STEP II Bridge to the real world

When an activity professional carries out an activity program, there is a methodical scheme that is followed. The outline is a template for the activity person to create a successful program for their clients. This same method applies to removal sessions because there are five steps involved. In this article, I’ll cover Step II and then describe how it works.

In Step II it is called “A Bridge to the Real World”. The facilitator uses questions to lead the group to the topic and to the poem where the topic is factual in nature. The questions used in Step 2 are called bounce questions. Bounce questions are a set of questions that logically guide customers from one topic to another. When writing the session, the questions and answers are predetermined. The questions the removal therapist asks are similar to those used in everyday conversation.

The leader asks a minimum of three questions or a maximum of four questions; where each set of questions has four possible answers. Although clients may respond with another response that you didn’t anticipate but is acceptable. Below is an example from Step II where there are four questions leading up to the theme and poem for the session.

STEP II “A Bridge to the Real World”

A. What are the four seasons of the year?

1 winter

2.Summer

3 spring

4. Autumn

B. What is special about summer?

1. heat

2. Warmth

3. Good weather

4. outdoors

C. What kind of outdoor activity can you do?

1. swim

2. fish

3. Eat food

4 golf

D. What type of activity is associated with eating?

1. I don’t know

2. picnic

3. Barbecues

4. Outdoor snacks

At the end of Step II, the facilitator reads a poem about a barbecue. He then leads the group to the topic of the day, which for this article is about barbecues.

As you can see in the example above, one of the answers leads to another set of questions that eventually leads to the poem and topic for the session.

In Step 2, the facilitator takes the client out of their hurt area by focusing on the healthy side of their mind. The Remotivation Therapist may redirect the client to discuss everyday objects instead of dealing with and focusing on their limitations. The leader is able to get customers out of himself. This is a one in five step in remotivation therapy session that helps residents with cognitive deficits and physical limitations increase their self-esteem.