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To conduct a meaningful assessment, the TR department should develop an assessment protocol, which indicates the type of assessment methods to be used, such as standardized tests, questionnaires, and interview questions; areas for observation and general guidelines for carrying out the assessment procedures; and the assessment toolkit. In order to conduct the assessment, the TRS reviews the sources of assessment information. The assessment toolkit contains simple, everyday objects that the ...
The four core TR values are the right to leisure, autonomy, optimal health, and quality of life. The TR profession’s responsibility to articulate the value of leisure to other health professionals is vital to meeting the needs of clients. These four values of TR—the right to leisure, autonomy, optimal health, and quality of life—are closely related.
The TRS, in fulfilling the blended role, draws upon the sensitivity, self-awareness, and interpersonal communication skills of a therapist or helper, as well as the program planning skills, motivational abilities, and creativity of a recreation specialist. Therapeutic recreation leadership incorporates the abilities of the recreation specialist to create and facilitate leisure experiences, and to motivate individuals to participate in activities and to experience the benefits of recreation ...
Activity analysis is a systematic procedure for identifying the specific behaviors needed to participate in a given activity. Once the TRS understands the skills needed to do the activity, she can select the activity for a particular client to help improve his current functioning, develop new skills, and utilize his strengths. Activity analysis serves as a means to understand both what skills are needed in order to do the activity and which skills can be developed or enhanced by ...
During the warm-up phase, the TRS also explains the rules that have been established to facilitate the smooth flow of the activity and makes sure that everyone understands the rules. If a new member joins the group, the TRS may review the rules with her prior to the session or assign someone to help her learn rules or behaviors that have not been explicitly identified. For example, a basic rule in many TR groups is that clients cannot physically touch another client without permission; ...
