Therapeutic Recreation Disability For_students

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My Therapeutic Recreation Degree . . .PRICELE$$

Presented by Heather Limberg and Sara Grenzow


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What is Therapeutic Recreation (TR)?

o Therapeutic recreation is purposefulintervention designed to bring aboutemotional, social, physical, or other positivechanges in individuals with disabilities throughleisure and recreation activities

o Therapeutic recreation seeks to help

individuals increase independence anddevelop skills for improved quality of life


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What Lights You Up?o Everyone has a leisure lifestyle, whether we

realize it or not.

o Take time to write down 3 activities that youenjoy participating in:

1. __________________________________

2. __________________________________

3. __________________________________


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What does this activity have to do with TR?

o It is often difficult for individuals with disabilities to

participate in leisure activities, which is whereTherapeutic Recreation Specialists come in . . .

o Difficulties include:

o Reduced awareness of leisure opportunities whenexperiencing a disabling condition, illness, or injury

o Lack of transportation to activities

o Limited leisure skills

o Small social networko Inappropriate social interactions


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What does Therapeutic Recreation meanto UW-La Crosse MAJORS?

o Therapeutic recreation is challenging individual

limitations through positive motivation anddetermination.

-Jonathon Blake, Senior

o Therapeutic recreation is learning through yourabilities, not your disabilities.

-Andrew Buchberger, Senior

o Therapeutic recreation is self-healing throughleisure.

-Sara Grenzow, Graduate Student


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What does Therapeutic Recreation meanto UW-L TR Majors?

o Therapeutic recreation offers an unconditional

acceptance that goes beyond the basics to inspireindividuals and help enhance abilities.

-Heather Limberg, Senior

o Therapeutic recreation is adventure, exploring, anddiscovering.

-Matt Hendricks, Graduate Student

o Therapeutic recreation is promoting health and wellnessthrough leisure and recreation activities.

-Christina Schulte, Senior


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Therapeutic Recreation is NOT . . .

o The same as physical therapy, occupational therapy,or sports medicine

o An easy major that only includes playing with littleacademic complexity

o BINGO and birthday parties

o A job that anyone can do

o Babysitting

o A position only at camps or nursing homeso A volunteer opportunity, not a real job


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What are important terms to know?

o Leisure: Freedom from time-consumingduties, responsibilities, or activities

oPlay: To occupy oneself spontaneouslyin amusement, or other recreation

o Recreation: Refreshment of one's mind or body

after work through activity that amuses orstimulates

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Who will YOU be helping?

o Across the lifespan: infants, children,teens, adults, and seniors with

o Musculoskeletal (bone),neurological (brain), andneuromuscular (muscle)impairments

o Sensory impairments (lights,noise, sound)

o Cognitive impairments (learning,memory)

o Psychological impairments

(thinking, acting)o Social or behavioral impairments

(undeveloped interactions skills,negative or criminal behavior)


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What is the Therapeutic Recreation Process?

o Assessment: gathering information with and about anindividual to discover their dreams and goals and howfunctioning can be improved

o Planning: goal setting and creating an individualized planfocused on learning, adapting, and growing

o Implementation: carrying out the plan through individual orgroup programmed activity sessions

o Evaluation: reviewing an individuals progress to see if theyare reaching their goals and dreams

o APIEis a process used by health care providers.Therapeutic recreation includes the physical, mental,

social, emotional, and spiritual domains in this process.


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What are the PHYSICAL benefits of TR?

o Engaging in downhill skiing can improve

coordination and balance; sit-skiing provides thesame outcome for participants with physicalimpairments .

o Chair aerobics can help increase cardiovascular

fitness.o Stretching can increase range of motion and

flexibility.o Playing wheelchair basketball can

increase arm strength.


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What are the COGNITIVE benefits of TR?

o Playing Cribbage can improve sequencing skills.o Playing Monopoly can increase money management

and counting skills.

o Looking through photo albums can stimulatememories.

o Participating in Simon Says can increase the abilityto follow verbal directions.


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What are the EMOTIONAL benefits of TR?

o Learning and practicing meditation can help reduceanxiety.

o Engaging in gardening can assist in reducing stress.

o Listening to soothing music can create a calming effect.

o Taking on extreme challenges in wilderness camping canincrease self-esteem and mastery of a challenge.


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What are the SOCIAL benefits of TR?

o Participating in team building activities can help buildtrust.

o Joining a card club can help people make newfriends.

o Interacting at a holiday party can improveconversation skills.

o Ordering a movie ticket can increase social initiation.

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What are the SPIRITUAL benefits of TR?

o Going on a hike can unite one with the naturalworld.o Participating in yoga can connect the mind and

body as one.

o Creating a scrapbook allows a client to visuallysee accomplishments or realize their personallegacy as living a meaningful life.


