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- Title
Examining the Educational Requirements for Entry-Level RT/TR Practice: The Process and Recommendations of the ATRA Higher Education Task Force.
- Authors
Hawkins, Brent L.; Craig, Patricia J.; Anderson, Lynn S.
- 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.
- 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
- Publication
Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 2018, Vol 52, Issue 4, p410
- ISSN
0040-5914
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18666/TRJ-2018-V52-I4-9164