Hi, not sure if this helps ..
*how do you develop policy/procedure for play and social activities
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*how could you provide for mastery play.
I'd challenge what you say for this a little sorry, play isn't necessarily rough or based on duration, all it is is freely chosen. All children are up for play if the opportunity is there - the environment and responses to conditions medical, physical & emotional may unintentionally suppress the ability for a Child to express or show a need/want for different types of play - from freedom to play:
play types
The words rough and boisterous are what can be hugely individual - what is rough & tumble boisterous to one, uncontrollable giggling will be boisterous/rough to another - length of play is also very unique.
The main consideration in your circumstances would possibly be the welfare of others so understanding & knowing that quiet & calm in respect of other patients may be a priority or expectation - organising the environment/places/resources for play could be ongoing for your policy making.
Mastery from free dictionary, I understand mastery of play to be in the abilities to perform/coordinate physical and cognitive activities at the same time -
cognition having complete competence in the physical task and relative competence in the simultaneous or in parallel activity - open to correction though as mine's still in development
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Adjusting or applying a bandage whilst talking to another.
Operating a tap whilst filling a glass.
Holding a book and looking at the pages of content - pop ups are good
Holding a book and turning a page.
Holding a shape sorter whilst putting in the pieces.
Standing in a doorway and analysing what could be done with what's in front of you.
Dressing in a lab coat and knowing where hands and arms go ..
Putting on/wearing and using a stethoscope.
Positioning a scrunched up paper ball, aiming and throwing it at a paper bin - complete mastery would be getting it in
Holding a rope, swinging, jumping, landing where intended - may or may not involve pretending to be a superhero.
Hold a telephone to the ear and talk.
Hold a clipboard/medical notes and mark make own thoughts/imaginative play.
Grasp a rattle/instrument whilst shaking it.
Holding and role playing/manoeuvring small figures whilst taking on a character - assimilation and vocalising/animating what's happening ..
Mastery of play in swimming - over arm, front crawl & remembering how to breath.
Driving a car, operating gears/brakes and not running anyone over.
Holding a nail and masterfully hammering it into place.
Actions of building, making towers - interlocking bricks, cogs,
Providing easy access to cupboards & shelves of resources/toys will help you assess a child's individual confidence in their mastery of play - if they approach and play freely from the resources on offer they may already be confident in how they view play and have a high level of mastery over or within it - any lack of mastery may be connected to the control that adults or others have over it in preventing a child's play or persuading them from it.
Search for mastery in this document -
types of play from Hillgrove high school Georgia USA.
It looks at skill mastery rather than mastery play - but is sort of the same thing .. it's what puts mastery in place ..
Quote:
Skill Mastery Play
►This type of play occurs when a child learns or is beginning to learn a new skill.
►The child will continue to repeat the new skill over and over and over. Some examples of skill mastery play are rolling down a hill, riding a bike, skating, etc.
► A child will engage in the same play activity for hours. This allows for several developmental processes to take place.
►First, the child is mastering or perfecting a skill.
►Secondly, as the child is in the process of mastering the skill, he/she recognizes his/her progress and feels a sense of accomplishment. This builds self-esteem.
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You could provide medical kit items play & real for exploration.
Syringes, bandages, bowls, plasters & pads, measures & spoons, slings, clips, soft toys, dolls and action figures.
This is an excellent image for showing what mastery in play & hospitals can look like - it demonstates how the child knows exactly what a stethoscope does, how it goes and what it might mean -
Playonwords The managing risk element is how the child sees the stethoscope: does it threaten them - will it hurt or not, a playworkers honest reassurance and the child's actual experience will both have a bearing on play in the future and how the child reacts in additional/similar situations ..
Hope this helps with a few gaps
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