Involvement Bulletin Boards

Transform ordinary bulletin boards into hubs of activity! This guide shows you how bulletin boards can be used to stimulate active participation and involvement. Exciting new ideas for art, science, math, social studies, language arts, health, and holidays provide provocative ideas that challenge children to think, do, and learn.

Health care providers and social workers at nursing homes may feel they have little time to design programs for the family members of their residents, yet you will learn in How to Get Families More Involved in the Nursing Home that the benefits of such programs are immense and the time investment will pay off. You learn of four family programs that can be put into use immediately or can be changed or expanded to fit the needs of an individual setting. In addition, you will witness how educational workshops, support groups, family councils, and holiday socials increase family involvement in the nursing home, which in turn improves the quality of care and life that long-term residents experience.In the daily bustle of trying to meet the needs of all residents, staff members do not generally have time to devote to family members who often feel awkward during their visits and do not realize their help would be welcomed. Nursing home coordinators and social workers can use the model support groups and workshops this book provides to open the lines of communication between staff and families and enable them to work together to assess and meet residents’ needs. Implementation of these programs encourages families to take an active role in the operation of the nursing home and to participate in the decisions and events that affect the residents’ lives. How to Get Families More Involved in the Nursing Home provides easy, step-by-step procedures for the installation of family programs without overtaxing social workers and directors already under pressure.In addition to the four model programs developed and presented by author Tammy LaBrake, a Public Health Social Work Consultant, this book examines research findings on the lack of family participation in nursing homes despite the offering of family programs. You learn how to overcome barriers to communication and collaboration between staff members and family members and capitalize on the amount of participation that does exist within a nursing home. You also learn how to convey to families that they are equally responsible for the well-being of their resident and that their input and assistance are necessary to correct problems that cannot be remedied by staff members alone. Finally, How to Get Families More Involved in the Nursing Home demonstrates that workshops, social gatherings, and councils do contribute to the formation of a community where family members and staffers find the mutual support necessary to provide excellent health care and soften the institutional atmosphere.

These innovative bulletin board sets make bulletin board creation easy for teachers and educational value high for students! Each new All-In-One bulletin board set includes more than 30 individual bulletin board pieces, 20 feet of attractive educational border, and an activity for students that involves making an item that teachers can put up as part of the bulletin board display! These bulletin boards are creative and colorful while also being highly educational and unique. Both elementary and middle school teachers will love them; in fact we give both an elementary activity and a middle school activity as the student-work portion for each bulletin board! Teachers love these and will want to buy lots of the All-In-One sets so they can swap them out as they study and celebrate different events throughout the year! Saves time! Saves money! Looks great! Creative and fun! Interactive student involvement! High educational value! Great visual to help meet state social studies standards. Downloadable activities for ELEMENTARY and MIDDLE SCHOOL students. CLICK HERE!