Pub Date : 2020-10-15DOI: 10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i4-10427
Patricia J. Craig, Brent L. Hawkins, L. Anderson, C. Ashton-Forrester, M. Carter
In 2016, the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) Board of Directors created a task force within its Higher Education Committee to study the educational requirements for entry-level education in recreational therapy/therapeutic recreation (RT/TR) and make recommendations to the Board. From 2016-2018, the task force planned and implemented a multiphase mixed methods study with approximately 2,000 RT/ TR practitioners, educators, students, and credentialing and accrediting bodies from across the United States and Canada. During the first phase of the study, in-person focus groups were completed with 25 practitioner groups (N=257), 10 educator groups (N=49), and 17 student groups (N=222) at 19 state and regional conferences and meetings, as well as during four online focus groups using the Zoom videoconferencing platform. Interviews were conducted with board members of six RT/TR credentialing and accrediting bodies. During the second phase of the study, online surveys were completed by RT/TR practitioners (N=1,663), educators (N=141), and students (N=483). The central finding suggests the most current and pressing need in higher education is to improve the quality and consistency of the bachelor’s degree in RT/TR. Five mixed-method results supporting the central finding are presented, and data-driven recommendations to improve professional preparation in RT/TR are discussed. Subscribe to TRJ
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Pub Date : 2020-10-15DOI: 10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i4-10238
Brent L. Hawkins, Betsy Kemeny, Heather R. Porter
The American Therapeutic Recreation Association’s (ATRA) Competencies Study was the final phase of a two-part, multi-year study to better understand the competencies of Recreational Therapists (RTs) across treatment settings and service sectors. One thousand, three hundred and seventy seven RTs were assessed on 747 items within seven areas of RT practice identified in ATRA’s Delphi Study. Each RT rated the extent that each item is being treated, utilized, or provided in their RT practice, their perceived knowledge and skills in relation to the items, and if they were interested in gaining more knowledge related to each item. Results are reported regarding areas of RT practice that were highly, moderately, and lowly rated to further capture the scope of practice of RT as well as identify areas of strength and opportunity to bolster RT practice. Opportunities within the profession to apply these findings are discussed. Subscribe to TRJ
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Pub Date : 2020-10-15DOI: 10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i4-10420
C. Autry, S. Anderson, S. Sklar
Fifty years ago, Stein (1970) conducted a therapeutic recreation (TR) education survey. Ten years later, Anderson and Stewart (1980) conducted a follow-up study that began the longitudinal studies in therapeutic recreation/ recreational therapy (TR/RT) education in the U.S. and Canada for the next four decades, and the results of each survey were published in the Therapeutic Recreation Journal (Anderson et al., 2000; Autry et al., 2010; Stewart & Anderson, 1990). The decennial TR/RT education surveys have included the same items and used the same core instrument since its first implementation in 1969 (Stein, 1970). Although survey content has expanded to include additional questions, this consistency of content was designed to allow the researchers to compare results across each decade and to identify and discuss trends and issues in TR/RT education. The overall findings and discussion were divided among TR/RT curricula, faculty and students and were compared to these same categories over the past 50 years. Subscribe to TRJ
50年前，Stein(1970)进行了一项治疗性娱乐(TR)教育调查。十年后，Anderson和Stewart(1980)进行了一项后续研究，开始了美国和加拿大在接下来的四十年中对治疗性娱乐/娱乐治疗(TR/RT)教育的纵向研究，每次调查的结果都发表在《治疗性娱乐杂志》上(Anderson et al.， 2000;Autry等人，2010;Stewart & Anderson, 1990)。自1969年首次实施以来，十年一次的TR/RT教育调查包括相同的项目并使用相同的核心工具(Stein, 1970)。虽然调查内容已经扩展到包括其他问题，但这种内容的一致性旨在使研究人员能够比较每十年的结果，并确定和讨论TR/RT教育的趋势和问题。总体调查结果和讨论在TR/RT课程、教师和学生之间进行了划分，并与过去50年的相同类别进行了比较。订阅TRJ
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Pub Date : 2020-10-15DOI: 10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i4-10421
Cara Gray, P. Baisden
As health care organizations, accrediting bodies, and research support and promote interprofessional approaches for treatment programs, an introduction to interprofessional education and practice should occur during pre-professional education for this practice to become habit. This paper looks at applying these principles to pre-professional behavioral health student participants in nursing, recreation therapy, psychology, and social work through an interprofessional simulated group therapy experience. While the main objective of this project was to create an interprofessional experience for mental/behavioral health participants, the study also aimed to build an affinity for working within an interprofessional team and to develop empathy for individuals living with a mental/behavioral health diagnosis. All students acknowledged the benefits of empathy and collaborative affinity for both the team and consumers, and expressed concern about the lack of interprofessional learning within pre-professional programs. Subscribe to TRJ
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Pub Date : 2020-10-15DOI: 10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i4-10237
Heather R. Porter, Brent L. Hawkins, Betsy Kemeny
Based on expert consensus of 67 RT experts through the ATRA Delphi Study, a list of specific diagnostic populations served, interventions/modalities, techniques, standardized assessment tools, theories, education/training/ counseling topics utilized, and on-the-horizon treatment and issues were identified. This manuscript provides an overview of the study and its findings. The content from the ATRA Delphi Study was utilized to create the ATRA Competencies Study that was disseminated internationally to determine the extent that each item is currently served/utilized in practice, the extent of self-perceived knowledge and skills of each item, and the extent of interest in gaining more knowledge and skills related to each item. An overview of the ATRA Competencies Study and the findings are shared in a separate article.
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Pub Date : 2020-10-15DOI: 10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i4-10419
M. Richardson, B. Crowe, M. V. Puymbroeck, Brent L. Hawkins
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at a greater risk for experiencing stress, particularly stress associated with negative interpersonal relations, in comparison to individuals without disabilities. The purpose of this study was to: (a) explore whether participation in yoga served as a coping strategy for adults with IDD; and (b) determine the feasibility of researching stress and yoga as coping among individuals with IDD. Using a multi-method research design, participants completed a quantitative assessment before and after the seven-and-a-half week yoga intervention, and a semi-structured interview post-intervention. Qualitative findings suggest that yoga can serve as an emotionfocused coping strategy for adults with IDD, as it may increase participants’ mood and enhance their perceived social support. Future research should evaluate yoga as a form of coping for adults with IDD, and identify best practices for conducting stress and coping-related research with adults with IDD. Subscribe to TRJ
{"title":"Feasibility of Using Yoga as Problem- and Emotion-Focused Coping For Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Pilot Study","authors":"M. Richardson, B. Crowe, M. V. Puymbroeck, Brent L. Hawkins","doi":"10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i4-10419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i4-10419","url":null,"abstract":"Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at a greater risk for experiencing stress, particularly stress associated with negative interpersonal relations, in comparison to individuals without disabilities. The purpose of this study was to: (a) explore whether participation in yoga served as a coping strategy for adults with IDD; and (b) determine the feasibility of researching stress and yoga as coping among individuals with IDD. Using a multi-method research design, participants completed a quantitative assessment before and after the seven-and-a-half week yoga intervention, and a semi-structured interview post-intervention. Qualitative findings suggest that yoga can serve as an emotionfocused coping strategy for adults with IDD, as it may increase participants’ mood and enhance their perceived social support. Future research should evaluate yoga as a form of coping for adults with IDD, and identify best practices for conducting stress and coping-related research with adults with IDD. Subscribe to TRJ","PeriodicalId":45238,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Recreation Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48353879","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 : 2020-08-18DOI: 10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i3-10199
Tristan D. Hopper, Julia Froese, Y. Iwasaki
The purpose of this manuscript is to further explore the role of therapeutic recreation (TR) in utilizing a meaning- centered approach to practice, specifically through the incorporation of a meaning-making framework. This discussion is grounded in and builds upon previous strengths-based TR literature. Leisure-induced meaning making may be best understood/characterized by five key themes including: (a) a joyful life, (b) a connected life (c) a discovered life, (d) a composed life, and (e) an empowered life. Finally, strategies for incorporating the framework into practice are offered as a beginning point for practitioners who wish to infuse meaning-centered work in their practice, including a discussion on potential challenges with utilizing this approach. Subscribe to TRJ
{"title":"Meaning-Centered Therapeutic Recreation: A Practical Approach","authors":"Tristan D. Hopper, Julia Froese, Y. Iwasaki","doi":"10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i3-10199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i3-10199","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this manuscript is to further explore the role of therapeutic recreation (TR) in utilizing a meaning- centered approach to practice, specifically through the incorporation of a meaning-making framework. This discussion is grounded in and builds upon previous strengths-based TR literature. Leisure-induced meaning making may be best understood/characterized by five key themes including: (a) a joyful life, (b) a connected life (c) a discovered life, (d) a composed life, and (e) an empowered life. Finally, strategies for incorporating the framework into practice are offered as a beginning point for practitioners who wish to infuse meaning-centered work in their practice, including a discussion on potential challenges with utilizing this approach. Subscribe to TRJ","PeriodicalId":45238,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Recreation Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46201360","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 : 2020-08-17DOI: 10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i3-10248
Judy S. Kinney
The purpose of this study was to determine services performed by recreation therapists. This study surveyed currently practicing CTRSs to determine the workload and elements of service provision. A total of 1178 CTRSs responded to the survey (23.6%). A total of 18,539 hours of direct therapy interventions were provided by 812 fulltime therapists in a week; or an average of 23 hours of direct care services per therapist. CTRSs had, on average, 108 client therapy contacts per week per therapist. The number of treatment groups offered, one-on-one interventions, and other weekly tasks were also explored. Types of services provided were significantly different by population served. The discipline should explore the creation of a data center to gather critical data to understand and determine the nature of services provided by CTRSs. It is a critical step for the discipline to grow, defend, and/ or maintain important RT services. Subscribe to TRJ
{"title":"Analysis of Services Performed by Recreational Therapists","authors":"Judy S. Kinney","doi":"10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i3-10248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i3-10248","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to determine services performed by recreation therapists. This study surveyed currently practicing CTRSs to determine the workload and elements of service provision. A total of 1178 CTRSs responded to the survey (23.6%). A total of 18,539 hours of direct therapy interventions were provided by 812 fulltime therapists in a week; or an average of 23 hours of direct care services per therapist. CTRSs had, on average, 108 client therapy contacts per week per therapist. The number of treatment groups offered, one-on-one interventions, and other weekly tasks were also explored. Types of services provided were significantly different by population served. The discipline should explore the creation of a data center to gather critical data to understand and determine the nature of services provided by CTRSs. It is a critical step for the discipline to grow, defend, and/ or maintain important RT services. Subscribe to TRJ","PeriodicalId":45238,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Recreation Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42459295","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 : 2020-08-17DOI: 10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i3-9510
D. Devries, T. Beck
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) has been used globally to identify personality preferences of different professions and to classify occupations based on these tendencies, creating professional profiles. Research shows that people with similar personalities and preferences tend to gravitate to like professions, but is this true of recreational therapy? This study was conducted over a three-year period with undergraduate students majoring in therapeutic recreation. Students completed the MBTI as part of an administration class to understand their personality type and the impact on their management style. Results of the MBTI were analyzed to identify if there was a predominate preference on the MBTI. This study replicated a study conducted by Jin and Austin (2000). The results of this study showed that approximately 60% of students identified as one of three personality types (ESFJ, ENFJ, or ENFP). Information on personality type, as well as implications for students, instructors, and placement supervisors, are presented. Information from this study may assist in the classroom and in career counseling for individuals interested in being recreational therapists. Subscribe to TRJ
{"title":"Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Profile of Undergraduate Therapeutic Recreation Students","authors":"D. Devries, T. Beck","doi":"10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i3-9510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i3-9510","url":null,"abstract":"The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) has been used globally to identify personality preferences of different professions and to classify occupations based on these tendencies, creating professional profiles. Research shows that people with similar personalities and preferences tend to gravitate to like professions, but is this true of recreational therapy? This study was conducted over a three-year period with undergraduate students majoring in therapeutic recreation. Students completed the MBTI as part of an administration class to understand their personality type and the impact on their management style. Results of the MBTI were analyzed to identify if there was a predominate preference on the MBTI. This study replicated a study conducted by Jin and Austin (2000). The results of this study showed that approximately 60% of students identified as one of three personality types (ESFJ, ENFJ, or ENFP). Information on personality type, as well as implications for students, instructors, and placement supervisors, are presented. Information from this study may assist in the classroom and in career counseling for individuals interested in being recreational therapists. Subscribe to TRJ","PeriodicalId":45238,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Recreation Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49231884","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 : 2020-08-17DOI: 10.18666/trj-2020-v54-i3-10112
Jasmine A. Townsend, Garrett A. Stone, E. Murphy, B. Crowe, Brent L. Hawkins, L. Duffy
Adaptive sports participation has been found to benefit participants physically, emotionally, cognitively, and psychologically. These sports may also serve as a vehicle to combat society’s negative attitudes toward individuals with disabilities. To further explore this possibility, the purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of an international adaptive sport training on Thai college student and professor attitudes toward individuals with physical disabilities. Twenty-one participants completed the Multidimensional Attitudes Scale toward Persons with Disabilities (MAS). A series of one-way RM ANOVAs and descriptive statistics were utilized to compare participant scores across time. Findings indicated that there were no significant changes in attitudes as measured by the MAS. Measurement and program design issues are considered. More work is needed to develop an appropriate tool to evaluate changing attitudes. Implications for research and recreational therapy practice are discussed. Subscribe to TRJ
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