27 Oct Therapeutic Recreation Service

Read Chapter 8- Therapeutic Recreation Service 2. Answer question 1-5 at the end of the chapter —  and restate all questions in the answer; use complete sentences and show your comprehension. 4. Define what Therapeutic Recreation in 4-6 complete sentences; give examples of where a TRS can work, the responsibilities, who they can work with and all other relevant information; reference your definition. 5. List 10 disabilities that a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist may work with. 6. List 10 facilities where a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist may work. Questions: 1. What are the three main element for stages in the leisure ability model of therapeutic services that was originally suggested by Gunn and Peterson? 2. This chapter identifies two major thrusts in purposeful recreation programming for persons with disabilities today. What are these? Briefly describe each one and indicate its primary purposes and the setting in which it is typically carried out. 3. Describe the role of assessment in the clinical model of therapeutic recreation. If you were to deal with a particular area of disability (e.g., mental illness, developmental disability, or stroke recovery patients), what kinds of information would you seek, and what measurement tools or processes would you use? 4. This chapter provides several examples of community-based recreation programs for personal with disability. They may be carried out under different kinds of structures or administrative sponsorship. Identify and briefly describe two of these approaches. 5. Therapeutic recreation service is usually recognized as one of the most highly professionalized disciplines within the overall field of organized leisure services. What does this mean, and what are some of the key hallmarks of professionalism?