Therapeutic Recreation: Internship

Curriculum guideline

Effective Date:
Course
Discontinued
No
Course code
THRT 4855
Descriptive
Therapeutic Recreation: Internship
Department
Therapeutic Recreation
Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Credits
12.00
Start date
End term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester length
Flexible delivery ranging over 14 to 16 weeks
Max class size
20
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Contact hours

Seminar:  11 hours per semester

and

Practicum:  560 hours per semester

Method(s) of instruction
Seminar
Practicum
Learning activities

In this course students engage in seminars, field experience and supervision.

Course description
The Internship is a 560-hour experience plus 11 hours of seminar, implemented in partnership with Douglas College and an approved Agency. It offers the student the opportunity to apply classroom theory and skills in a supported environment. Supervised by the College faculty and qualified Agency practitioner, students will assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document individual and group progress, deliver therapeutic recreation interventions, complete a service-learning project in conjunction with the agency, understand department administration, and demonstrate professional competency. Internship successfully completed under a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) meets eligibility for a student to sit the NCTRC exam to obtain the CTRS designation. Internship is completed in one of a student's finalized support areas.
Course content

Professionalism

  • Principles of professional competency
  • Developing professional relationships

Assessment

  • Application of assessment process including analyzing data
  • Individual and group

Planning

  • Individual program plans
  • Group program plans
  • Department program plans

Implementation

  • Range of program delivery
  • Awareness and application of risk management

Evaluation and Documentation

  • Analyze and document client progress

Administration

  • Policies and procedures
  • Administrative practices which could include financial planning, human resource management, and service plan of operation

 

Learning outcomes

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

  1. demonstrate professionalism;
  2. conduct individual and group assessments;
  3. plan, implement, evaluate and document individual program plans;
  4. plan, implement, evaluate and document health promotion and therapeutic recreation intervention programs;
  5. describe the management practices of the agency;
  6. complete a service-learning project in collaboration with the agency requirements.
Means of assessment

Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course. This is a Mastery/Non-Mastery graded course.

Typical means of evaluation would include a combination of:

  • Demonstration of skills and competencies
  • Written assignments
  • Service-learning project
  • Mid-point and Final evaluations
  • Participation in seminars

Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in a course as part of a student’s grade performance.  Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the instructor’s course outline and allowed for in the course curriculum guideline.

This course may have an assignment that has been identified as part of the TR Department Research Framework and therefore the assignment must be passed at a minimum of a C (60%) level in order for a student to achieve a C (60%) final grade in the course. Each course outline will clearly identify these research framework assignments if relevant.

Internship requirements are mandated by the Health Authorities, individual sites and Public Health orders and will be communicated by the program to each student.  These could include: a negative TB test; proof of common updated vaccinations; recent flu shot; and a clear criminal record check for vulnerable populations. 

Students must complete all clinical requirements prior to the first day of internship or access to the site may be denied.

All students in the Therapeutic Recreation program are required to attain Mastery in mastery based courses that are used towards completion of a Degree in Therapeutic Recreation in order to progress in the program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textbook materials

N/A

Prerequisites

A minimum of 60% (C letter grade) in THRT 3505 and THRT 3506 and THRT 3601 and THRT 3710 and THRT 4701 and THRT 4702 and THRT 4704 and THRT 4901 and PHIL 4706

 

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

None