Answers 2023
History of Therapeutic Recreation - Correct Answer-Early Development of Therapeutic
Recreation
Hospitals and rehabilitation centers for people with physical disabilities
Hospitals for people with mental illness
Special schools for those with developmental disabilities
Emerging Models of Therapeutic Recreation
Custodial model
Medical-clinical model
Therapeutic milieu model
Education and training model
Community model
Expansion of Therapeutic Recreation - Correct Answer-Widespread growth in 1970s
and 1980s
Expansion included:
Hospitals
Nursing homes and long-term care facilities
Schools or residential centers for people with developmental disabilities
Schools, treatment centers, or penal institutions related to corrections
Residential centers for older adults
Centers for physical medicine and rehabilitation
Programs provided by public recreation and park agencies
Programs provided by voluntary agencies
Aftercare and other supportive environments to people with disabilities with community
living
Special Recreation - Correct Answer-Emergence of special recreation— segregated
programming to meet specific needs of people with disabilities
Inclusive Recreation - Correct Answer-Inclusive recreation—broader term implying
equal and joint participation
Armed Forces Recreation - Correct Answer-Goals and Scope of Armed Forces
Recreation Today
Enhance physical and mental well-being of service men and women
Fitness, cohesion, family well-being, quality of life, recreation awareness, and outreach
Provides programming for soldiers deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation
Enduring Freedom, and operations in Balkans
Several million patrons served each year
Program Elements:
, Fitness programs
Outdoor recreation
Family recreation
Community relations
Resorts
Continued...
Fiscal Support of Armed Forces Recreation
Appropriated funding
Funding approved by Congress
Non-Appropriated funding
Funds generated on base
Base closures and budget cuts have encouraged a more businesslike approach
Employee Services- 9 Goals
(First 5)
KNOW AT LEAST 3 - Correct Answer-1)Improvement of Employer-Employee Relations
Have an employee cookout
2) Directly Promoting Employee Fitness and Efficiency
Emphasis on reducing health-care costs
3) Recruitment-Retention Appeal
Reduction of job turnover
Higher employee morale
4) Company Image and Community Role
External relations
Improving company image
5) Program Activities and Services
Wellness programs and fitness centers
Health screenings
Exercise programs
Education/awareness/intervention
Health skill building
6-9
Employee Services- 9 Goals - Correct Answer-6) Administrative Arrangements
Provision of facilities and personnel
Making facilities and programs available to community
7) Scheduling Flexibility: Off-Shift Programming
Creating convenient opportunities for employees
8) Innovation and Entrepreneurship