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These are some of my favorite books. Some I use in the MEPAP courses and others are just
ones that should be on everyone's shelves. I hope you find them as helpful as I have. To order the book, click on the title.
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NEW Documentation in a Snap for Activity Professionals NEW
by Ann G. Uniack
This is a practical and useful book to guide the activity professional in developing documentation skills. Topics covered include rules for record keeping, selecting forms,
regulatations, assessments, the MDS, RAP's, care plans, progress notes, resident council and quality assurance. Excellent how-to book for every activity department.

$38.95

NEW The wRECking Yard of Games and Activities NEW
104 activities for groups of children, adolescents, adults, and older adults that help you teach them teamwork,
self-esteem, self-discovery, leisure education, communication, anger management, and fitness. Great for inter-generational programs or working with
special needs populations (young adults or developmentally disabled).
$24.00

NEW Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programs for Older Adults NEW
by Linda Levine Madori, Ph.D, CTRS, ATR
This new and innovative book defines how to create an enriching environment that effectively meets the needs of older adults through cognitive, creative and physical programming. The book outlines a nice step process to explore a theme through the creative arts. Full of suggestions for themes and programming.
Cost : $38.00

NEW The Handbook for Structured Life ReviewNEW
This is a user-friendly handbook, which outlines sessions that can be easily led by the activity professional. The book = explains the role of the Therapeutic Listener and describes useful communication techniques.
Step-by-step goals, instructions, and sample plans for eight separate sessions are provided. Structured Life Review is appropriate for older adults in senior centers, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing centers, and home settings. The approach is especially beneficial for individuals experiencing stress, undergoing major change, or coping with grief or a traumatic event.
Cost $32.00

Looking Back
By Marge Knoth

This is a very practical book and offers 200 questions which reflect back on topics of interest to the elderly. Great for a quick fill in or main activity.
Offers lots of ways to ask questions, illustrations and cues.
Cost $11.00

RAP Handbook for Activities
by Michele Nolta, CTRS, ACC

This is the only activity RAP book to help long term care activity/recreation professionals. The book explains the RAP process and gives examples of how to write a RAP note. The remainder of the book gives sample RAP notes for activity specific RAPs. A must for all nursing home activity departments.
Cost : $32.00

Getting to Know The Life Stories of Older Adults
Activities for Building Relationships
By Kathy Laurenhue

This book takes a fresh look at reminiscing with fun-filled and lively exercises to help people laugh with, as well as learn from, each other. The book includes nine in-depth group exercises and more than 30 mini-exercises to cover topics such as individual histories, personal preferences and social history. Games, discussion, storytelling and other methods are introduced.
Includes a bonus CD with participant handouts, read-aloud passages, and art templates for easy painting.
Cost $39.00

Activities Keep Me Going and Going - Volume 1 and II
By Charles Peckman and Mary M. Miller

Excellent all around activity book for new and experienced activity professionals. Covers all the basic and advanced information that is needed to effectively run a department. Volume I has the history and basis of the profession, communication, understanding the elderly, documentation, quality assurance, volunteerism and much more. Volume II is a wonderful assortment of specific activities in each activity domain. I use this book as the text for the MEPAP 2nd Edition - Section I.
Cost $75.00

Activities for the Elderly - Volume I
By Sandra D. Parker, Carol Will, Cheryl L. Burke

This is an informative book with 75 specific activity ideas. Chapters on specific types of activities such as mental,
physical and arts and crafts, music, dance and drama, outdoor/nature activities, and religious activities. Great book to have at
your side when program planning.

Cost $30.00

Activities for the Elderly - Volume II
Working with Residents with Significant Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
By Sandra D. Parker, Carol Will

This is a continuation of Vol. I but it offers 86 specific program ideas and it focuses more on the needs of cognitively impaired older adults. Some of the chapters include Activity Categories and Benefits, Occupations and Hobbies, Sports, Spiritual Pursuit, Places Lived and Visited, Artistic Interests, Dreams and Laughter, Cognitive Challenges, Physical Activities, and Sensory Stimulation.
Cost $30.00

Quality Assurance for the Activity Programs - 2nd Edition
by Richelle N. Cunninghis, Elizabeth Best Martini

There are few books on understanding quality assurance from an
activity perspective. This books explains quality assurance programs
for the activity department in clear and down to earth language.
Cost $12.00

