Need help with psych group activity?

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Hello everyone, I am a nursing student in my psych rotation. We need to do an assignment where we have a group activity where patients are interactive and actually "get" something from the activity. My activity involves sleep hygiene since most patients in psych hospitals have a big issue with sleep. I have already made a presentation regards to sleep, but am still lacking an activity/game/ interactive part. Any suggestions? thanks so much!

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Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

How about adapting the kids' game "Hangman" to fit sleep. You could call it "Sleeping Man," because the word hangman isn't appropriate on a psych unit. The picture you'd form would be of a sleeping man. Got a blackboard or a write-on, wipe-off board? Words used would be related to sleep. A person who guessed a word would be the next person to choose a word and be up front filling in the blanks. Make sure he/she tells you the word before you go ahead with it though.

I've used this many times on a psych unit with patients with extreme illnesses. Often the patients enjoyed it alot. Give prizes--just little things like shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, snacks, whatever you can get from the unit stash.

This won't work for all groups, but it does work for many.

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Specializes in Psych/AOD.

How about doing some progressive muscle relaxation with the group?

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