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About the Program
Small Comforts is a complete 1.5-hour expressive art and leisure education workshop designed to help participants explore personal anchors, tangible coping mechanisms, and subtle emotional supports.
 
Grounded in a person-centered, strengths-based therapeutic recreation framework, this workshop guides individuals to identify their unique sources of comfort and translate them into symbolic mixed-media sculptures using low-cost, everyday materials. The session culminates in a supportive, communal "gallery walk" that fosters peer connection, validation, and mutual discovery.
 
What’s Included in Your Download
Complete Facilitator Guide: A step-by-step, 90-minute protocol covering all 5 workshop phases from baseline assessment to group closure.
Grounded Clinical Framework: Fully integrates the RVRE Practice Model (Restorying, Vision, Re-creation, Efficacy) and aligns with the APIE-D process.
Measurable Objectives Matrix: Pre-written cognitive, expressive, and social domain goals with clear evaluation criteria.
Adaptation & Accessibility Guide: Person-centered modifications supporting cognitive/memory needs, fine motor limitations, sensory sensitivities, and non-verbal participants.
Ready-to-Print Handouts & Signage:
Exhibit Entry Tickets (baseline self-assessment tool)
Official Sculpture Label Cards
Visitor’s Guide & Reflection Cards ("What, So What, Now What" reflection model)
Gallery Display Signage & Discussion Prompts
Clinical Documentation Standards: Progress note guidelines for Recreation Therapists and Recreation Therapy Assistants.
 
Program Highlights & Specs
Duration: 90 Minutes (1.5 Hours)
Group Size: Flexible for 1–20 participants (recommended ratio 1 facilitator per 6–10 participants)
Target Audience: Lifespan / All Ages (retirement living, long-term care, outpatient, community health, or group settings)
Materials: Budget-friendly (uses accessible, recycled, textured, and decorative art supplies)
Accessibility: Universal, trauma-informed design with flexible verbal and non-verbal engagement options
 
Important Details
Format: Instant Digital Download (PDF & editable DOCX files included).
Delivery: This product is an instant download. No physical item will be shipped.
Policy: All sales are final and non-refundable due to the digital nature of this product.