NAHPS Play in Hospital Week 2013 - National Association of Health

NAHPS Play in Hospital Week 2013
Celebrating 50 Years of Play in Hospitals
14th – 20th October 2013
Supported by Starlight Children’s Foundation and one of NAHPS’ patrons, Doctor Hilary Cass (President of RCPH)
Dear Health Play Specialist,
Welcome to your National Play in Hospital Week 2013 Information Pack! Brought to you by the National Association of Health Play Specialists, supported by Starlight and one of NAHPS’
patrons, Doctor Hilary Cass (President of RCPH), this pack contains numerous materials to help you organise a week of enjoyable activities on your ward. It includes:
• NAHPS Membership Form
• Starlight Children’s Foundation Information
• Printable posters on: ‘What are Health Play Specialists’, ‘Why is Play in Hospital / Healthcare Important’, ‘Distraction Therapy Techniques’
• Getting Play in the Press
• Celebrating 50 Years of Play in Hospitals
• Background History
• Timeline
• Creating a display board
• Creative Competition
• Activity and Drama Sheets for Kids and Teenagers
Please do have a good look through all of the materials and see which of our suggested activities you would like to join in with. You can of course add your own activities into the week too!
In the meantime, we hope you have a fabulous week and please do not hesitate to contact us if there is anything else we can do to help, or if you have any queries or questions about Play in Hospital Week.
Best wishes,
NAHPS
Contact details:
Irene O’Donnell & Liz Wilkinson (NAHPS Play in Hospital Week Liaisons) – please contact via Angela White: [email protected]
Starlight Hospital Services: [email protected]
What are Health Play Specialists?
Health Play Specialists are qualified professionals who work as members of healthcare teams.
Their role with children and young people is to:
™Provide play and recreation programmes in activity rooms and at bedside to meet children and young people needs for normalising play and activity ™Assess emotional and developmental needs while in hospital
™ Foster learning and wellbeing to enable children and young people to understand their condition and the medical treatment involved
™ Provide therapeutic play, arts and other activities, to enable expression of feelings and concerns
™ Provide preparation and support for potentially stressful experiences such as medical and surgical procedures
™ Provide support and education for siblings and for adult family
members around the child or young persons condition or treatment
Health play specialists may also work with children and young people in hospices and community settings and provide information for other professionals and community groups.
Why is Play in Hospital / Healthcare important?
Play is vital to the continued development of children and young people. From the earliest age play helps children to learn, to make friends and develop relationships, and to have fun.
When children and young people are admitted to hospital they are often at their most vulnerable. Play helps them to adjust to a potentially stressful situation. Play can really make a difference.
Play in hospital / healthcare helps children & young people to:
™ Understand why they are in hospital and what will happen
™ Cope with illness, being in hospital and treatment
™ Regain confidence, independence and self‐esteem
™ Express their feelings
™ Recover more quickly
Play also:
™ Creates an environment where stress and anxiety are reduced
™ Encourages family involvement
™ Aids in assessment and diagnosis
Make believe toys
These can work very well with younger children who can use them to act out a story during the procedure. For instance, hand or finger puppets, dolls, soft toys or toy cars can all be used. Books There are lots of different books that can be used for distraction therapy. Younger children may enjoy a pop‐up book, eye‐spy book or a musical book, whereas teenagers may prefer to listen to a story tape. Controlled breathing This can be used for all ages and involves the child blowing a real or imaginary balloon or feather up in the air. Other things can also be used, like party blowers or blowpipes. Older children might want to just concentrate on their breathing. Games and puzzles
These are suitable for all ages, but the game or puzzle will need to be appropriate for the child’s age. Younger children may prefer jigsaws, whereas older children or teenagers may be happier with a hand‐held computer game or iPad. Touch and feel toys These are suitable for all ages and can work very effectively for children with special needs. Messy play, using slime or dough, can be used, as can textured toys like squashy plastic balls or cuddly toys. Toys that are attractive to look at, such as kaleidoscopes, light‐
up toys, mirrors or bubbles tubes can also work well. Music
Listening to or singing along with music can also be used successfully with all age groups. There are also ‘therapeutic’ music tapes available that use sounds from nature to give a calming effect. Coping mechanisms Older children and teenagers may prefer to talk through the procedure as it happens, or just talk about things that interest them. By concentrating on carrying out the conversation, their mind might be distracted from the procedure itself. Play specialists help children and young people to come up with their own coping strategies empowering them to help themselves. Timeline: National Association of Health Play Staff Milestones
1957 It is thought that the first staff to play with child patients at St.Bartholomew’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals in London, were called "Lady Greens" by the children themselves because of their uniforms.
