Title: Let’s play so we can be HAPPEY

Topic: Let’s play so we can be HAPPEY

Description of therapy: recreational therapy is a process that makes use of recreation and other activity-
based interventions to address the needs of an individual with illnesses or disabling conditions, as a
means to psychological and physical health, recovery and well being

Description of planned activity: an activity wherein the physical and mental abilities of the patients will
be enhanced while also having fun. Consisting of 1 cognitive game and 2 physical games. The riddle
game was chosen to test the cognitive ability of the patients to match the riddles with the pictures
provided. The two physical games were chosen to test the cognitive and physical abilities of the patients,
testing the agility and speed of their mind and body

Objectives:
Short term:
 After 1 hour of recreational therapy, the patient’s cognitive ability will be stimulated
 The patient’s physical ability will be enhanced
 The patient will be exposed to collaborative activities
 The value of sportsmanship will be emphasized to the patient
Long term:
 After 4 weeks of recreational therapy, the patient will be able to socialize and collaborate
appropriately with people around him
 The patient’s rate of compliance will increase due to continuous exposure to collaboration
 The patient’s cognitive abilities will be developed and improved
 The patient’s physical abilities will be developed further and improved

Therapeutic value:
1. Physical health and health maintenance
 Reduce cardiovascular and respiratory risk
 Reduce the risk of physical complications secondary to disability
 Improve the general physical and perceptual motor functioning of individual with a
disability
2. Psychosocial health
 Reduce depression, anxiety, and stress
 Reduce self abusive and inappropriate behaviors
 Improve coping behavior
 Improve self control
 Increase self concept, self esteem, and adjustment to disability
 Improve general psychosocial health
 Improve social skills, socialization, cooperation, and interpersonal interactions
3. Cognitive functioning
 Increase or maintain general cognitive functioning
 Increase or maintain short and long term memory
 Decrease confusion and disorientation
 Increase or maintain communication and language skills
4. Societal and health care system
 Help prevent complications secondary to disability
  Improve patient compliance with rehabilitation regimes, patient satisfaction with
treatment and self dedication to treatment
 Increase outpatient involvement and post discharge compliance with treatment plans

Procedure:
Litratong ito, hulaan mo
1. Divide the participants into 6 groups
2. Each groups will be named as red, blue, yellow
3. A set of pictures will be given to each groups
4. A riddle or a question will be asked by the therapist
5. The participants will be given 30 secs (w/ music) to guess the riddle by selecting a picture given
to them
6. While the music is playing, the participants must dance
7. Only after the 30 secs will the groups get the picture that will represent their answer
8. Once the group is sure with their answers, they will seat down to signify their readiness
9. Groups will be selected depends on who gets ready first
10. In the first round, only 5 out of 6 groups will be allowed to go up the next round. So on with
other rounds.
11. If a group doesn’t finish last but gets the wrong answer, they will still be removed
12. The last group to finish and the group who gets the wrong answer will be asked to sit down.
13. All of the participants will be given prizes.

Questions/riddles
1. Akoy masustansya, madalas kulay berde, mayaman sa bitamina pati mineral
Ans: gulay
2. Akoy matamis, kinakahiligan ng bata. Pero magingat ka, ngipin mo ang nakaalalay
Ans: candy
3. Akoy paborito ng pilipino, maputi, malambot. Bagay kahit saan, at kahit kelan.
Ans: kanin
4. Akoy matamis, paborito ng kahit sino. Makulay, masustansya, magiging malusog ka pa
Ans: prutas
5. Akoy galing sa pugon. Masarap kung mainit, malambot rin at galing sa harina
Ans: tinapay

Musical colors:
1. Groups will be retained
2. Cut outs of circles will be taped along the walls and floor of the venue
3. Music will play and all the participants must dance
4. Once the music stops, they must go to a cut out circle that is according to their color
5. Each round, 2 circles will be be removed
6. Participants who are not bale to touch a circle after the music, will be asked to seat down

Sunday mo ang bahaghari

1. 15 participants will be needed, 5 each group
2. the each participants will be given a colour. 6 colors each group
3. the person on the first line will be assigned as the leader or representative and will be given two
colors
4. 5 student nurse models will be in front and each round they will be given an assigned color
 5. the group must arrange their color according to the student nurses
6. the group last to finish arranging themselves will be asked to seat down
7. since two groups are remaining, the first group to finish will be the winner

Materials:
1. 3 sets of pictures
2. 10 circles (red, blue, yellow)
3. Prizes: inipit, cheesecake, mamon

Evaluation: after 1 hour of recreational therapy

 The patient’s cognitive ability is stimulated
 The patient’s physical ability is enhanced
 The patient is exposed to collaborative activities
 The value of of collaboration is emphasized to the patient
 The value of sportsmanship is emphasized to the patient