The concept is that one person from an aged care facility takes on, as well as their regular work, additional training and the role of LaughterBoss in their facility.

The LaughterBoss knows so well the people (residents, staff and families), the environment, the ethos and culture of their facility.

Laughter in the aged care facility meets quality of life and psychosocial ‘coal face’ issues and must work in co-operative partnership with other modalities.
Laughter creates bonds, is nourishing, helps with improved coping, be supportive, give cognitive control, provide positive diversion and increase the ‘smileage factor’.

The challenge that inspired The LaughterBoss concept was the increasing
demand in aged care for Clown Doctor programs, talks and workshops and The Humour Foundation’s limited resources and funding. Peter Spitzer had presented at the National Conference on Depression in Aged Care titled ´Challenging Depression in Aged Care´ in Sydney in June 2003.

 Graduates of the training workshop receive a LaughterBoss Certificate that can be proudly and prominently displayed. It says that as The LaughterBoss, they are now fully certifiable.

The LaughterBoss model is not confined to aged care as it would apply with benefit to all health care settings.

LaughterBoss presentation at international conference in Budapest 2005 “Making Sense of: Stress, Humour and Healing at: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/publishing/idp/eBooks/shhindex.html

Dr Peter Spitzer MB BS, FACRRM Churchill Fellow
Medical Director, Humour Foundation
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