[humanser] Questions about practicum and documentation

[Ericka Short via humanser]

I already shared one way I used resident assistants at the nursing home in 
my activities job. I used helpers when I taught Sunday school.  Kids took 
turns holding up pictures or reading to the group.  Sometimes I had them 
read the directions for a worksheet.  Kids listened better to each other 
than to an adult!  It helped them feel important and welcome.  I think some 
kids and elderly felt it was a reward for trying and paying attention.  I 
picked them at random, but they didn't know that.  Whatever works.   I 
sometimes had a resident count how many attended and verbally tell me who 
showed up.  I had to keep track of attendance of course.  I took a list of 
residents and just highlighted each name so I could add it to the record 
book later.  Back then we didn't have to keep detailed notes that your have 
to.  I did share some things with the director via notes for the next day. 
I left notes if I had a concern about someone or if we had extremely good 
attendance.  Now  the program has dwindled as it is more a therapy only 
center than a traditional nursing facility so I don't know what I'd do now. 
I do know all the notes are in electric format now. I did it all on paper 
and it was easy to enlarge the forms I needed to fill out. I did more of the 
case work type projects instead of one to one programs later on. This is 
sort of funny, but I was picked to do paperwork because I had the best 
handwriting and got the best responses out of residents/families.  Funny 
since I can't imagine a blind employee with great handwriting.   I could 
spell and write the best that's for sue.

Tell us more about what a music therapist is expected to do during a typical 
day.

Ericka J. Short
262-697-0510

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". Philippians 4:13

"No hand is too small or too big to do good in this world." EJ. Short