Download the templates below to use interpretative guidelines (Tulloh et al., 2025) when developing, delivering, or evaluating group programs and activities for older adults. Both forms are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.
The top section of the form provides information for each column and how to complete. On the left, 8 guidelines for developing and delivering group activities and programs are listed. The middle column is for your own notes about how you will use/are using these guidelines in your activities. On the right, you can check off attributes from developing meaningful activities (Tierney & Beattie, 2020) to see how these align with your planning and the interpretative guideline being used.
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Reference: Tulloh, A., Anderson, K. A., Westmore, M. R., Bland, S., & Mauldin, R. L. (2025). Delivering engaging and meaningful activities for older adults in long-term care using principles of interpretation. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/073346482513833
To cite these templates: Mauldin, R. L., Tulloh, A., Westmore, M. R., & Anderson, K. A. (2025). Templates for using interpretative guidelines in developing, delivering, and evaluating group activities for older adults. https://www.rebeccamauldin.com/download-interpretative-guidelines-templates/