Mission: The MEPAP (2nd Edition) Part I course provides the activity professional with a strong base of knowledge, as well as the necessary skills and techniques to provide therapeutic activity services to clients and residents in a long term care setting.

Curriculum - This course is 16 weeks long and covers the following:

• Week One – Introduction and the history of nursing homes. The educational movement in the activities profession
• Week Two – The continuum of care and the NCCAP certification process
• Week Three – Federal Regulations FTag248 and FTag249
• Week Four – Activity Planning
• Week Five – Activities Assessments and MDS3.0
• Week Six – Activity Planning and Communication
• Week Seven – Activity Care Planning and Men’s Activities
• Week Eight – Activity Progress Notes, Incidental Notes and Attendance Logs
• Mid Term Exam
• Week Nine – The Aging Process and Disease Process
• Week Ten - Palliative Care and Spiritual Needs
• Week Eleven – Memory Care Activities and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
• Week Twelve – Communication with the elderly and Long Term Activity Planning
• Week Thirteen – Advocacy, Resident Councils, Family Councils and 1-1 Activity Planning
• Week Fourteen – Quality of Life and Resources
• Week Fifteen – Inter and Intra Departmental Relationships
• Week Sixteen - NCCAP certification review and Final Exam

Registration Process:

• Fill out an Enrollment Form & Course Policies Page, then fax to 1-866-405-5724.
  
• Make a Payment before the start date of the course - Go to the classroom homepage and click on the "Make a Payment" Button in the middle of the page.
  
• Students must create a Login - sign up for a FREE student ID on www.activitydirector.org/classroom in order to be enrolled on the start date of the course.