Occupational Engagement Slideshow

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This slide show will focus on aspects of play. Play is an important part of our life, not only as a child but throughout our life stages.It is through play that we learn, discover and create our identities. Play is defined as an "occupation selected for amusement, recreation, diversion, sport or frolic" (Christiansen &Townsend, 2010, p. 422).

In this slide show I will look at how play reflects the theme of belonging, being, doing and becoming as part of being an occupational being. 

Play is an interesting aspect of life and whilst on my fieldwork placement i was able to look more closely at why we play, why it is important to do so and how we can use play as an important intervention in practice.

As I have stated above belonging, being, doing and becoming are all important aspects of being human. Wilcock (1998) states that people spend their lives almost constantly engaged in purposeful ‘doing’ also known as occupations and activities often free from obligation.

Wilcock (1998) also discusses the idea of being describes with words such as "existing, living, nature and essence" (p. 250). Also stated in this article is Maslow's (1968) interpretation of being, stating it is the “contemplation and enjoyment of the inner life” (as cited in Wilcock, 1998, p. 250). This idea looks at ones enjoyment they receive for being no one but them self. 

Belonging according to MacMillan Dictionary (2012) is "to feel happy and comfortable in a particular place or with a particular group of people."

Becoming is based on the idea of what we might become in the future but is dependent on the people around us, our values and what we are doing in the future. Unlike the others, becoming has the ability for potential growth as our life progresses (Wilcock, 1998).


As you follow through the slides you will see various pictures of types of play and how they reflect the theme being, becoming, belonging and doing. Slide 1 looks at play in the old days. Slide 2 styles of games children can play. Slide 3 looks at a family playing a board game. Slide 4 looks at social interaction in a social situation. Slide 5 is considers play at all ages. Slide 6 is a photo of children playing a ball game. Slide 7 studies play at a young age. Slide 8 looks at electronic forms of play. Slide 9 looks at interactions with others. Slide 10 looks at playing sports and being part of a team. Slide 11 demonstrates recreational fun. Slide 12 looks at exploring through play. Slide 13 discovers play at a young age and social interaction. Slide 14 and 15 looks at a child exploring life by playing with food. Slide 16 studies the importance of understanding family concepts. Slide 17 and 18 playing and discovering music. Slide 19 and Slide 20 look at the growth of an individual through playing sports.

There were some ethical considerations that i had to take into account when creating the PowerPoint on play. Firstly, some of the photos taken were my own photos and therefore i had to relieve consent from those in the photos in order to publish them. The other photos which were taken from the internet database were published with creative commons which means that anyone can use the photo so there were no breaches of copyright laws. When looking at pictures to use I had to ensure they were from reputable websites so they were authentic photos and were published on the internet for other people to use rather than private photos from networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.

References:

Christiansen , C, H., & Townsend, E, A. (2010). Introduction to occupation: The art and science of living. (2^nd. Ed.).Upper Saddler River, New Jersey: Pearson.

McMillan Dictionary. (2012). Belonging definitions. 


Maslow, A. (1968).Towards a psychology of being (2^nd ed.). In  Wilcock, A.A. (1998b).  Reflections on doing, being and becoming.  Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65, 248-256. 

Wilcock, A.A. (1998b).  Reflections on doing, being and becoming.  Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65, 248-256.