“Can you make respite fun?”

Recreation and Leisure Support in Respite Services

Quality recreation and leisure support is increasingly seen as one of the key objectives for people seeking respite. But what is the relationship between respite services and the recreation support they provide for people with disabilities? How well do we identify our consumers’ recreation expectations and needs? How well do we provide respite that meets those recreation needs? How do we know we how well we doing in meeting that need or, quite simply, how do we make sure it really is fun? In this workshop we are going to inviting you to bring your experience in delivering fun respite services to a discussion of these questions with the aim of developing the quality of the recreation support you are providing as part of your service. There will be an emphasis on respite that is provided through group recreation activities but the contribution of other types of respite services will be welcomed.

Speaker:

Andrew Stock is not a specialist in recreation or respite but he does know fun when he sees it. He is the coordinator of a group recreation programme at Northern Beaches Interchange in Sydney .

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