Definitions of TR/RT
A healthcare provider who uses leisure activities to help you reach your goals. They work with people with injuries, illnesses and disabilities.
Recreational Therapist
List 3 recreation activities commonly used in RT
arts and crafts, animals, sports, games, dance and movement, drama, music, and community outings
The acronym ATRA stands for
American Therapeutic Recreation Association
Disability is a socially constructed phenomenon; social and physical environments inflict limitations or barriers on certain categories of people
The Social Model
The state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
Health
A systematic process that utilizes recreation and other activity-based interventions to address the assessed needs of individuals with illnesses and/or disabling conditions, as a means to psychological and physical health, recovery and well-being
Recreational Therapy
Improves multiple aspects of the person. Combination of physical, social, mental, etc. domains
Holistic Care
The acronym NCTRC stands for
National Council of Therapeutic Recreation Certification
Disability is a biomedical problem that resides within the individual; a defect of the bodily system; a deviation from the norm
The Medical Model
A person’s sense of joy, creativity, and an experience of total involvement in an activity of their choosing
Flow
An umbrella term that includes inclusive recreation, adaptive recreation, and recreational therapy
Therapeutic Recreation
List 3 positive outcomes of RT
Improves symptoms of depression, increases self-esteem, strengthens social connections, improved functional independence, increases strength, boosts cognitive abilities, and reduces anxiety
NCTRC's purpose
A certification and licensure association that explains how to become a CTRS and renew certification
Example is the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) system promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2001), which looks at multidimensional concepts to measure health and health-related domains worldwide
The Biopsychosocial Model
The acronym APIED means
Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, and Documentation
Includes people with disabilities in mainstream of activities
Inclusive Recreation
Organized non-work activity for the attainment of personal and social benefits
Recreation
ATRA's purpose
A professional agency that works with recreational therapists to help them learn what they need to do to be a successful therapist
Disability as a challenge to productivity. Usually used by governments with regard to labor and employment capabilities, for example, disability describes the degree to which people can work independently outside the home
The Economic Model
The individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value system in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards, and concerns
Quality of Life
Modified recreation for individuals with disabilities (ex. parks and recreation)
Adaptive/Adapted Recreation
The use of free time for enjoyment, personal choice, freedom to do, individualized
Leisure
List 2 membership benefits of ATRA
connect with other RTs, provides opportunities such as webinars/conferences/publications, articles and blog posts to keep up with current research, each member gets 20% of Sagamore publications, helps you gain leadership experience/ grow professionally, and scholarship opportunities for students to attend conferences
Disability as victimhood. People with disabilities seen as tragic, often as victims in need of special care
The Charity Model
A dynamic, integrative condition of change in which the individual moves toward a higher potential of functioning by choosing and participating in health-promoting lifestyles and behaviors
Wellness