Syllabus: Recreation Management 471

Overview

This course is designed to address patient assessment, treatment plan development, and counseling procedures.

Requirements

Prerequisites

• RM371 - Therapeutic Recreation: Evidence Practice (3)
• RM370 - Therapeutic Recreation: Introduction (3)

Required Resources

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• Peterson, C., & Stumbo, S. (2009). Therapeutic recreation program design: Principles and procedures, 5th Ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
• Stumbo, N. (2002). Client Assessment in the Therapeutic Recreation Services. State College, PA: Venture. American Therapeutic Recreation Association (2013)
• Standards of Practice: Standards for the Practice of Recreational Therapy & Self-Assessment Guide. Hattiesburg, MI (ISBN: 1-889435-48-1) (Used in RM 373, 471, 472 & 473)
• Anderson, L. & Heyne, L. (2012) Therapeutic Recreation Practices: A Strength-Based Approach, 1^st Ed. State College, PA: Venture Publishing, Inc.. (ISBN: 1892132966) (RM 370, 371, 373, 471, 472, 473)

Other Required Texts

• A Brief Overview of Multi-Modal Therapy (On I-Learn)
• Witt, P., & Ellis, G. (1989). The Leisure Diagnostic Battery. State College, PA: Venture.

Structure

Course Outcomes

1. Integrate therapeutic interviewing techniques in assessing patient needs.
2. Utilize assessments and theories to develop an individual program plan.
3. Report on reliability and validity of inferences made from psychometric assessments.
4. Design an observation using recording techniques and measurements to assess patient needs.
5. Document clients post-treatment behaviors using a variety of documentation techniques.

Major Assignments

The table below is meant to help you see the relevance of each major assignment as it pertains to the course outcomes (CO).

Weekly Patterns

The table below displays typical weekly activities, due dates, and activity descriptions. 

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Learning Model

You are encouraged to learn by study and also by faith (D&C 88:118). The three processes of the Learning Model will help you deepen your learning experience.

In this course, the Prepare phase of the Learning Model is delivered through the reading and podcast pages. The Teach One Another phase is facilitated through the weekly meetings Zoom meetings and various discussion boards. The Ponder and Prove phase is measured through the activities and the Theory-Based Specific Program Design assignment (SPD) assignment.

Feedback

You can expect to receive grades and feedback within seven days of the due date for all assignments.

Group Work

Throughout this course, you will be utilizing Google Drive to collaborate in group projects and share ideas with each other. For the first few weeks, it will be a class-wide collaboration. In Week 03, you will start to work in smaller groups. Use your study group members to learn the course content more deeply, complete activities, and create presentations to demonstrate an understanding of key theories and concepts.

Preparation Reports and Weekly Reviews

Preparation Reports and Weekly Reviews are given each week to measure the level of preparation and participation during the week as well as hold each student accountable for their activity in the class. Preparation Reports will be due midweek and Weekly Reviews will be due at the end of the week. Be sure to answer honestly.

Late Work

Grading Scale

All assignments are to be completed and submitted prior to their respective due dates on I-Learn unless otherwise specified by the instructor.

This course will use the following standard BYU-Idaho grading scale:

Please understand teamwork is a realistic model for professionalism; however, understand some teamwork can be tedious. Within the rubrics, there is a built-in evaluation every member of the team must complete.

Individual ratings will be heavily weighted on the assignments, so groups are not guaranteed to receive the same grades on the assignments. The instructor reserves the right to individually grade according to the efforts put forth by individual team members.

You may request a team change for another assignment. It is not guaranteed to occur.

University Policies

Students with Disabilities

Brigham Young University-Idaho is committed to providing a working and learning atmosphere that accommodates qualified persons with disabilities. If you have a disability and require accommodations, please contact the Disability Services Office (Links to an external site.) at (208) 496-9210 or visit their website and follow the Steps for Receiving Accommodations (Links to an external site.). Reasonable academic accommodations are reviewed for all students who have qualified documented disabilities. Services are coordinated with students and instructors by the Disability Services Office.

This course includes required synchronous meetings. If you are currently registered with the Disability Services Office and need an interpreter or transcriber for these meetings, please contact the deaf and hard of hearing coordinator at (208) 496-9219.

Other University Policies

Student Honor and Other Policies

Please read through the document called University Policies. It gives important information about the following topics:

• Student Honor
  • Academic Honesty
  • Student Conduct
    • Sexual Harassment
• Student with Disabilities
• Complaints and Grievances
• Copyright Notice

Go to the Student Resources module to review further resources and information.

This syllabus and the course schedule may be changed at any time prior to or during the semester as the need arises. You will be notified by your instructor of any changes and may view them in the Welcome folder.

Technical Issues

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