PLANNING AND ORGANIZING SHELTER NON-OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS
Abstract
The study explored the need for a planned program of in-shelter activities, such as training, recreation, physical fitness, and shelteree services, to aid in the prevention of demoralization and loss of social control. The analysis of the problem concluded that such in-shelter activities would probably be helpful as an auxiliary means of promoting shelteree morale and social control in the event of post-nuclear attack confinement - the specific potential benefits to be gained from such activities include: (1) reduction of negative emotional stress, (2) breakdown of personal barriers, (3) improved responsiveness to shelter leadership, (4) improved control over shelteree behavior, and (5) a sense of faster passage of time. The following principles should characterize planning, organizing and directing activity programs: (1) activities selected should facilitate achievement of shelter goals, (2) activities selected should be compatible with the shelterees, (3) activities should be compatible with shelter conditions, (4) activities should reflect shelter priorities and requirements, (5) activities require pre- and post-entry training, (6) activities should require little or no stocking of supplies other than guidance materials, (7) activity leaders require some pre-entry training on planning, organizing, and directing activity programs, and (8) activities must be voluntary, not forced.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 28, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0410891
Entities
People
- Frank R. Siroky
- Max U. Eninger
Organizations
- American Institutes for Research