing an exam that all NEW applicants must complete in order to apply for national certification at the ADC or ACC level(s) effective January 1, 2012. All other national credentialing bodies require individuals to complete an exam to ensure the competency levels all meet the established standard of the association; this will also apply to NCCAP certification, and will show CMS that all individuals that apply for NCCAP certification have the same core knowledge as with all other disciplines. Be watching the NCCAP announcement page and future electronic newsletters for more details as the implementation dates draws closer.
PLEASE NOTE***THIS WILL NOT effect those individuals already nationally certified at any level with NCCAP before December 31, 2011.
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Blog Update
June 30, 2010
Last minute 4th of July activities
Christine's Column Update
June 29, 2010
A fantastic County Fair Theme has been added to Christine's Column, courtesy of Christine Jennings.
Download for free at http://www.recreativeresources.com/SpecialEventsandThemes.htm
Revamped Technology Page
June 28, 2010
http://www.recreativeresources.com/programming-technology.htm
The Rec-Room
June 27, 2010
The April/May issue of the Rec-Room is available for download at www.recreativeresources.com/newsletter-archives.htm
Revamped Inspirational Page
June 27, 2010
Check out the revamped Inspirational Page with new stories and poems.
New Items Added to Re-Creative Resources Website
June 17, 2010
New Page: Activity Department Web Pages
New FitXpress Handout-Getting Started
New Page: Reminiscence with free downloads
The 2010 NCCAP Educational Symposium was a Huge Success!
June 14, 2010 (taken from the NCCAP website-www.nccap.org)
As with all National Associations, each has their own specific mission and vision, and NCCAP's mission was met in meeting the consumer needs, and ensuring that those we serve have optimal life experiences. While this symposium was geared toward the educator/consultant/mepap instructor and trainer, the educational sessions were also directly related to the credentialing process and specializations that were adopted by NCCAP based on the nearly three years of education committee research, input and recommendations to the NCCAP Board of Directors.
Sessions such as Developing Instructional Objectives, Components of a Good Test, Practical applications of MEPAP, Speaking and presenting with Power Point Presentations, an Educator Panel, Interactive Teaching Methods, Specialization round tables and the MEPAP Instructor Training, were enjoyed by all who attended. The vendors that attended also targeted the educator/trainer in computer programs, technical support, and educational materials that would support their business or their professional role.
NCCAP also challenged the country in a Best Practice, and the committee led by Mark Laker, MSW - choose the following recipients for 2010.
Gloria Hoffner, ADPC - "Sterling Science Program"
Bryan Rife, ADC - "Magic Moments"
Laurie Kloepper, ADC - "Farm Days"
The recipients presented their programs to the attendees and challenged them to encourage other professionals to take the lead in establishing Best Practices for their Person Centered Care Facilities.
Also recognized;
Bettye Cecil, ACC -(SC)-(NCCAP Spirit Award)- for her ongoing support of the profession, professionalism and input into NCCAP and it's vision throughout the years, her insight into the MEPAP, and her continued quest to assist other in their professional goals of becoming NCCAP certified.
Calvin Vain, NHA Future Care (MD)- (Administrator of the Year) was recognized for his outstanding support of the profession, and commitment to excellence as a leader and as a supporter of the profession.
Shelley Evans, ADC and the staff at DeMay Living Center (NY) (Activity Department of the Year) - for their excellence in service delivery and activities services to their residents as a team, working together to bring quality of life to the individuals in their person centered environment.
Jennifer Krupa, ACC (OH)- (MEPAP Instructor of the Year)for her continued contributions to the profession by not only instructing hundreds of activity professionals over the years, but also that she assists each and every one of the students in applying for their NCCAP credential
COAP-NC - (State Activity Association of the Year) for their support of the NCCAP certification process, involving NCCAP in every educational workshop/seminar, offering "hands on" certification assistance, offering the BTG, documentation workshops to help others achieve their ADC Tr 5, and challenging the country to gain more NCCAP certified members, doubling their own state from 101 to over 200 in one year!
Delawareseniorcenter.org (Website of the Year) Sandy Miller accepted this award on behalf of the organization, which offers several avenues to the professionals to utilize in their field.
Article "Activities Angst"-A Must Read and Must Comment On Article
June 15, 2010
Check out the article Activities Angst. This is a must read article regarding the Universal worker and the quality of activities provided. I also urge you to comment on the article on the Long Term Care Living webpage. Please-this is our chance to voice our concern regarding the role of the Universal Worker!
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.
