Leadership and Facilitation Techniques in Therapeutic Recreation

Leadership and Facilitation Techniques in Therapeutic Recreation
Experiential and traditional educational experiences designed to facilitate acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge and abilities in the therapeutic use of recreation and experiential interventions from both a client and therapist perspective. Focuses include leadership/facilitation skills, group dynamics and development, sequencing, processing skills, activity adaptation, disabil
RECM
474
 Hours3.0 Credit, 3.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesRECM 471
 TaughtFall
Course Outcomes

RecM 474 Course Learning Outcome 1: Students will demonstrate theoretical knowledge and practical ability to:

a- Use different leadership styles and faciliataion techniques based on population and situational characteristics.

b- Plan and facillitate therapeutic recreation and experiential activites considering different group dynamics (stages of group development) and sequencing needs.

c- Effectively adapt activities and use adaptive equipment for different populations and abilities.

d- Effectivelly use a variety of therapeutic processing skills.

Applying different leadership styles

Use different leadership styles and facilitation techniques based on population and situational characteristics.

Designing TR and experiential activities

Plan and facilitate therapeutic recreation and experiential activities considering different group dynamics (stages of group development) and sequencing needs.

Applying therapeutic processing skills

Effectively use a variety of therapeutic processing skills.