1959 The Welfare of Children in Hospital (Platt Report) recognised that an unoccupied child is less likely to be happy than one with interesting things to do. “Where play can be organised under skilled supervision it is particularly useful”.
1963 Susan Harvey, Save the Children Fund advisor, is credited as the Founder of Play in Hospital. Following her discussions with Dr David Morris Consultant Paediatrician, innovative work began as Save the Children Fund employed Gabi Marston as the first Hospital Play Staff at the Brook Hospital, London. Over the years Save the Children established many successful hospital play schemes which went on to become an integral part of hospital services. During this time Peg Belson, a founder member of Mother Care for Children in Hospital‐ later to become the National Association of the Welfare of Children in Hospital (NAWCH) was instrumental in using the organisation to raise awareness of the importance of play in hospital.
1972 The Department of Health and Social Security commissioned an Expert Group on Play in Hospital which recommended the employment of play staff on children’s wards. Their report was not published until 1976.
1973 The first training course for Hospital Play Specialists was established at Chiswick College under the guidance of Susan Harvey, Gabi Marston and Dr Hugh Jolly. This moved to Southwark College in 1978 and was the forerunner of our present training.
1975 Hospital Play Specialists established the National Association of Hospital Play Staff (NAHPS), which was made up of 28 play staff including Pamela Barnes and Sheila Docherty. Ten other professions representing nursing, medicine, social work and the voluntary sector were listed as members including our patron, Dr Richard Wilson.
1976 The first NAHPS Newsletter was published to coincide with the inaugural meeting. NAHPS now prints a bi‐
annual Journal informing members and allied professions of the skilled work of colleagues throughout the UK.
1977 At the AGM, the first of the "Let's Play" leaflets was launched. There are now a series of leaflets, reading lists and booklists available offering expert advice on different aspects of Play in Hospital.
1978 NAHPS began organising National Study Days and Open Meetings. Today these are a regular and valuable feature of its work in supporting its members’ continual professional development.
1980 A DHSS Survey showed that one third of all children's wards had paid Play Workers.
1981 NAHPS became a member of the Play in Hospital Liaison Committee (PHLC) joining Save the Children Fund, National Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital and Pre‐school Playgroups Association.
1985 NAHPS initiated the establishment of The Hospital Play Staff Examination Board, (HPSEB) to institute a national qualification for the profession. Pamela Barnes became the first chair of HPSEB later known as the Hospital Play Staff Education Trust (HPSET). The aims of the Trust include the:
Advancement of education with particular reference to the study of developmental and therapeutic play; including psycho‐social care in hospital of children, young people and their families, the promotion of high standards of care through the advancement and improvement of the education and training of Hospital Play Staff, the undertaking of research into the care in hospital and in the community of children, young people and their families and the publication of the useful results.
1987 The first of our annual Hugh Jolly Memorial Lectures took place. Dr Hugh Jolly had introduced Hospital Play Specialists in Charing Cross Hospital in 1965. He was a respected and active advocate for Play in Hospital, encouraging the development of play schemes and supporting professional play staff.
1988 Certificates issued to first graduates of the HPSEB courses.
1990 NAHPS worked as part of the PHLC to produce the landmark document "Quality Management for Children, Play in Hospital" by Christine Hogg.
1991 The first pilot course with BTEC as the awarding body took place at Bolton College.
1992 Discussions initiated by NAHPS with the Department of Health led to the official recognition of Hospital Play Specialists as a distinct staff group in the Health Service.
1992 Hospital Play Staff Examination Board was recognised as an awarding body by the 1992 Further and Higher Education Act.
1994 NAHPS granted charitable status.
1995 The first Play in Hospital Week was held promoting the work of hospital play staff at a local and national level.
1996 First graduates of the joint HPSET/BTEC courses.
2000 NAHPS launch their website during the second Play in Hospital Week.
2003 The Department of Health published the National Service Framework for Children Young People and Maternity Services – Standard for Hospital Services makes reference to the need for play in hospital and the therapeutic purpose of play as part of the child’s care plan. The document recommends that all children staying in hospital have daily access to a play specialist.
2004 BTEC and HPSET introduced a new Level 4 qualification – A Professional Diploma in Specialised Play for Sick Children and Young People, accredited at Level 4 on the National Qualification Framework.
2006 NAHPS commissioned Judy Walker to write Play for Health: Delivering and Auditing Quality in Hospital Play Services. This new audit tool is for play specialists and those who manage play services to evaluate and guide professional development and practice.
2006 NAHPS signed an agreement with the University of Shizuoka, which recognised the importance of international cooperation between the UK and Japan, in establishing an affiliation to promote high quality play services for sick children and an alliance in sharing best practice in research and teaching.
2008 Following extensive consultation, HPSET approved the proposal that the next programme of study should be a Foundation Degree with entry to the professional register at level 5, and that in conjunction with the validating university the pilot programmes would be offered by 2 colleges.
2010 The pilot programmes were validated by Thames Valley University (now West Thames University) to commence in September 2010 at Bolton and Stanmore Colleges.
The new Foundation Degree Award ‘Healthcare Play Specialism’ will be recognised as the requirement for application for professional registration with the Hospital Play Staff Education Trust (HPSET) and a Licence to Practice as a Registered Play Specialists (Health). Both the qualification and professional registration together will form the recognised qualification and standard for work in the National Health Service (NHS) and many community healthcare settings.
2012 Peg Belson, Patron of NAHPS dies. Source: http://nahps.org.uk/index.php?page=history
50 Years of Play in Hospitals!
As part of Play in Hospital Week, we are encouraging you to contact the archive and communications teams at your hospital to try and dig out some old photographs and information about play in your hospital in the 1960s. If your hospital has its own museum, see if they have any information or perhaps try contacting a local museum / heritage centre to see if they have any toys or games from that era.
Why not create a display with photographs and information about how play has developed in your hospital since the 1960s? Perhaps you could compare the types of toys used.
Or maybe even encourage your team to don 1960s hairstyles for a day or dress‐up as a children’s character?
Competition
Let’s get creative!
This year we are encouraging hospitals and hospices to host a creative competition for patients to represent ‘50 Years of Play in Hospital’. We are leaving this open for individuals to interpret their thoughts on the event however they desire – some ideas could include drawing a 50th celebration card, writing a song / poem, or perhaps compiling some research about how play in hospital has changed since the 1960s.
We are encouraging hospitals to add participants’ works to a display board about ‘50 Years of Play in Hospitals’ to raise awareness within your hospital.
How to enter:
Please select your top 3 entries and either post or scan them to
Starlight by Wednesday 30th October. Regional winners will then be selected with the national winner being awarded an exciting prize! The competition winning entry will be used in promotional materials for National Play in Hospital Week. The winning hospital will also be in for a treat. Entrants can be scanned and emailed to [email protected] or sent via post to Starlight Children’s Foundation, P.O. Box 4267, Goring, Reading, RG8 0WY.
Kids Zone
Help the ambulance get through the maze to the hospital
Can you colour in all the different animals?
Can you find all the different toys?
See if you can name all the Disney Characters from A to Z…
See if you can name the images ‐they all start with the letter 'A‘…
Can you name the three letter body parts?
Try to find all the hospital related words in the wordsearch
Which way should Tommy go to get to the Fun Centre?