NCCAP Symposium
June 7, 2010
I just got back from the 2nd annual NCCAP Symposium-what a great educational opportunity for Activity Directors, Consultants and Educators! I presented on how to create powerful PowerPoint presentations. It was a whole new area of teaching for me but was very well received. I'm looking forward to next year's Symposium!
Continuing Education for Activity and Recreation Professionals-May Webinar Schedule
April 30, 2010
Check out the fantastic webinars and free gift offer at http://www.recreativeresources.com/webinar-schedule.htm
Interview with Long Term Care Living Magazine Blogger
April 27, 2010
Check out this interview I responded to.
http://www.nursinghomesabuseblog.com/2010/04/articles/national-nursing-home-issues/nursing-home-insights-from-the-director-of-a-therapeutic-recreation-and-activity-consultant/#pings
An open invitation to all Activity Professionals, Administrators and Staff Development Coordinators
April 19, 2010
NCCAP cordially invites all activity professionals, administrators and staff development coordinators to our opening reception at the NCCAP Symposium. The reception highlights our vendors and sponsors as well as an evening of free food and a cash bar. The reception starts at 6:30pm – 8:00pm at the Greater Cincinnati Airport Holiday Inn. Activity Professionals are invited to attend and interact with state of the art vendors for the delivery of activities services. We are looking forward to meeting you!
We are also expecting to meet “Flat Granny” and learn about her adventures as she visits nursing homes across the US. For more information, please visit www.nccap.org
URGENT!! PLEASE MAKE THE DEADLINE! WRITE YOUR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND ASK THEM TO PRESERVE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID FUNDING FOR SENIORS!!!
April 15. 2010
A new bipartisan letter from Rep. Shelley Berkley and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt (D-SC) and Ranking Member Paul Ryan (R-WI) -- asks them to help preserve vital Medicare and Medicaid funding for long term patient care. Specifically, the letter draws needed attention to the chronic Medicaid under funding crisis, which is increasingly problematic for skilled nursing patients and workforce across the country. Congress needs to hear from long term care business leaders like you that a robust and thriving long term care sector is good for local economies and the tax base.
Ask your U.S. Representative to sign the Berkeley-Capito letter Urging House Budget Committee leadership to Preserve Vital Medicare and Medicaid funding for long term care TODAY! The letter may close for signatures on April 15th, so please click through now and send your letter!
http://capwiz.com/mycocares/issues/alert/?alertid=14914466&PROCESS=Take+Action to send a letter go to this link, put in your zipcode and address this issue with your state congressman - or feel free to write your own letter...act now for your residents.
April 6, 2010
NCCAP's very own Executive Director, Cindy Bradshaw, and her Executive Assistant, Kelly Bradshaw, will be flying to Haiti in July to help with the hundreds of children with amputations and other relief efforts. The trip will cost them each well over $1,000.00 for flight, ground transportation and supplies. Both ladies are volunteering through the Hands of Flight in Action organization .
NCCAP's Facebook Family would like to invite every Activity Professional and their facility to help join this cause! Through the month of May 2010, we would be delighted and would appreciate it very much if your facility would host a fundraiser to help with the cost of their trip/expenses. We are calling this fundraiser "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" for Haiti. As you know National Nursing Home Week is also in May and this is an excellent cause you could include during your fantastic week and what a better way for your resident's to feel part of something huge and for them to know that they helped to make a difference! You can submit your "Put A Little Love" event photos to us and we will post. And the facility that raises the most money and has it turned in by June 7th we receive an engraved award to display in their facility!!
Please also remember that they are also collecting flip flops of all sizes for the Haitians. Once your fundraiser is complete you may send a certified check or money order made out to Cindy Bradshaw and in the "memo" line write "Haiti" to: Cindy Bradshaw c/o NCCAP 317 Office Square Lane Suite 202A Va Beach, Va 23462
Any donations that are left after expenses will be given to the Hands of Flight in Action to be able to support their efforts for the Haitians.
If your facility doesn't want to support "Put A Little Love in Your Heart" for Haiti they may make a donation directly to them if they wish. The organization is also soliciting donations of any and all prosthetics to use for the parts to make new parts for the kids in Haiti If you would like more information on the Hands of Flight in Action please visit them at: www.handsoflightinaction.org
On behalf of the NCCAP Facebook Family, and Cindy and Kelly Bradshaw, we would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
NCCAP Certification Test
April 2, 2010
The National Certification Council of Activity Professionals is introducing a national exam on January 1, 2011.
March 28, 2010
The April/May issue of the Rec-Room is available for download at www.recreativeresources.com/newsletter-archives.htm
New Jersey Activity Association Convention
March 27, 2010
The Annual NJAPA Convention was wonderful! It was so wonderful to see everyone!
