Developing Quality Activities

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Developing Quality Activities

• Shannon E. Jarrott, PhD.
• Aaron P. C. Weintraub, MS.

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Objectives

• Understand concepts central to quality
  intergenerational (IG) activities.
• Consider pre-planning steps.
• Describe effective practices.
• Note potential challenges.
• Identify next steps for practitioners.
• Plan your own IG.

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Who are we?Who are you?

• Neighbors Growing Together
• Who has facilitated IG?
• What did your IG look like?
• What questions arose?

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Key concepts

• Personhood
• Strengths-based
• Infantilization
• Process-focused
• Adaptation
• Flexibility

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• Personhood
• Respect and dignity owed to any person.
• Taps social history.
• Requires others support.

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• Personhood
• Strengths-based
• Focus on individuals abilities and potential.
• Infantilization
• Behavioral and environmental
• Pertains to elders and kids

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• Process-focused
• Enjoy the ride!
• Focus on interactions
• IG reminders for family caregivers

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• Adaptation
• Anticipate and prepare
• Vertical extensions
• Upward downward
• Horizontal extensions

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• Example of Adaptation
• Bead sorting and stringing
• Vertical extension upward
• Copy a pattern
• Vertical extension-downward
• Use larger beads
• Create a pattern w/o stringing
• Horizontal extension
• Stained glass beaded bugs

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• Flexibility
• Enjoy the ride!
• Focus on interactions
• Anticipate and prepare alternatives
• Consider your environment
• Keep fall back activities at hand

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Preparation

• Selecting participants
• Choose optimal number of participants
• Reflect on individual interests and personal
  histories
• Consider roles and ability.

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Consider group objectives

• Cooperation
• Interaction

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Consider Individual Objectives

• Social/Emotional
• Communication
• Generativity
• Decision Making
• Initiative
• Creativity

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• Physical
• Hand-eye coordination
• Fine motor
• Gross motor
• Cognitive
• Complete activity
• Learn new skills

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Effective Practices

• Co-planning
• Consider the physical space
• Alternating pairs of chairs
• Shared materials
• Where is your body?
• Voice moderation

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Potential Pitfalls

• Infantilization
• Over/under facilitation
• Modeling considerations
• Safety

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Whats next?

• Document
• Evaluate
• Disseminate

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IG Planning Practice.
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Contact Information
Shannon Jarrott, Ph.D., Associate
Professor Director of Research, VT Adult Day
Services Dept. of Human Development Virginia
Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0416 sjarrott_at_vt.edu
[phone] http//www. intergenerational.clahs
.vt.edu
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• Aaron Weintraub, MS
• Doctoral Candidate
• Dept. of Human Development
• Virginia Tech
• Blacksburg, VA 24061-0416
• weintraub_at_vt.edu

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• Learn about studying intergenerational
  relationships at Virginia Techs Dept. of Human
  Development in Blacksburg, Virginia.
• B.S. M.S. in Human Development
• Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
• Ph.D. in Human Development
• Adult Development and Aging
• Family Studies
• Child Adolescent Development
• Marriage Family Therapy
• Neighbors Growing Together offers tours and
  consultation on developing, implementing, and
  evaluating intergenerational programs.