Teenage Zone
Pop Star Wordsearch
Find the word “HUGS” 11 times in this happy family reunion. See if you can also find the snake, snowman, kite, teapot, snail, umbrella, lightning bolt, and head of a bunny.
True or False?
1.
Alliumphobia is a fear of garlic.
2. ‘Fauntleroy’ is the middle name of
Donald Duck.
3. Henry VIII had an extra finger on each hand.
4. Alfred Hitchcock had no belly button as
it was removed during surgery.
5. The ‘black box’ in an aeroplane is black.
6. Michael Jackson had a pet python called
‘Crusher’.
7. An emu cannot fly.
Can you name these television networks from their logo?
Can you name the type of animal from how it is portrayed in Disney films?
Can you name the cartoons...?
Name those bones!
Can you name the football clubs by their crest?
Can you name the Top 25 Football Players of 2012?
Football Wordsearch
Drama Games!
Don’t say ‘S’
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Anyone who says a word with ‘S’ in it is out. This can be played as a game in groups or as a competitive game in front of the whole group. Explain that the aim is to have a conversation or improvise a scene without using any words that contain the letter ‘S’. If you say a word with ‘S’ in it you are out and someone else will take your place. This is obviously challenging, especially as the words “yes” and “is” can’t be used, but the fun is seeing how ingenious people can be in avoiding S‐words.
Group Version
Form small groups of around four players. Two players have a conversation or improvise a simple scene. If one of them says a word with the letter ‘S’ in it, he or she is replaced by one of the other group members. See who can stay in for the longest! When a new person enters, the scene or conversation can be changed if the players want to.
Competitive Version
A pair or group of players improvise a scene in front of everybody else. As soon as one of them says a word with the letter ‘S’ in it, he or she is out and is replaced by another player. Replacement players can be sitting at the edge of the stage or selected from the audience. The challenge is seeing who can stay in for the longest time.
Count to 20
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This is one of the simplest, yet most challenging drama games. Sit or stand in a circle. The idea is for the group to count to twenty, one person saying one number at a time. Anybody can start the count. Then a different person says the next number ‐ but if two or more people happen to speak at the same time, counting must start again from the beginning. It is possible to get to twenty if everybody really concentrates ‐ but try and be relaxed as well.
Try doing it with and without eye contact Other variations you can try include members of the group facing outwards and closing their eyes (difficult!) or counting back from twenty to one.
Drama Games!
One Word at a Time
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In a circle (or around the ward), the story is started, with each person in turn adding one word. It usually starts with 'Once ‐ upon ‐ a ‐ time'. The idea is to keep your thoughts free flowing, so that you don't try to guess what is coming or force the story in a particular direction. It is not always easy to maintain a logical flow for the story, although it is always amusing. If the group is too large, break into smaller groups.
Another variation is to throw or roll a ball around the circle in any order. Add your word as you pass the ball to the next person. This ensures that people are more attentive; although you should make sure everyone is included.
Try playing the game in pairs, where both participants act the story out as it is told. In this case, tell the story in the present tense and as 'we'. For example, 'We ‐ are ‐ climbing ‐ a ‐
mountain. ‐ Look ‐ a ‐ giant ‐spider ‐ coming ‐ towards ‐ us. Quick ‐ run!' You can soon create an adventure story in this way. You can also use the one word at a time technique to create characters made up of two or more people ‐ great fun for interview scenes!
A variation on this is “fortunately, unfortunately”. Each person must add a sentence,
changing the sentence of the main character. E.g.
Unfortunately the plane’s engines failed.
Fortunately the pilot had a parachute.
Unfortunately the parachute would not open.
Fortunately their was a haystack underneath. Etc.
What’s in the bag?
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Find a bag (material or plastic will be fine) and fill with a collection of items – some could be medical equipment, toys, things from the cantene (eg. Cutlery).
Take bag around bedsides, ask kids to close their eyes, put their hand in the bag and try and guess what’s in there!
Maybe run a competition to see which ward manages to guess the most number of items.
