Course Description
This course will prepare students to plan, implement, and evaluate a variety of recreational therapy interventions using various therapeutic facilitation techniques. Relevant efficacy research and theoretical foundations will be included. Prerequisite: Pr. or Coreq.: CTR 439.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Analyze & apply health care & therapeutic recreation delivery models, theories & concepts
Demonstrate an ability to interpret Evidence Based Practice, patient goals, and program goals that will inform activity analyses and interventions.
Demonstrate the ability to modify and adapt equipment and interventions for diverse patient populations.
Demonstrate the ability to perform proper listening skills and therapeutic techniques in a TR intervention
Demonstrate the ability to conduct basic leisure education techniques with clients
Develop 5 TR interventions for a variety of patient populations using EBP research
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Quizzes | 200 points |
Assignments | 100 points |
RT Portfolio | 250 points |
Grading Scale
Points | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
517 - 550 | A |
495 - 516 | A- |
479 - 494 | B+ |
462 - 478 | B |
440 - 461 | B- |
424 - 439 | C+ |
407 - 423 | C |
385 - 406 | C- |
369 – 384 | D+ |
352 - 368 | D |
330 - 351 | D- |
Below 330 | F |
Attendance/Participation:
No attendance policy
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Porter, H.R. (Ed.) (2016). Recreational therapy basics, techniques, and interventions. Enumclaw, WA: Idyll Arbor, Inc.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.