Category: Recreation Therapy

*BELOW IS THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM MY PROFESSOR*
Students should follow the given format to write an essay, providing their understanding of inclusion and integration, and guidelines of developing an inclusive recreational program.  Please read the rubric. At least 3 pages. Double spaced. APA writing style. The essay should include all the following 5 sections:
What is inclusion and what is integration?
What are the values of inclusive program?
Suppose you are a recreation specialist in a local park agency and you are asked to develop an inclusive recreational program.  What program do you want to develop? Please describe in detail.  
What are some guidelines when developing and operating this inclusive recreational program?
What are some safety concerns when providing this program?
*Please keep in mind that this class is called “Introduction to Recreational Therapy*

Please download and use the Leisure Philosophy & Ethics pdf as your only reference/source. The page numbers are at the bottom of the book. For question 4, you can discuss how you are preparing to graduate and get your Recreational Therapy intership.

Write a Recreation therapy base script in which you find a type of therapy/intervention, such as pet therapy or aquatic therapy, etc..… that helps those who need it and also create the main focus of the script on why leisure, recreation, and play are important to those individuals.
– Answer each question as if it were in a presentation or scripted 
1. Identify clearly your audience (Ex: Older adults affected by Dementia, Individuals in Substance Abuse Recovery, Individuals with Physical Disabilities)
2. State a problem that the audience is experiencing. This problem should be backed up with data & include a source. (Ex: People are having negative side effects with medication
“According to source…  “
3.  Show expertise and present how recreation therapy is helpful for 
“Do not worry, as a recreation therapy major, we have a solution…” 
4. Present the solution with more info (Ex: animal-assisted therapy,
Ex: “Teens who participate in extracurricular activities at least twice a week have a higher GPA, and are less likely to abuse substances…”
Ground your solution in an evidence-based/data-driven solution and include a source.
5. End with a call to action (state how you will contribute to reducing the problem stated above as a recreation therapist.
Ex:“Find a recreation therapist near you who specializes in pet therapy: animal-assisted therapy, help your loved one affected by dementia…”