Description
The Role of the Activity Professional is approved for 4.5 continuing education hours.
The Role of the Activity Professional materials are assessable online via a google classroom.
You will be able to download the materials to your device.
Once you submit your final test documents via email, fax or USPS, your certificate is e-mailed to you with hard copy mailed.
Course Content: The activity professional functions within established models of care that prioritize person-centered care. The activity practice is guided by recognized standards of practice, including those supported by the National Associations of Activity Professionals (NAAP). Central to the role is protection of resident rights, including dignity, choice, self-determination, and meaningful engagement. This course introduces basic regulatory information, professional expectations, and advocacy responsibilities that define the activity professional’s role in meeting regulations, resident rights and professional standards of practice.
Course Objectives:
-Participant will identify person-centered practice and explain how the activity professional can integrate into daily interactions.
-Participant will identify the importance and value of professional affiliation in NAAP and professional certification through NCCAP.
-Participant will discuss professional standards of practice, supported by the National Association of Activity Professionals (NAAP), and apply them to ethical decision-making in long-term care.
-Participant will differentiate the role of the activity professional in different models of care.
-Participant will explain the activity professional’s responsibility in leading the resident council and protecting resident rights
NCCAP # 526033-27NT
Course Content meets NCCAP Body of Knowledge Topic areas 17, 26