Therapeutic Recreation Practice I

Curriculum Guideline

Effective Date:
Course
Discontinued
Yes
Course Code
THRT 1130
Descriptive
Therapeutic Recreation Practice I
Department
Therapeutic Recreation
Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Credits
1.00
Start Date
End Term
201920
PLAR
Yes
Semester Length
Flexible Delivery ranging over 1 to 15 weeks
Max Class Size
12
Contact Hours
Seminar: 5 Hours Practicum: 37.5 Hours Total: 42.5 Hours
Method(s) Of Instruction
Seminar
Practicum
Learning Activities
  • modeling of Therapeutic Recreation in Practice
  • providing an interview with a TR Practitioner
  • providing an opportunity for leadership assistance practice
  • assigning documentation of theory and practice analysis

 

Course Description
The purpose of this practicum is to provide students with an opportunity to sample the breadth of the Therapeutic Recreation profession. Shadowing Therapeutic Recreation professionals will foster the development of Therapeutic Recreation philosophies, increase student awareness of Therapeutic recreation concepts and establish an understanding of the relationship between professional practice and the classroom.
Course Content

The following global ideas guide the design and delivery of this course:

Participation and Attendance

  • full attendance, each day

Professional Skills

  • reliability and grooming
  • adherence to policies, including confidentiality
  • communicates respectfully and clearly with staff
  • demonstrates respect and warmth with clients
  • demonstrates flexibility

Theory to Practice

  • documenting examples of Therapeutic Recreation theory linked to agency practice

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. demonstrate participation and attendance
  2. demonstrate professional skills
  3. give examples of theory linked to practices
Means of Assessment

This course will conform to Douglas College policy regarding the number and weighting of evaluations

This is a Mastery/Non-Mastery course.

Textbook Materials

A list of recommended textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.

Resources include:

  • selected readings from a variety of practice textbooks
  • selected audio-visual and computer resources
  • selected readings from books and journals
  • Therapeutic recreation fine arts, adaptive equipment and supplies

Which Prerequisite