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.

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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.