Tuesday 13 March 2012

Doing, Being, Belonging

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The occupation of having morning tea was chosen as this was a daily occurrence at the rest home on my first placement. The residents enjoyed morning tea as it was a good time to socialise, have fun and plan out the day’s activities. Morning tea always occurred at ten am as this was the time when all the residents were up and been through their morning routines such as self cares. Morning tea was important as it indicated that an activity session was going to start afterwards.

Doing- “The concept of doing indicates purposeful, goal-oriented activities; doing has been the traditional preoccupation of occupational therapy”                                                   
 Being- “Being has been defined as time taken to reflect, be introspective or meditative, (re)discover the self, savour the moment... and to enjoy being with special people”
Become- “Becoming describes the idea that people can envision future selves and possible lives, explore new opportunities and harbour ideas ...how their lives might be experienced as worthwhile”
Belong- “Belonging, within a network of social support can underpin both the ability to do and contribute to the pleasure and meaningfulness of doing”
 (Hammell, 2004, p.302)

  
Reference:
Hammell, K. W. (2004). Dimensions of meaning in the occupations of daily life. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(5), 296-305.

All photo's were gained from free access internet sites to ensure ethical considerations were taken. Photo's taken were not of Rest Home residents but of friends who gave consent to be published in this blog.
 

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