Particular emphasis on evaluation instruments developed in the field. RLS 300 or consent of instructor. Provides students with an understanding of professional issues and standards, therapeutic recreation service models, activity analysis and modification, and the planning and implementation of comprehensive therapeutic recreation programs and services. Classroom opportunity for supervisory skill development provided. The social-psychological aspects of leisure behavior and implications for therapeutic recreation, leisure education models and interventions, and basic counseling and educational interventions utilized in therapeutic recreation practice.
Class includes one-hour laboratory.
RLS 100 or consent of instructor. RLS 320 or consent of instructor. Includes environmental issues, political ramifications, and implications for management. Also includes the operation and maintenance of circulation, lighting, water systems, solid waste, health, safety, and emergency provisions. Recreation majors only, completion of 24 hours of major courses including current semester enrollments.