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Examining the Educational Requirements for Entry-Level RT/TR Practice: The Process and Recommendations of the ATRA Higher Education Task Force.
- Source :
- Therapeutic Recreation Journal; 2018, Vol. 52 Issue 4, p410-418, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Over the span of two years (2016-2018), a Task Force within the American Therapeutic Recreation Association's Higher Education Committee planned and implemented a systematic study to investigate the educational requirements for entry-level education in recreational therapy/therapeutic recreation (RT/TR) and to provide recommendations and strategies addressing educational requirements. The Task Force conducted a mixed-methods study with four stakeholder groups, including practitioners, educators, students, and credentialing and accrediting bodies in RT/TR. Data were collected and analyzed from this study, in addition to a review and consideration of existing literature and resources associated with education in health disciplines. This process yielded one finding and five recommendations to inform the future of RT/TR education. Results indicated that the most current and pressing need in higher education is to improve the quality and consistency of the bachelor's degree in RT/TR. The five recommendations for the future of RT/TR education are reported and discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ALLIED health personnel
COLLEGE teachers
COMMUNICATION
CONFERENCES & conventions
FOCUS groups
GOAL (Psychology)
HEALTH occupations students
INTERVIEWING
RESEARCH methodology
ALLIED health education
RECREATIONAL therapists
RECREATIONAL therapy
STUDENTS
SURVEYS
JOB qualifications
QUALITATIVE research
QUANTITATIVE research
UNDERGRADUATE programs
THEMATIC analysis
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SOCIETIES
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00405914
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Therapeutic Recreation Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 132850325
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.18666/TRJ-2018-V52-I4-9164