Recreational Therapy (Health Sciences, B.S.H.S.)

This course is designed to introduce students to a wide variety of Recreational Therapy interventions. Students will explore physical, cognitive, and psychosocial interventions. Facilitation techniques, activity modification, and group facilitation will be explored. Students will connect diagnostic groups to specific Recreational Therapy interventions. Students will facilitate group recreational therapy interventions during lab. Prerequisites: RT 261 with a minimum grade of C-, recreational therapy major or minor, junior or senior standing, and a declared major in the university.

This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of disabilities, illnesses, and health conditions recreational therapists may encounter in practice. The prevalence, etiology, diagnostic criteria, pathology, symptomatology, and prognosis of various conditions is presented, and the bio-psycho-social impact of the illness/disability on the individual and family is discussed. Emphasis is placed on the delivery of recreational therapy services for individuals with illnesses/disabilities and related populations. Prerequisites: RT 261 with a minimum grade of C-, recreational therapy major or minor, and junior or senior standing.

This skill-based course is designed to further students? practical understanding of client-centered recreational therapy program design and implementation using evidence-based strategies, techniques, and interventions. Emphasis is placed on the purpose, roles, and outcomes of recreational therapy service delivery in healthcare and community settings. Topics include assessment, recreational therapy practice models, specific program planning, task analysis, facilitation techniques, implementation of evidence-based interventions, documentation, and evaluation of services as well as interprofessional practice. Field-based application of course concepts is required. Corequisite: RT 480W. Prerequisites: RT 261 with a minimum grade of C-, recreational therapy major or minor, junior or senior standing, and a declared major in the university. Pre- or corequisite: RT 420 and RT 450.