Therapeutic Recreation Program Outcomes
This program resides in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Environmental Education

1.  Recognizes the importance of lifelong learning and demonstrates responsibility for self-assessment and growth. This ability is evident through the demonstration of self-initiating behaviors, anticipating and responding to changes in a productive manner, assuming responsibility for continuous self-reflection assessment of strengths and limitations and in seeking out information from variety of resources in an independent manner.

2.  Uses an analytical framework to facilitate the Therapeutic Recreation process to meet the needs of individuals. These abilities include a solid knowledge of the TR process, assessment methods, planning skills, intervention techniques and strategies, and evaluation skills.

3.  Analyses and synthesizes complex information to make sound clinical decisions. This ability is inclusive of areas such as problem solving, critical thinking, evaluation and organization with application to clinical and non-clinical areas.

4.  Effectively communicates with people in a variety of professional contexts including assisting clients in confronting & coping with life challenges, collaborating on teams and presenting information in oral and written format. These abilities include striving to maintain objectivity, tolerating ambiguity, appreciating diversity and adhering to conventional standards of expression.

5.  Acts with professional values in all situations. These skills include maintaining appropriate humane and ethical treatment of individuals as well as upholding the professional code of ethics. This expertise includes formulating value judgments reflecting a respect for dignity and individually of every person.