PARK, RECREATION, AND TOURISM RESOURCES
RECREATION FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Syllabus - PRR 362 - Spring Semester, 1999
TIME:
Monday and Wednesday, 5:00-6:20 p.m.
INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Richard D. Paulsen
OFFICE:
131 Natural Resources Building
LOCATION:
Room 223 Natural Resources Building
OFFICE HOURS:
12:00-2:00 p.m., Mondays and by appointment
TELEPHONE:
353-5190, extension 114
COURSE TEXTS:
Smith, R.; Austin, D.; and Kennedy, D. Inclusive and Special Recreation: Opportunities for Persons with
Disabilities. Dubuque: Brown & Benchmark Publishers, 1996.
Austin, D. and Crawford, M. Therapeutic Recreation: An Introduction. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Allyn &
Bacon, 1996.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course examines Therapeutic Recreation services for persons with special needs. During the semester
philosophic foundations and service models of this area of recreation services will be discussed with
attention given to the concepts of integration, normalization, inclusion and empowerment. Students will
have the opportunity to investigate selected handicapper characteristics, needs, and issues relative to leisure
and quality of life concerns.
The goals of this course are:
1.
To guide the student in the developing and understanding of the nature and processes of
Therapeutic Recreation services and their contribution to society.
2.
To increase the student's awareness of the general importance of leisure/recreation involvement in
the lives of persons with special needs.
3.
To investigate leisure/recreation attitudes, interests and behaviors of consumers of selected special
needs groups.
4.
To provide Therapeutic Recreation majors with a solid foundation in relevant basic concepts,
philosophy, and service orientation upon which more advanced competencies may be developed in
other emphasis courses.
5.
To provide opportunities for personal growth through oral presentations, written presentments, and
interpersonal experiences.
6.
To enable students to develop an appreciation for the responsibilities of leisure service managers to
all consumers.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
POINTS
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10.
Examination One
Examination Two
Last Examination
Peer Edit and Review of Leisure Interview Paper
Leisure Interview Paper
Leisure Interview Presentations
Programming Project (Group)
Programming Presentations (Group)
Assignments - 8
SUBTOTAL
Notebook (Therapeutic Recreation Emphasis Students)
SUBTOTAL POINTS
100
100
100
30
150
50
80
20
680
75
755
RECREATION FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
PRR 362
LEISURE INTERVIEW PAPER (150 Points)
Each student is to schedule an interview with a person who has an impairment which has significantly
impacted upon his/her life. Topics which should be addressed include, but are not limited to, the
following:
1.
Research the specific impairment with which the interviewee is diagnosed
(approximately 2 pages and a minimum of 5 references). (20 points)
2.
Interviewee demographic information (age, gender, family status, residence, education)
(10 points)
3.
Interviewee's personal characteristics (strengths, limitations, skills). (15 points)
4.
Interviewee's orientation to leisure (amount of free time, work, and other obligations;
definitions of leisure, recreation, and work; leisure/recreation interests and
activities; barriers to leisure/recreation involvement; leisure/recreation needs any
leisure opportunities of interest that have not been pursued). (30 points)
5.
As a result of your interview, experience, and reading please present your thoughts
regarding this person and general handicapper leisure/recreation behaviors and needs.
Support your views with literature sources (40 points)
6.
Appendix: Leisure Interview Questions (10 points)
7.
Reference list (10 points)
8.
Mechanics. The paper is expected to be a minimum of seven (7) typewritten (doubled
spaced) pages. Please use the APA style when preparing your paper. (15 points)
PEER EDIT AND REVIEW OF LEISURE INTERVIEW PAPER (30 Points)
Each student will be responsible for providing a thorough and thoughtful review of a classmate's paper.
LEISURE INTERVIEW PRESENTATION (50 Points)
Each student will make a formal professional presentation of the findings of their leisure interviews to the
class.
EXTRA CREDIT (20 additional points possible)
Students may submit to 10 extra credit "papers." (2 points)
Each submission must identify a resource (organization, book, article, internet site, etc.) which is of value
to a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist.