Pub Date : 2021-10-19DOI: 10.18666/trj-2021-v55-i4-11043
Jacqueline Dyke, Em V. Adams
Clinical supervision in the field of therapeutic recreation is emphasized as part of the internship experience, but is not widely provided to practicing CTRSs beyond that time. While the American Therapeutic Recreation Association does not address clinical supervision in its Standards for Practice, the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification notes clinical supervision as part of its Job Analysis. In order to yield improved client outcomes, improved wellness in direct-care CTRSs, and improved clinical skills, a model for clinical supervision for CTRSs is proposed. Due to the familiarity that all CTRSs have with the APIE/D process of recreation therapy practice, the authors suggest implementing the APIE/D model of clinical supervision with practicing CTRSs.
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Pub Date : 2021-10-19DOI: 10.18666/trj-2021-v55-i4-10995
Rodney Dieser
Cross-cultural competence has increased in applied professions, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychiatry, mental health counseling, and social work. Despite three decades of research and scholarship advocating the need for cross-cultural competence in TR/RT, it remains lacking. This paper is a call for the profession to do better. Based on (1) learning how American Counseling Association and the National Board of Certified Counselors have positioned cross-cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills as core competence in national and international practice, (2) examining cross-cultural research and scholarship in TR/RT, and (3) drawing from ATRA’s Higher Education Committee Task Force, this paper suggests specific recommendations to develop cross-cultural competence in TR/RT.
{"title":"A Call to the Profession: Cross-Cultural Competence and Learning from a Sister Profession","authors":"Rodney Dieser","doi":"10.18666/trj-2021-v55-i4-10995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18666/trj-2021-v55-i4-10995","url":null,"abstract":"Cross-cultural competence has increased in applied professions, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychiatry, mental health counseling, and social work. Despite three decades of research and scholarship advocating the need for cross-cultural competence in TR/RT, it remains lacking. This paper is a call for the profession to do better. Based on (1) learning how American Counseling Association and the National Board of Certified Counselors have positioned cross-cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills as core competence in national and international practice, (2) examining cross-cultural research and scholarship in TR/RT, and (3) drawing from ATRA’s Higher Education Committee Task Force, this paper suggests specific recommendations to develop cross-cultural competence in TR/RT.","PeriodicalId":45238,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Recreation Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49522378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-10-19DOI: 10.18666/trj-2021-v55-i4-11040
Thea Kavanaugh, J. Tomaka, Ernesto A. Moralez
The purpose of this study was to examine how professional preparedness and psychosocial beliefs affected behavioral intentions and quality service behaviors in providing physical education (PE) and recreation services to students with disabilities (SWD). Participants of an online survey included New Mexico adapted physical education (APE) teachers (N=42) and recreational therapists (RT; N=13) and a sample of PE teachers (N=63). Analyses revealed significant differences between PE teachers and personnel in specialty professional disciplines. APE and RT personnel reported greater positive attitudes, higher self-efficacy, greater behavioral intention, and more engagement in quality service behaviors than PE teachers. The results have implications for the selection and training of school personnel hired to provide PE and recreation services to SWD.
{"title":"Professional Preparedness and Psychosocial Beliefs as Predictors of Quality Physical Education and Recreation Services to Students with Disabilities","authors":"Thea Kavanaugh, J. Tomaka, Ernesto A. Moralez","doi":"10.18666/trj-2021-v55-i4-11040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18666/trj-2021-v55-i4-11040","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to examine how professional preparedness and psychosocial beliefs affected behavioral intentions and quality service behaviors in providing physical education (PE) and recreation services to students with disabilities (SWD). Participants of an online survey included New Mexico adapted physical education (APE) teachers (N=42) and recreational therapists (RT; N=13) and a sample of PE teachers (N=63). Analyses revealed significant differences between PE teachers and personnel in specialty professional disciplines. APE and RT personnel reported greater positive attitudes, higher self-efficacy, greater behavioral intention, and more engagement in quality service behaviors than PE teachers. The results have implications for the selection and training of school personnel hired to provide PE and recreation services to SWD.","PeriodicalId":45238,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Recreation Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44218087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-10-19DOI: 10.18666/trj-2021-v55-i4-11058
Kimberly Barbosa Dunlap, Kimberly J. Miller, Judy S. Kinney
Animal-assisted interventions have been implemented by health care professionals because of the therapeutic value of animal interactions. The purpose of this study was to survey Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists (CTRSs) to (a) determine the prevalence of Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) implemented by recreational therapists, and (b) understand the knowledge and barriers to AAT implementation that exist for recreational therapists. A total of 123 Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists participated in the study (a 6.2% response rate). A significant difference was found in the AAT goal of improving social interaction by population. Those working in physical medicine and rehabilitation reported less improvement than those in behavioral health, geriatrics and community agencies. CTRSs indicated there is a need for additional education and trainings on AAT practice. Many CTRSs surveyed identified the lack of registered animal/handler teams in the area as a major barrier to implement AAT.
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Pub Date : 2021-08-18DOI: 10.18666/TRJ-2021-V55-I3-10260
Melissa L. Zahl, N. Stumbo, Marica Jean Carter, Allison Wilder, Janell Greenwood
This paper is the first in a two-part series documenting an in-depth, descriptive snapshot of TR educational programs in the US and Canada, as of 2018. The 2018 study is the fifth installment of a decades-long research project that captures descriptive snapshots-in-time of TR curricula. The intent of this study was to capture descriptive data on TR curricula in the United States and Canada as of 2018. The study results describe TR curricula in five areas: (a) accreditation, (b) curriculum/internship, (c) university and unit, (d) faculty, and (e) student characteristics. This paper, Part A, reports on: (a) university and unit, (b) faculty, and (c) student characteristics portions of the research. A 64-item online survey was sent to 91 TR program directors with 67 usable surveys (73.6% return rate). Respondents reported that the TR programs are located in mid-sized to large schools with university enrollments of 3,000 and above. Results showed that TR programs are housed in a variety of colleges, but most frequently in colleges with Health in their title. TR faculty tend to hold adjunct positions with master’s-only degrees. Wide ranges are evident in the number of students enrolled per TR program. Recommendations are made for future curricular studies and research. Subscribe to TRJ
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Pub Date : 2021-08-18DOI: 10.18666/TRJ-2021-V55-I3-10291
Alexis McKenney, Haiying Long
The purpose of this study was to report the initial process of developing and validating the Perceptions of Disability Scale (PoDS), a scale designed to map a continuum of sympathy, empathy, and advocacy perspectives on people with disabilities. We first created a 30-item scale based on a thorough literature review and the findings of a previous qualitative study. Then we further refined and validated the scale through 3-phase approach as well as internal consistency reliability evidence and validity evidence based on content, response process, and internal structure. Results suggest that the final 21-item scale has excellent reliability and validity. Suggestions for how the scale can be used in recreational therapy practice and human-service related trainings, and for future research are provided. Subscribe to TRJ
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Pub Date : 2021-08-18DOI: 10.18666/TRJ-2021-V55-I3-10867
L. M. Lawson, Kayla Hamner, Mildred Oligbo
Autism stakeholder groups prioritize applied intervention research to improve conditions co-occurring with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but health-related quality of life measures aren’t established for children with ASD. The purpose of this study was to estimate rates and variability of responses of parents of children with ASD on the Children’s Health Questionnaire (CHQ) to inform future recreational therapy intervention research with this population. This study used pre-post design to gather parent responses for 31 children with ASD before and after intervention. Confidence intervals indicated CHQ summary scores were more precise than scale scores. Several profile scales showed greater variability at post-testing. Parents of children with ASD reported lower scores than the general population across all CHQ measures, particularly in behavior, mental health and psychosocial health. The CHQ PF-28 is an appropriate measure of health-related quality of life of children with ASD. Future research should confirm these findings and investigate use of child report versions of the CHQ with children with ASD. Subscribe to TRJ
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Pub Date : 2021-08-18DOI: 10.18666/TRJ-2021-V55-I3-10967
James B. Wise
Human flourishing or living well is widely accepted as a principal outcome of therapeutic recreation (TR) services but multiple conceptualizations of what it means to live well found in the TR literature raise questions of association and compatibility. The present investigation extends previous explorations of connections among the numerous notions, specifically appraising the relationship of Seligman’s theory of Flourishing to MacIntyre’s broadened theory of Flourishing, the Leisure and Well- Being Model, and the Flourishing through Leisure Model. Results indicate the two theories portray distinct views of flourishing and that a complementary relationship exists among Seligman’s theory and the two practice models. When considered as a whole, the extant body of scholarship supplies the profession with a solid philosophical and scientific foundation for promoting human flourishing. Subscribe to TRJ
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Pub Date : 2021-08-18DOI: 10.18666/TRJ-2021-V55-I3-10261
Melissa L. Zahl, N. Stumbo, Janell Greenwood, M. Carter, Allison Wilder
This paper is the second in a two-part series reporting results from the 2018 Curriculum Study. The 2018 study is the fifth installment of a decades-long research project that captures descriptive snapshots-in-time of TR curricula. The intent of this curriculum study was to capture an in-depth, descriptive snapshot of TR educational programs in the U.S. and Canada as of 2018. The study results described TR curricula in five areas: (a) accreditation, (b) curriculum/internship, (c) university and unit, (d) faculty, and (e) student characteristics. This paper, Part B, reports on: (a) accreditation and (b) curriculum/ internship characteristics portions of the research. A 64- item online survey was sent to 91 TR program directors with 67 usable surveys returned (73.6% return rate). Half of the responding TR educational programs were accredited by either COAPRT or CARTE. The National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC™) standards continued to be the most important driver of curricular changes. Curriculum changes included adding more TR specific courses, more assignments with courses, more TR credit hours, and more internship requirements and assignments, in addition to assessing specific student outcomes. Recommendations are made for future curricular studies and research. Subscribe to TRJ
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Pub Date : 2021-05-12DOI: 10.18666/TRJ-2021-V55-I2-10653
J. Leighton, K. Lopez, Corey Johnson
Due to the marginalizing effects of mental illness, the stories of individuals in early recovery from various mental health diagnoses are often invalidated. To address this concern, complementary modalities (e.g., massage therapy, naturopathy, arts-based therapy, horticulture therapy) have emerged alongside the fields of therapeutic recreation, psychotherapy, and outdoor-based practices. Less is known about how social/community approaches to practice are used within in-patient care settings to complement more traditional modalities (i.e., cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), talk-based therapy, trauma exposure therapy, pharmaceutical medication etc.). The current research project aimed to understand individuals’ experiences and reflections of engaging in an outdoor experiential workshop while seeking in-patient care for post-traumatic stress disorder and substance-use disorder. Narrative inquiry was the methodological approach we used to illuminate the voice in the cracks (Jackson & Mazzei, 2005), voices that are often left out of dominant medical discourses, to be heard. Focus groups and in-depth semi-structured narrative life-experience interviews were used to story individuals’ reflections of early recovery while participating in an outdoor experiential workshop beyond the conventional boundaries and structures of medicine-focused in-patient care.
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