Other Suggestions
1960s Movie Night
Why not host a movie night on the Starlight Fun Centre and show a classic children’s film from the 1960s era? Some ideas include:
• The Sound of Music
• Mary Poppins
• One Hundred and One Dalmatians
• Polyanna
• Swiss Family Robinson
Discussion Groups
Whist children are gathered together for movie night or an activity you could use the opportunity to facilitate a short focus group asking children and young people about the importance of play in hospitals / healthcare for them. We would be hugely interested to hear any feedback so please do email details to [email protected] or [email protected]. Yo‐Yo Trick Contest
Yo‐yos were all the rage in the 1960s. If you are able to get hold of a few yo‐yos why not see if you can teach each ward a few tricks! Please see below for a couple of tricks but you can follow this link for some more easy yo‐yo tips: http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/easy‐
yo‐yo‐tricks.htm
Gravity Pull Yo‐Yo Trick
The Gravity Pull is the classic, up‐and‐down yo‐
yo trick, the one most people think of when they hear the word "yo‐yo.“
Step 1: Hold the yo‐yo in your yo‐yo hand in front of you, palm down, slightly above your waist. Open your hand and let the yo‐yo unroll toward the ground.
Step 2: At the precise moment that the yo‐yo reaches the end of its unwinding, near the floor, give a firm upward jerk with your hand and the yo‐yo will wind up and return to your hand.
The Throw Down Yo‐Yo Trick
Many yo‐yo tricks begin with this simple thrown‐down manoeuvre, or a variation of it. If you do not get it right the first few times, don't panic. All it takes is a bit of practice.
Step 1: Hold your hand out in front of you, palm up. Stand the yo‐yo on its edge, placing it between your thumb and middle finger, in line with your shoulder. The string should curl up over the top of the yo‐yo, ready to flow out in front of you.
Step 2: With a flick of the wrist, whip the yo‐yo to the ground in a firm, overhand motion. Be sure to throw the yo‐yo straight down. Don't let it lean to one side or the other.
When the yo‐yo reaches the end of the string, give a slight tug on the string, and the yo‐
yo will return home.
Walk the Dog Yo‐Yo Trick
This dog won't hunt or need a license, but it will perform plenty of yo‐yo tricks. At the end of the Walk the Dog trick, give a whistle and "call" your doggie home.
Step 1: To take your "doggie" for a walk, start by throwing a fast Sleeper.
Step 2: Swing the yo‐yo slightly forward and set it lightly on the ground. Let its spinning motion gently pull it along the ground. The yo‐yo may snap back to your hand, but keep trying.
Step 3: Before the yo‐yo stops spinning, give a slight tug, and the "doggie" will return to your hand.
Be careful not to perform this trick on concrete surfaces, such as a sidewalk or a driveway. The rough surface can seriously damage the edge of your yo‐yo. The best surface for this trick is a firm rug or carpet.
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Quiz
1. Teenage Mutant
Hero Turtles
Anchor
Abacus
Aquaduct
Artichoke
2. Edinburgh
3. 81
Avocado
4. Asia
Astronaut
Afro
Anchovy
Ape
Alpha
5. Orange
Alligator
6. Mt. Everest
Accordion
7. REPEAT
8. Grapes
Anaconda Argentina
Apricots
Acorn
Alpaca
Aardvark
9. True
10. 3
Armadillo
Ariel
Baloo
Cinderella
Dumbo
Almond
Esmeralda
eye
lip / gum
ear
Fungus
Gideon
Koda
Lightning
McQueen
Hermes
Iago
Jane
hip
Maid Marian
Nala
Owl
arm
Pacha
Ursula
Quasimodo
Violet
Rajah
Wall-E
Sneezy
Yzma
Tweedle Dee &
Tweedle Dum
Zazu
leg
toe
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Fun Centre Maze
Route B
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1. True
2. ‘True
3. False – There was a
rumour that Anne Boleyn had
an extra finger, although this
is untrue.
4. True
5. False – it is orange.
6. True
7. True