Students will participate as outdoor instructors in areas where they have developed skills as leaders. Program planning, teaching, leading, supervising, and administering activities. Outdoor Living Skills Instructor Certification is awarded to students who qualify. Outdoor leisure behavior, programming practices and leadership issues in leisure and environmental resources settings. The link between outdoor recreation and outdoor experiential education programs.
Students plan, direct, and participate in outdoor leisure programming experiences for children.
Introduces the student to adventure education, selected activities, adventure skills, philosophy, programming ethics, methods, facilitation techniques and safety and risk management. Activities may include initiatives, backpacking, rock climbing, cross country skiing, orienteering, cycling. Advanced concepts of systematic program design, comprehensive program planning, the treatment team approach, and documentation related to quality assurance. The study of existing issues of professional practice in therapeutic recreation, including definition, philosophy, professionalism, legislation, credentialing, ethics, quality assurance, and professional organizations. Focus is on theoretical and practical issues encountered in serving older adults in recreation settings.