Reality Activities: A How To Manual for
Increasing Orientation, Second Edition
by Richelle N. Cunninghis

This book offers an overview of understanding the cognitively impaired
and developing orienting activities. Very specific ideas for group and 1-1 approaches. The book includes information on how to break down tasks into more manageable activities for your residents as well as offering over 50 activity ideas.
Cost $10.00

The Professional Activity Manager and Consultant
Anne D’Antonio-Nocera, Nancy DeBolt, Nadine Touhey

I have used this book with the MEPAP II class. It is a great book for the new and experienced manager. The forty-two chapters are divided into ten sections: Introduction to Management and Consulting, Competency and Ethical Issues, Regulatory Issues, The Facility, Staffing, Adult Learning, Evaluation, Overview of Consulting, Consulting Techniques, and Managing a Consulting Business. The book contains many ready-made forms, checklists for quality assurance, and other easy-to-read quick reference sections to help you locate the information you need quickly.
Cost $45.00

A Survival Guide for Activity Professionals
by Richelle N. Cunninghis, Nancy DeBolt

This is a quick and easy read with lots of useful tips and information for the activity professional. This book looks at the other issues that are important parts of your job such as time management, decision making, handling stress, improving your communication skills, defending your turf, and working with a consultant.
Cost $12.00
Check out NCCAP approved independent study program using this book.

Art Activities for Groups: Providing Therapy, Fun, and Function
by Diane Fausek-Steinbach

This book offers 48 interesting and innovative art activities for populations with different cognitive levels and physical abilities. The projects involve the use of several different media including: collage, paint, and drawing. Suggestions include how to best facilitate the activity, including the use of music and verbal clues, creating social interaction, and personal enjoyment. The activities are most appropriate for groups of seniors, groups of children and youth, and therapy or counseling groups of any age dealing with the specific issues covered by the activity.
Helpful suggestions give directions for facilitating the activity, assembling materials, and preparation needed prior to beginning each project.
Cost $24.00

Long Term Care for Activity Professionals, Recreational Therapists and
Social Services Professionals, Fourth Edition
by Martini, Weeks and Wirth

This books offers practical information about all the responsibilities of being an activity professional. It covers working with different resident groups, meeting standards, working with team and family members, and managing your department. This latest edition includes expanded information on the RAI, RAPs, and MDS 2.0; information on resident demographics; history of the profession; and documentation of resident care. This is a great reference book for activity directors in long term care facilities.
Cost $38.00

Mystery Person of the Week
By Marge Knoth

This is a great activity book to have. It has 52 weeks of ideas for
trivia, bulletin boards and other group ideas. A great fill in or perfect way to start the day resource.

Can be used in group or during 1-1 visits.
Cost $27.00

Remembering the Good Old Days
by Marge Knoth

An easy book to use for actual programming content. It offers 100 old-days subjects, each broken down into questions which draw the elderly into discussion Subjects are old-time beauty secrets, barn dances, immigration, dance marathons, famous people, preserving food, weddings, childbirth and more. There are 21 tips for leading a lively reminiscence group, photos and illustrations, old-time prices and 19th-century helpful hints.
Cost $15.00

Activity Planning at your Fingertips
By Marge Knoth

Defines over 600 activity ideas for parties, projects, crafts, community, outings, men-only, games, holidays, clubs, low-functioning and more. Designed for easy use with 10 tabs and alphabetical listings. Has won national and state awards for its thorough content and user-friendly layout.
Cost $34.00

Activity Encyclopedia
by Marge Knoth

A collection of many ideas which were contributed by activity professionals across the country and are divided into 13 categories *Bedside and low-functioning *Parties *Crafts *Games *Word games *Men Only*Guests *Cooking *Outings *Monthly biggies *Community *outreaches *Special projects *Everyday activities. Organized like the Activity Planning at Your Fingertips with dividers and easy access of information.
Cost $34.00

Rethinking Alzheimer's Care
By Fazio, Seman, and Stansell

This is a revolutionary book in that it encourages the caregiver to reconsider the meaning of home, the environment and how we
approach the individual with Alzheimer's Disease. This book offers a fresh, humanistic look at this disease and offers practical and helpful
hints to all people who interact with individuals with AD.
Cost $21.00

The Validation Breakthrough
By Naomi Feil

This book is a 2nd Edition and is the only authorized book on Validation Therapy. It defines several practical means to understand and communicate with residents/individuals with Alzheimer's Disease. The described techniques allow the caregiver to communicate more successfully with residents with AD.
Cost $32.00

