Event Title
Internationalization of Therapeutic Recreation
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Therapeutic Recreation
Mentor Information
Teresa Beck
Department
Therapeutic Recreation
Location
Kirkhof Center 2263
Start Date
10-4-2013 12:00 AM
End Date
10-4-2013 12:00 AM
Keywords
Changing Ideas/Changing Worlds, Culture, Globalization, Health, World Perspective
Abstract
The profession of therapeutic recreation (TR) has traditionally been a phenomenon just in the United States. In the past 15 years, there have been attempts to develop this profession in other countries. This study will examine two countries, Canada and New Zealand, in terms of the educational preparation for the profession of TR, their attitudes towards and value placed on people with disabilities, and their acceptance of TR as a profession to understand why Therapeutic Recreation is exploding in Canada, but not in New Zealand.
Internationalization of Therapeutic Recreation
Kirkhof Center 2263
The profession of therapeutic recreation (TR) has traditionally been a phenomenon just in the United States. In the past 15 years, there have been attempts to develop this profession in other countries. This study will examine two countries, Canada and New Zealand, in terms of the educational preparation for the profession of TR, their attitudes towards and value placed on people with disabilities, and their acceptance of TR as a profession to understand why Therapeutic Recreation is exploding in Canada, but not in New Zealand.