Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Course fulfills requirements of the Basic Education Course for Activity Professionals (MEPAP I) of the NCCAP, and is required by the Activity Assistant, Activity Director, and Activity Consultant Certificates of Completion in the Activity Professional Career Pathway.

Students successfully completing the course will be able to:

1. Work as an activity professional in long term care facilities, adult daycare, and community settings
2. Meet standards of practice in developing and implementing a comprehensive activity program for all levels of functioning and for special needs populations
3. Meet eligibility standards for certification levels from the National Certification Council of Activity Professionals (NCCAP), when combined with academic, continuing education, and work experience meeting the AAC, ADC, or ACC criteria.

Students successfully completing the course will be able to:

1. Work as an activity professional in long term care facilities, adult daycare, and community settings
2. Meet standards of practice in developing and implementing a comprehensive activity program for all levels of functioning and for special needs populations
3. Meet eligibility standards for certification levels from the National Certification Council of Activity Professionals (NCCAP), when combined with academic, continuing education, and work experience meeting the AAC, ADC, or ACC criteria.

All course projects must be completed at an approved facility in which at least 50% of the facility population is 60 years or older, under the guidance of a qualified mentor. Projects include:

• Activity Documentation, based on a care plan meeting, including an Activity Assessment and a Care Plan for activities for one resident.
• Activity Planning for one-to-one activities, small group activities, and large group activities, including all documentation.
• Policy and Procedures review of the facility legal structure, mission statement, organizational chart, activity department policies and procedures and job descriptions, and state regulations for long term care
• In-Service Presentation of at least 10 minutes to the activity staff or other facility staff on the importance or purpose of activity programming, documented via video, with a written report
• Age Issues and Advocacy through an article or letter addressed to a local newspaper, facility in-house newsletter, or other publication expressing an opinion on an issue affecting elders in long term care
• Quality of Life Activity for the student’s personal health and well-being
• Quality of Care interview with the Director of Nursing or comparable position responsible for care.

All course projects must be completed at an approved facility in which at least 50% of the facility population is 60 years or older, under the guidance of a qualified mentor. Projects include:

• Activity Documentation, based on a care plan meeting, including an Activity Assessment and a Care Plan for activities for one resident.
• Activity Planning for one-to-one activities, small group activities, and large group activities, including all documentation.
• Policy and Procedures review of the facility legal structure, mission statement, organizational chart, activity department policies and procedures and job descriptions, and state regulations for long term care
• In-Service Presentation of at least 10 minutes to the activity staff or other facility staff on the importance or purpose of activity programming, documented via video, with a written report
• Age Issues and Advocacy through an article or letter addressed to a local newspaper, facility in-house newsletter, or other publication expressing an opinion on an issue affecting elders in long term care
• Quality of Life Activity for the student’s personal health and well-being
• Quality of Care interview with the Director of Nursing or comparable position responsible for care.