Therapeutic Recreation Course Descriptions
(Department of Health and Applied Human Sciences)

RTH 348.   Practicum in Recreation Therapy Services (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 and RTH 368

RTH 368.   Foundations of Recreation Therapy (3) Prerequisite: REC 265 or consent of instructor.  Historic and professional development of recreation therapy service; characteristics and needs of persons with disabilities; and service delivery settings.

RTH 369.   Recreation Therapy in Gerontology (3) Prerequisite: RTH 368 or GRN 101 or consent of instructor.  Biological, sociological and psychological aspects of aging as related to the planning and delivery of recreation therapy services for older adults.

RTH 370.   Principles and Procedures in Recreation Therapy (3) Prerequisite: RTH 368.  Specific attention to principles and practices of the delivery of recreation services.  Topics include activity analysis; task analysis; activity, facility and equipment adaptations; risk management, and standards of practice.

RTH 371.   Recreation Therapy Interventions I (4) Prerequisites:  REC 368 and REC 370.  Emphasis on leadership, group processing, activity adaptation, behavior management, learning principles, grief and loss, therapeutic communication, family dynamics, and challenge activities.  Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours per week.

RTH 380.   Assessment and Outcome Planning in Recreation Therapy (4) Prerequisite: REC 370.  Role of reliable assessment in the treatment planning process in recreation therapy.  Skills in assessment, goal writing and attainment, documentation, and outcome measurement.  Three lecture hours and two lab hours per week.

RTH 382.   Recreation Therapy Interventions II (4) Prerequisite:  REC 371.  Includes community reintegration, leisure education, stress/anger management, adaptive sports, assistive technology, exercise and fitness, and wellness.  Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours per week.

RTH 383.   Recreation Therapy Interventions III (4) Prerequisite:  REC 371.  Includes sensory stimulation, cognitive retraining, reminiscence/validation therapy, animal assisted therapy, horticulture therapy, therapeutic riding, and medical teaching.  Three lecture hours and two lab hours per week.

RTH 468.   Program Planning and Evaluation in Recreation Therapy (3) Prerequisite: RTH 370.  Advances course in programming in recreation therapy.  Emphasis on systems planning of comprehensive and specific programs; evaluation; documentation, and guidelines for the management of recreation therapy services.

RTH 480.   Critical Thinking in Recreation Therapy (3) Prerequisite: RTH 368.  Emphasis on critical thinking approaches to the professional issues in current delivery of recreation therapy services.

RTH 498.    Internship in Recreation Therapy (12) Prerequisite: Senior standing and a 2.00 GPA, and completion of all other REC/RTH courses required for the major.