TRM 420
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Programming and Interventions in Therapeutic Recreation
Course Description
Hands-on and traditional educational experiences designed to facilitate the acquisition of skills in planning and implementing therapeutic recreation interventions and programs for a variety of clientele, including the appropriate use of intervention strategies and facilitation techniques.
When Taught
Fall
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
2
Title
Models of service delivery and best practices
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate entry-level knowledge of the scope and practice of therapeutic recreation models of service delivery and best practices in the profession.
Title
Techniques and processes
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate entry-level knowledge of the techniques and processes of the therapeutic recreation profession in decision-making through the use of best professional practices based on theoretical, philosophical, and scientific foundations of the field
Title
Planning of services
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate the ability to conduct individualized planning of therapeutic recreation services clearly reflecting application of knowledge from relevant facets of contemporary professional therapeutic recreation practice, science, and philosophy and use culturally relevant evidence-based interventions, strategies, facilitation techniques, modalities, activities, and adaptations.
Title
Interventions and services for diverse clientele
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate the ability to implement and facilitate therapeutic recreation interventions and services for diverse clientele, settings, cultures, and contexts including:
Individual and group leadership skills
Helping relationship skills
A variety of common therapeutic recreation interventions, facilitation techniques, activities, and modalities
Activity/task analysis, adaptation, and assistive technologies
Team and family participation
Advocacy
Contextualization to the service delivery system (e.g., health care, human services, recreation, education)
