The document discusses how art and craft activities at a rest home help occupy residents' time with meaningful activities that encourage social interaction and creativity. It provides affirmation of competence, is purposeful and goal-oriented, and improves self-worth. Art activities allow residents to live fully, reflect, and experience belonging through social interaction and mutual support within the community.

1. DOING, BEING,
BECOMING AND
BELONGING
I have chosen to use the occupation of art and craft groups that I helped do at my second fieldwork
placement at Assisi rest home and hospital. The occupation of art and craft is very important at the rest
home as it helps occupy the residents time with a meaningful occupation, encourages social
interaction, and a opportunity to be creative.

2. Doing.......
 Doing the occupation
of art provides
affirmation of
competence

3. Doing....
 Art is purposeful
and a goal
orientated activity

4. Doing.....
 Doing the occupation
of art provides a
sense of self worth

5. Doing....
 Doing includes daily
tasks they feel people
must do and others
they want to do e.g.
art

6. Doing...
 People spend most of
there lives engaged in
doing this stimulates,
excites and entertains
some people.

7. Being.....
 To live, self actualize
and experience
through the
occupation of art

8. Being....
 A time to reflect, be
introspective and
meditative.

9. Being.....
 Being is knowing
and doing as a focal
concern.

10. Being....
 Being is discovering
the self, savouring the
moment and
appreciate the natural
environment and art.

11. Being...
 Being is the essential
ingredient of human
experience. Some
people experience
through doing
paintings.

12. Becoming....
 The potential to do
more than we are

13. Becoming...
 Involves efforts to
acheive and perceive
an able capable selfand
includes the need to
envision the futurein
which one might
contribute somthing to
others

14. Becoming.....
 These students are
suggesting change
in there future
through studying the
occupation of art

15. Becoming...
 Explore new
opportunities and
harbour ideas about
who or what they wish
to become

16. Becoming......
 These fashion
design students
are envisioning
there future
through the
occupation of art
by choosing it as a
career

17. Belonging.....
 Social
interaction
through mutual
support and
provides a
sense of
inclusion

18. Belonging...
 Being
included
through
occupation

19. Belonging...
 Contribution of
social interaction
through the
occupation of art

20. Belonging....
 A sense of
being
included, to
occupational
performance
and life
satisfaction

21. Belonging...
 Building relationships and a
sense of connectedness
through the occupation of
art

22. Referencing
 Photo from slide 1 retrieved from: http://www.madonnahouse.org/tour/ar
tists.html
 Photo from slide 2 retrieved from:
http://www.madonnahouse.org/tour/artists.html
 Photo from slide 3 retreived from:
http://www.madonnahouse.org/tour/artists.html
 Photo from slide 4 retreived from:http://www.madonnahouse.org/tour/ar
tists.html
 Photo from slide 5 retreived from: ashley given
 Photo from slide 6 retrieved from: ashley given
 Photo from slide 7 retreived
from:http://sommersendoriginals.com/meettheartist.html
 Photo on slide 8 retreived from:http://www.masteringrealestate123.com/
 Photo on slide 9 retrieved from: http://www.lifeinaventicup.com/events/
 Photo on slide 10 retreived from: http://blogs.artcenter.edu/dottedline/2010/08/
 Photo on slide 11 retreived from: Ashley Given

23. Refrences
 Photo on slide 12 retreived from: Ashley Given
 Photo on slide 13 retreived from: Ashley Given
 Photo on slide 14 retreived from: http://www.lifeinaventicup.com/events/
 Photos on slide 15 retreived from: http://blogs.artcenter.edu/dottedline/2010/08/
 Photo on slide 16 retreived from: http://www.masteringrealestate123.com/
 Photo on slide 17 retreived from: http://www.masteringrealestate123.com/
Photo on slide 17 retrieved from:http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/library-art-
archives/index.htm?ssNextRow=6
 Photo from slide 18 retrieved from: http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/library-
art-archives/index.htm?ssNextRow=6
 Photo on slide 19 retreived from:
http://www.gwaliacareandsupport.com/main.cfm?Type=MCPR&Object=2770
 Photo on slide 20 retrieved from:
http://www.schirn.de/en/exhibitions/2010/world-transformers-the-art-of-the-
outsiders/open-art-workshop.html
 Photo on slide 21 retrieved from:
http://petermello.wordpress.com/category/family/daddy/