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Staceys Testimonial17 year old female with a spinal cord injury, resulting in paraplegia

Before going on the trip, I did not know if Iwould be able to ski at all. Amazingly, I wasable to ski just like any other beginner. Icame back with many bumps and bruises,

but also with a renewed sense ofaccomplishment, that I can do anything thatI set my mind to.

Bent, L., Johnson, K., Klaas, S., Rathsam, S., Schottler, J. Parks & Recreation, Apr2003, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p58, 5p.
mailto:[email protected]


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Jeanies Progress ReportCedar Breaks Academy in Utah is a fully licensed Residential Treatment

Center for Teenage Girls between the ages of 12 and 17 who are

experiencing emotional or behavior problems within their homes,schools, or society. Their staff includes atherapeutic recreation specialist.

Life Skills:This week Jeanie and the other level 4 girls chose to help at the animalshelter and participate in adopt a pet weekend. Jeanie helped organizethis project and helped find homes for 8 dogs and 12 cats. She and theother girls were excited and happy with their days work. They were tiredand hungry after 6 hours of helping with the animals. They finished up bygoing for hamburgers and milkshakes at Iceberg.
http://cedarbreaksacademy.com/jeaniesindex.html


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What must YOU do to receive a TR degree from UW-Land become a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist?

o Complete Volunteer Experienceso 50 hours required prior to program admissiono 3-5 classes require additional volunteer hours beyond course worko Hands-on contact with clients and gaining confidence helping various populations

gives students insight into which population or setting they may want to focus on

o Finish Required Coursework:o A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduationo To see specific course descriptions click here:

http://www.uwlax.edu/sah/rmtr/ug_tr_courses.htm

o Participate In a 16-Week Internship:o One semester at an approved internship site under the supervision of a CertifiedTherapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) as a senior-level field placement

o Students are able to put their skills and abilities into practice, while learning additionaljob task competencies under the guidance of a CTRS

o Pass a National Certification Examo Voluntary exam taken by an individual to ensure quality of services of the CTRS

o Completed after internship and graduationo National passing rate for 2004: 78% ; UW-La Crosse passing rate: 99%


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What is the job outlook for YOU as a CTRS?

o UW-L graduates have over a 93 percent success rate of securing jobs

within the profession immediately upon graduation.

o Salaries vary by service setting with an average annual salary of$38,956 for the CTRS

o The TR program at UW-L continues a proud tradition of producinghighly competent Therapeutic Recreation Specialists who serve anincreasingly diverse population of persons with disabling conditions inWisconsin and throughout the world.

Jessamins Success Story


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Jessamins Success Story . . .

Working at KidsPeacejessamin helder [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005

I have accepted a job offer at KidsPeace inPennsylvania. I will be going to work at KidsPeaceNational Center with youth with behavioral/emotional

needs. Its a residential setting with a school, athleticcenters, ropes course, and 300 acres. I will be able tolead small 1-2 day outdoor trips, be involved withequine assisted therapy, adventuretherapy/experiential education, and create aTherapeutic Recreation program for 16 youth.

Kellys Success Story


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Kellys Success Story . . .

Aquatics and Rehabilitation for All AgesFrom: Kelly Keskimaki [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:13 AM

Subject: New Job

I wanted to tell you about my new job! I absolutely love it! I amworking at St. Ann's Center for Intergenerational Care inMilwaukee. I am helping the aquatic program get on it's feet. The

place is a day care for adults and children of all abilities and isopen to the public for rehab and the pool. I will eventually besplitting my time between aquatics and therapy, but right now Iam just aquatics.

Kelly

Chads Success Story


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Chads Success Story-Empowering Older Adults in Long Term Care!

From: chad adams [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 12:52 PMSubject: New Job!

Hello there fellow Therapeutic Recreation Specialists!!

Just thought I would inform you of my new job. I'mcurrently working at a long-term care facility in

Milwaukee, St. Johns on the Lake. The facility has switchedfrom a medical model to a social/community model,more holistic and focusing much more on residents' needsand desires. I just started and already have developedsome amazing relationships with the residents. Today, we

had a singer/songwriter come in and play for theresidents. Of course, you know me, I got the ladies todance with me and the fellas to sing their hearts out.


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Explore More about Therapeutic Recreationo American Therapeutic Recreation Association

http://www.atra-tr.orgo National Therapeutic Recreation Society

http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx

?documentId=530o Therapeutic Recreation Directory

http://www.recreationtherapy.com

o UW-L Therapeutic Recreation Homepage

http://www.uwlax.edu/sah/rmtr/ug_tr.htm
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Who can I talk to about TR?o Call 785-8207 or

visit 128 WittichHall to speakwith the programassistant or a

UW-L facultymember whoteachestherapeuticrecreation

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