The Use of iPads

1. The Use of iPads in Therapeutic Recreation Practice Dr. Lynn Anderson, CTRS, CPRP Deana Moore, CTRS

2. Learning Outcomes • Demonstrate the ability to use apps in the therapeutic recreation process: assessment, planning, implementation, documentation, and evaluation • Demonstrate the ability to use apps in each domain: leisure, social/communication, physical/sensory, cognitive, and psychological/emotional • Identify ways you will use iPads in your own practice

3. Why the iPad? • Communication options • “Cool” • Self expression • Mastery • Rapport building • Confidence building • Decrease in anxiety • Autonomy • Empowerment • Self direction • Ease of use • Lots and lots of APPS!

4. Basic iPad Operations

7. Built-in Accessibility

8. iPad Accessibility Features • VoiceOverscreen reader • Zoom magnification • Large Text • White on Black • Speak Selection • Speak Auto-text • Mono Audio and balance • AssistiveTouch • Support for braille displays • Playback of closed-captioned content

9. Adaptations for the iPad

10. Braille Displays

11. Face Time and Closed Captioning

17. Use of iPad to create and share forms • Fill-in PDFs • Dropbox

18. Break!

19. iPad and APIE • Medical abbreviations • Medical forms • Online surveys and forms

20. Survey apps • Assessment • Planning • Documentation • Evaluation

21. Use of iPad in functional domains • Social/communication • Psychological/emotional • Physical/sensory • Cognitive • Leisure

22. Social Functioning • Socialization • Communication

23. Social functioning includes things like Being able to interact with others Forming friendships Understanding social norms Communicating effectively

24. Variations in social functioning could be due to Mental illness Attention deficit disorder Autism Other developmental disabilities Traumatic brain injury Etc.

25. Communication includes things like Verbal Nonverbal Expressive Receptive

26. Variations in the ability to communicate could be due to Cerebral palsy Stroke Intellectual disability Autism Other…

27. Apps for Communication

28. Apps for Social Skills

29. Psychological/Emotional Functioning • Emotions • Self image • Self esteem

30. Psychological/emotional functioning includes things like Experiencing enjoyment and other positive emotions Coping with stress; relaxing Feeling good about oneself Being mindful Savoring life Optimism and hope Etc.

31. Variations in psychological/emotional functioning could be due to Mental illness Attention deficit disorder Traumatic brain injury PTSD Etc.

32. Apps for Psychological and Emotional Functioning

33. Lunch!

34. Physical Functioning • Physical • Sensory

35. Physical functioning includes things like Walking Lifting Moving Balancing Grasping Muscular control Fine motor skills Etc.

36. Variations in physical functioning could be due to Spinal cord injury Amputation Stroke Obesity Multiple sclerosis Muscular dystrophy Spina bifida Cerebral palsy Arthritis Parkinson’s disease Etc.

37. Sensory functioning includes things like Hearing Seeing Touching Integrating sensations Etc.

38. Variations in sensory functioning could be due to Blindness Deafness Hearing impairment Vision impairment Color blindness Autism Etc.

39. Apps for the Sensory Domain

40. Apps for Physical Skills

41. Apps for Physical Fitness

42. Cognitive Functioning

43. Cognitive or intellectual functioning includes things like Learning Processing information Memory Problem solving Paying attention Reading Writing Following directions Etc.

44. Variations in cognitive functioning could be due to Intellectual disability Autism Learning disability Other developmental disabilities Traumatic brain injury Alzheimer’s Etc.

45. Apps for the Cognitive Domain

46. Use of iPads in TR Practice • Guest Speakers: • Kristina McGowan, B.A.,TRS • Judy Dravucz, Diploma, RecT • Alberta Health Services • Carewest Fanning Centre

48. Break!

49. Leisure Functioning

50. Apps for Leisure Resources