Therapeutic Recreation Specialization: Physical and Developmental Disabilities

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course is an upper level therapeutic recreation specialization course which takes the concepts and skills learned in the previous therapeutic recreation courses and applies them specifically to clients with physical and developmental disabilities. Initially, issues related to etiology, characteristics, and treatment needs of clients with various physical and developmental disabilities will be discussed. The implications of these characteristics for therapeutic recreation services and the various service settings in which therapeutic recreation services are provided will then be examined. Finally, the therapeutic recreation service delivery issues specific to physical and developmental disabilities will be examined, including assessment procedures, program intervention techniques, etc. Site visits, observations, and simulations will be used to facilitate the application of this material. COREQUISITES: IPHE 4900 PREREQUISITES: LEIS 1127.03, LEIS 2127.03, LEIS 1130.03 or LEIS 2130.03, LEIS 2384.03 or LEIS 2385.03, LEIS 3127.03, LEIS 3426.03, LEIS 2492.03 or LEIS 3492.03 RESTRICTIONS: Restricted to Bachelor of Science (Recreation) students in their final two years of study. Others by permission of instructor, with priority to Health Professions students. FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion