Course Description
Students learn clinical skills related to the recreational therapy process with a focus on developing individualized treatment plans; developing goals, objectives and treatment interventions; documentation skills, discharge planning and evaluation. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in CTR 231 or previous credit for CTR 231; or permission of instructor.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Define evidenced-based practice in recreational therapy (7.02b)
Utilize RT assessment findings to develop client treatment plans (7.02a)
Apply the RT process to design individual and group programs and treatment plans in various settings (7.02b)
Write behavioral objectives that will direct clients’ treatment plans (7.02b)
Describe and utilize referral, discharge, and transition processes in a continuum of care (7.02b)
Describe the purpose and content of documentation as it related to clients, staff, programs, management, and quality assurance/improvement in RT (7.02d)
Write documentation as it relates to clients, programs, and quality improvement in RT (7.02d)
Describe and utilize program evaluation tools/methods to document client and program outcomes (7.02e)
Describe the roles and contributions of client, family, and significant others in the RT process (7.02a)
Describe the use of self as an instrument in therapeutic relationships and understand the process of developing therapeutic relationships (7.02a)
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Syllabus Quiz | 20 points |
Pop Quizzes | TBD |
Clinical Writing Assignment #1 | 50 points |
Clinical Writing Assignment #2 | 25 points |
Clinical Writing Assignment #3 | 50 points |
Clinical Writing Assignment #4 | 50 points |
Clinical Writing Assignment #5 | 50 points |
Clinical Writing Assignment #6 | 50 points |
Program Evaluation Exercise | 50 points |
Final Presentation | 100 points |
Exam #1 | 50 points |
Exam #2 | 100 points |
Total | 595 points (+ pop quizzes) |
Grading Scale
Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
93 - 100% | A |
90 - 92% | A- |
87 - 89% | B+ |
83 - 86% | B |
80 - 82% | B- |
77 - 79% | C+ |
73 - 76% | C |
70 - 72% | C- |
67 - 69% | D+ |
63 - 66% | D |
60 - 62% | D- |
Below 60% | F |
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate, and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
No course materials are required.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.