Thursday October 20th - Activity Professionals of Ontario

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Thursday October 20th - Mid morning Sessions
10:30—12:00 Breakout Sessions cont’d
The Resident
Council and Java
Music Club
Partnership
12:30 Lunch
Speakers: Donna Fairley, Executive Director –Ontario
Association of Resident Councils,
Kristine Theurer, Founder – The Java Music Club,
Accredited Music Theapist
The Java Music Club is a research-based program that creates
an enhanced group environment giving residents living in care
homes both an opportunity to provide mutual support and
create a way to enhance the existing residents’ council
effectiveness. Mutual support groups represent tremendous
therapeutic potential in decreasing the loneliness and
helplessness that is prevalent and in improving quality of life for
residents. Utilizing Tom Kitwood’s Model of Personhood as the
basis for developing "The Little Java Music Club", staff offered a
weekly discussion group using themes chosen by participants
with supportive materials, (e.g. related music and photographs)
to create feelings of companionship, empowerment and respect
among council members. Ontario’s new legislation mandates all
long-term care homes must have a resident council to ensure
that residents maintain optimum control over their daily lives.
The partnership between the Java Music Club and your
Resident Council ensures a wider resident voice at council
meetings that will satisfy regulatory requirements. This
presentation will demonstrate a program that will help you in
your role as staff support to the Resident Council in your home.
Unique and empowering are two words to describe this
program.
1:30 Annual General Meeting – Attend and enter for your chance to
win a digital reader! Must be an APO member and in attendance
at the meeting to win.
1:30 – 3:00 Non members are encouraged to take advantage of the
Exhibit Hall. It’s a great time to ask questions and make equipment
purchases!
Activity Professionals of Ontario