Teaching Tips for Community Outings

If the person is not aware of his deficits:

When you provide a verbal direction – record him agreeing to understanding it

Play back the recorder to prove it to him

At the outset of the session, have the patient use highlighter to indicate awareness of time points

Have him go to a specific place and “check-in” by writing down on the Route Sheet what he has accomplished

Have the patient estimate how long it will take to do tasks before he starts

To organize approach and save energy:

Put numbers in front of each task to plan ahead

Determine ahead of time what floor each task should be done

Ask him if there are things he can do in the same places to avoid wasting time/energy

Have him plot route by using floor plan of building and write on Route Sheet

Cross off accomplished tasks as he goes along