Mental Fitness Instructor's Guide

Lead ready-to-use mental fitness groups with the Mental Fitness Instructor's Guide, a complete guide with over 80 activities to stimulate your residents' memory and imagination!

Written by Kari Berit Gustafson and published by Attainment Company, this instructor's guide explains how to create and facilitate mental exercise groups for older adults. It is organized into eight themed sections, including brainstorming, memory and stimulating the imagination, and provides warm-up exercises, scripts to follow and cognitive adaptations. A valuable tool for recreation therapists and activity staff in LTC and retirement homes, since worksheets can be photocopied or printed from the downloadable PDF.

This guide promotes:

• Cognitive stimulation through over 80 step-by-step activities
• Memory and reasoning through a variety of exercises
• Creativity and imagination through brainstorming
• Social participation in group sessions
• Easier facilitation with scripts and cognitive adaptations

Everything you need to launch a structured mental fitness program. A practical guide to keep your residents' minds active!

Note: English content only.