The Best Friends Approach to Azheimer's Care
By Virginia Bell and David Troxel

This book introduces a ground breaking and up lifting method of care for individuals with Alzheimer's Disease.
This program is built on the essential elements of friendship: respect, empathy, support, trust and humor. The book defines the building blocks of this new care model which is flexible and adaptable to any level of care.
Cost $27.00

The Best Friends Book of Alzheimer's Activities
by Bell, Troxel, Cox and Hamon

This books has many ideas and suggestions as to how any care staff can turn the simplest interaction with a person with dementia into an activity. The books if full of informal and formal activities, communication tips, activities for men, activities for non-programmed time, intergenerational ideas, and adaptations for activities.
Cost 33.00

Strengthen Your Mind :
Activities for People with Early Memory Loss

This is a great trivia/word game book. It is filled with 70 engaging activities which will stimulate the minds, memories, and senses of older adults. Designed especially for individuals with early memory loss, the short, one-page worksheets strengthen brain functioning, promote social interaction, and provide hours of meaningful enjoyment.
Cost $29.00

The Positive Interactions Program of Activities for People with Alzheimer's Disease
By Nussenboim and Vroman

This is one of my favorite early book purchases in my activity professional career.
It is features 92 step by step activities for individuals with memory loss. The beginning section of the book discusses setting up a program for individuals with AD, introducing the activities based on level of functioning and individual techniques to ensure success. The remainder of the book is full of individual activity ideas focusing on creative, sensory and physical.
Cost $35.00

Movement with Meaning : A Multi Sensory Program
for Individuals with Early State Alzheimer's Disease
By Barbara Larsen

Movement with Meaning uses activities that stimulate all five senses to enhance the well-being of older adults. Designed specifically to meet the needs of people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, the program combines gentle dance movements, yoga-inspired poses, and breathing exercises with music, poetry, and specific sensory activities.
Cost $33.00

How to Thrive, Not Just Survive....
in Life and in the Activity Profession
By Marge Knoth

This is a quick and easy reading book. While reading the book, you feel as if you are sitting down with
a fellow activity professional. Information about being organized, managing your office, dealing with stress, remaining
on top of your professional game, volunteerism and being successful are all discussed. Helpful hints, motivational quotes
and good information make these books a validating addition to your library.
Cost $18.00
Check out NCCAP approved independent study program using this book.

Sailing to Your Success
Keys to Personal and Professional Development
By Marge Knoth

This book is written along the same lines as How to Thrive, but it is packed with additional information about attitude,
procrastination and communication skills. The beauty of both of these books is that they are written from the
perspective of the Activity Professional. There are many management and professional development
books out there, but these were written by an activity professional for activity professionals.
Cost $18.00
Check out NCCAP approved independent study program using this book.

Care Planning Cookbook
Edition 4 by Michele Nolta & Beth Hall

This text is a must have for nursing home activity departments. The book outlines the 7 step care plan guide for recreation and activities.
Included are lists of wordage, definitions and abbreviations. The majority of the book are care plan samples focusing on every problem or need
imaginable in the world of long term care recreation and activities.
Cost 46.00

Dementia Care Plan Dictionary
Bt Michelle Nolta & Beth Hall

This is a new addition to the Recreation Therapy Consultant's publications. It is care planning which focuses on dementia needs,
including many care plans on behaviors and .
Additionally, there are several pages focusing on programming approaches, special documentation techniques and forms for dementia care
and helpful pages on behavior management.
Cost 33.00

Enrichment Sensory Program
By Michelle Nolta

This is a cost effective how to book on sensory programming. The book title says it defines "affordable, achievable and quality sensory
program solutions.". There is a section on assessment and developing sensory programs. However the majority of the book
lists specific theme based sensory ideas. The program ideas include a "monologue" or script for the leader, as well as lists of materials and approaches
to try with the theme.
24.00

Management in Therapeutic Recreation
Second Edition
by Carter and O'Morrow

A comprehensive and complete management book which focuses on the duties and responsibilities of the recreation professional.
This books offers a wealth of information on all aspects of management - planning, organizing, supervision and evaluation. This is one of
my favorite books for management. It is not an easy read but it is jam packed full of very helpful
information for the department manager.
Cost $50.00