1. List one (1) current issue that is affecting the leisure and health industry and describe how this affects the Leisure and Health worker.
2. Describe what the terms ‘holistic’ and ‘person-centred practice’ mean?
3. Why should clients be empowered to participate in planning for recreational and leisure activities or programs?
4. Why should clients be empowered to participate in planning for recreational and leisure activities or programs?
5. Demonstrate, in the workplace, a commitment to principles of equity and access by answering the following multiple choice questions.
Juan is living with moderate dementia and attends the local Community Day Centre each Wednesday. Most of the other clients on Wednesday are living with mild dementia or do not have dementia. Juan loves playing cards. As Juan now has some difficulty playing the correct card each time, he is no longer dealt a hand of cards and just watches the game.
What could the leisure and health worker do to uphold access and equity?
Select more than one answer by highlighting:
⦁ Join Juan in the game and provide gentle verbal prompts if needed to support him to participate.
⦁ Leave the situation as it is.
⦁ Give Juan his own packet of cards and table for solitary card games.
⦁ Identify whether there are any other clients who are familiar with and interested in a card game that Juan can manage and set up another small card group.
Mrs Brown has been a bird lover and breeder for many years. She is now living with advance dementia and is very frail. Staff decide that there is no point assisting her to the bird show.
What could the Leisure & Health worker do to uphold access and equity?
Select one by highlighting:
⦁ Talk about the bird show to Mrs Brown, assist her there, sit beside Mrs Brown at times during the show explain what is happening, bring a bird over closer (but not too close initially) watch for response
⦁ Leave the situation as it is
Mrs Cho lives with her daughter and attends a Community Day Centre each Monday. She does not speak any English and often does not join in with any of the activities.
What could the leisure and health worker do to uphold access and equity for Mrs Cho?
Select more than one answer by highlighting:
⦁ In consultation with Mrs Cho and her family develop a communication folder using pictures and symbols.
⦁ Email Mrs Cho’s daughter a Monday programme so that they can read this prior to arriving at the centre, enabling Mrs Cho to decide which activities she might be interested in doing.
⦁ Comprehensive leisure, social and cultural history assessment for Mrs Cho with an interpreter to ensure that Mrs Cho’s interests are identified.
⦁ Leave the situation as it is, as she settles in she will get used to the activities and join in.
6. List three (3) ways you can facilitate a client being involved in planning of leisure.
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7. Describe 3 things a leisure and health worker needs to consider when working with and programming for people from diverse backgrounds.
Example Answer – Gender identity of a client
Example answer – Find out from the client which pronoun they would like you use when referring to them. Make sure this is included in client file so all workers use correct pronoun.
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8. Name and describe two public health revolutions that have changed the face of health and disease in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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9. Select one of the following economic forces (e.g. unemployment / casualised workforce / inflation / government policies such as work hours, leave entitlements, public services, public spaces etc.). Explain the impact this might have on the leisure sector?
Economic Force: Impact on leisure sector:
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10. List 2 strategies for environmentally sustainable practice for a Leisure and Health Worker.
Strategies for environmentally sustainable practice for a leisure and health worker.
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11. Describe an example of how the attitude of a leisure and health worker could affect a client’s leisure opportunities.
12. Reference List
Author or organisation (year) name of book or webpage, name of publisher & city OR URL [date sourced if url]