Analyzing the daily meeting of day care staffs who personalized occupational therapy program in response to a care-receiver’s pleasure

Abstract

In the approach of the Yuzu-no-sato occupational therapy program (Yuzu-OTP), since each care receiver’s program is personalized, even care receivers with severe dementia can develop a feeling of accomplishment and pleasure. Reflection meetings after the program is administered are important because they allow staff to become aware of what they have observed, experienced, and felt during the work occupation sessions, with a view to creating personalized programs. However, it is difficult for other facilities that hope to adopt Yuzu-OTP to hold such meetings; one reason for this is that staff at other facilities do not know how to conduct the meetings. Therefore, in this paper, we analyzed meetings that were part of the Yuzu-OTP and showed how staff members generated new knowledge concerning what each care receiver should do during the next occupational therapy session to elicit enthusiasm and a feeling of accomplishment.