Virginia Association of Activity Professionals Convention
March 13, 2010
I just returned from speaking at the VAAP convention in Fairfax, Va. What a wonderful convention and a spectacular group of people!
March Rec-Room
February 17, 2010
The March Rec-Room E-newsletter is available for download at
http://www.recreativeresources.com/newsletter-archives.htm
Christine's Monthly Activities
February 17, 2010
The March theme activities have been added to Christine's Column. Download for free at http://www.recreativeresources.com/SpecialEventsandThemes.htm
MDS 3.0 News
February 8, 2010
Visit the MDS 3.0 page for an updated article.
February Webinar Schedule is Out
January 22, 2010
Re-Creative Resources Inc. has posted the February 2010 webinar schedule. You can check it out at http://www.recreativeresources.com/webinar-schedule.htm
Tru TV Seeks Activity Director to be in Reality TV Show
January 20, 2010
My name is Heather Teta and I’m the Casting Director for Tru TV’s exciting new show, All Worked Up. All Worked Up is a new documentary-style reality show profiling the work lives of people in unique careers…the ultimate professionals who manage to keep cool as cucumbers no matter what stress or "drama" comes their way on the job. We’re filming with a wide variety of businesses and careers across the country but my goal is to find a dynamic Activity Director to take part in this exciting new series and show us what it takes to stay cool under pressure while handling the stress of organizing and executing events of all sizes, managing quirky personalities and trying to keep everyone happy and satisfied on a daily basis! We’ve filmed with really intense careers in the past, including Repo, Towing and Impound and even Security…and we think that profiling a fabulous Activity Director would be a fun way to lighten up the feel of the show while also showing a different kind of "drama." We know that Activity Directors must interact with tons of fun characters and plenty of funny/dramatic stories to share – anyone who has ever planned a party or event knows how stressful it can be (especially when Murphy's Law comes into play)...I can only imagine all the drama that goes into planning activities full time on a professional level!
Our goal is to show our featured Activity Director in a positive light, to profile the Business or Community Center (a little free publicity never hurt anyone, right?) and highlight the professionalism of the staff but to also make our viewers aware of how stressful it can be when you're in charge of entertaining and servicing a large group of people…especially when you're working on more than one activity at one time! The characters we highlight on All Worked Up are always the “good guys” so we want to film the staff diffusing road blocks and problem solving in a professional way. If you feel like your Activity/Community Center is made-for-TV (or if you have any recommendations of Centers I should reach out to), I'd love to hear from you!!
Please feel free to contact me with questions or if you’d like to discuss the show in more detail!
Best Regards,
Heather Teta
Casting Director
646-747-7952
Heather.Teta@rdfusa.com
MDS 3.0 RAI Manual Now Available
January 20, 2010
The moment we have all been waiting for! OK-maybe not ALL!
You can download the MDS 3.0 RAI User Manual at www.cms.hhs.gov/NursingHomeQualityInits/25_NHQIMDS30.asp
Keep abreast of MDS 3.0 news by visiting http://www.recreativeresources.com/MDS3.0.htm
Christine's Monthly Activities
January 16, 2010
The February theme activities have been added to Christine's Column. Download for free at http://www.recreativeresources.com/SpecialEventsandThemes.htm
Blocked Emails
January 16, 2010
It seems that there's been an increase in emails being blocked lately with Gmail and AOL. If you order a product from me or write to me and you do not receive your product or a response from me, it is likely my response is either in you spam or junk mail or was blocked altogether. I pride myself in responding in a timely manner to the many inquires I receive so PLEASE contact me if you are not receiving emails from me. Your best bet at that point is to simply call me at 732-340-1210.
NCCAP Winter Newsletter
January 14, 2010
http://www.nccap.org/about/newsletter/pdf/Winter2010web.pdf
January Webinars
January 6, 2010
February schedule coming soon.
Site Map Added
December 30, 2009
To help you find what your are looking for at www.recreativeresources.com, a site map was created. You may also choose Google search to search our site. Happy searching!
January Rec-Room-Special Edition for Activity Professionals Week
December 29, 2009
National Activity Professionals Week is January 17-22, 2010, “Caring By Design”. The Activity Professionals Week special edition of the Rec-Room was so large that I had to do it in a different format this month. The issue features several great, innovative ideas from Activity Professionals, numerous ideas to help you celebrate NAPW, and the annual raffle extravaganza. This year, the raffle has over $3,000 worth of fantastic prizes including MEPAP courses, home study ce’s, products and services for the Activity Department, and much more. To view this exciting issue of the Rec-Room visit http://www.recreativeresources.com/January2010RecRoomActivityProfessionalsWeek.htm
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