IQ70plus

Introduction

Objectives for Community Services

To carry out community activities in IQ70+ ( Malaysia Association for The Welfare of Mentally Challenged Children).

To modify and decorate their home according to their needs.

To plan some recreational activities and games for the occupants in order to improve their social lifestyle and also physical and mental ability.

Strategies Creating schedule for caregiver to

help in organizing the center. Allow occupants of IQ-70+ to help in

creating activity corner. Plants some vegetables for gardening

activity in IQ-70+. Conduct weekly activity in IQ-70+with

the aim to improve occupant’s cognitive and social.

Task of Team Member

Every member is involve in all activity each team member have different task in each

activity.

Group ActivityDate Activity14/9/2012 Search Information20/9/2012 First visit to IQ70+28/9/2012 Start Gardening4/10/2012 •Set Up Activity Corner

•Do New Schedule7/10/2012 Transferring Plants17/10/2012 •First Gardening session with

Occupants•Music Therapy

1/11/2012 Learning Session (1)5/11/2012 Presentation29/11/2012 Learning Session (2)

Group Activity 14/9 – Searching for information 20/9 – First visit to IQ-70+

Interview identify problem building rapport with occupants

Group Activity 28/9 – Gardening

Group Activity 4/10 – Creating Activity coner

rearranging furniture with occupants art and craft session and decorating activity

corner creating schedule

Group Activity

7/10 – Transfer plants to bigger pots 17/10 – Music therapy

Keyboard & violin Transfer plants to IQ-70+, gardening activity Therapy session for Darwint

Gardening

Music therapy

Group Activity 1/11 – Learning session 1

Gardening Learn numbers – 1 to 5

Group Activity

5/11 – Presentation on updates of group

29/11 – Learning session 2 Gardening Revision on previous learned numbers Learn new numbers Game– Numbering Puzzle

Result

In this project, we were given four main tasks to achieve our objectives.

For gardening, we manage to engage some occupants in this activities.

For schedule creation, we able to plan a daily activities schedule for the caregivers to improve the life quality of the occupants.

For the activity corner, we able to create it on our second visit and fully utilized it for the following activities.

For conduction of weekly activities, we manage to introduce different type of activities which is beneficial to the all occupants in increasing their functional performance.

SWOT

• Structure planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture.

• Strengths: Internal qualities that enable us to accomplish the organization’s mission.

• Weaknesses: Internal qualities that prevent us from accomplishing our mission and achieving our full potential

• Opportunities: External environment that benefit to the organization

• Threats: external environment that harm the reliability and profitability

STRENGTHS•Guidance from Dr. Sazlina, Pn

Azlina, Cik Puteri & En. Hibatullah•Capabilities of team members.

•Supports from IQ-70+•Space

• Help from coursemates .

OPPORTUNITIES•Involve in community.•Plan & conduct activity.

•Practice some OT intervention. •face real patients..

WEAKNESSES•First time in contact with volunteer work•Some goals are achievable•Confusion in responsibilities scope•Lack of knowledge on Community-centered approach and models.•Barrier between occupants & students

THREATS•Lack of time.

•Lack of suitable space.•Inadequate resources.

•Response of the occupants.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

SolutionsWeaknesses Solutions

Goals of every activity are not measurable and achievable

Plan activities with a guideline on what, who, where, when and how.

Confusion in responsibilities scope

At the beginning, each group members should be assigned with different task/ responsibilities

Lack of knowledge on Community-centered approach and models

Do some research through internet/books or ask some advice from lecturers

Barrier between occupants & students

Build rapport with occupants & participate in activities with them

ConclusionThrough out the project, we had learned a lot especially through our experiences at

IQ70+. Even we had some difficulties during the project, we solve the problems with the guidance and help from lecturers and

friends.We would like to thank all the lecturers

and friends for all the guidance & supports.