Therapeutic Recreation - Part 1 Test -(in wrong class) Flashcards
What are the main philosophies of TR?
All people have the right to quality of life.
All people have a right to leisure.
All people are people first; disability second
Leisure and Recreation improve and promote quality of life
What are the humanistic values? ALL PEOPLE…
- are unique and and possess dignity and worth
- need to find meaning in life
- are capable of growth and change
- have the capacity to be good and do good
- want to grow and self actualize
- have a need to belong and feel valued
Leisure experience can lead to:
- perceived control
- empowerment
- interest, enjoyment, pleasure
- self efficacy - to reach goals (or not)
- positive self regard
Explain values:
Values are what we identify as important in life.
What are the 5 domains of holistic?
social, physical, emotional, cognitive, spiritual,
What is the TR code of ethics?
Autonomy - A client’s right to self determination
Beneficence - Only do good
Non-malfeasance - use care & skill
Justice - allocate resources fairly
What are the tenets of self determination?
- Identify & express one’s own needs
- Set goals and expectations to meet needs
- Make choices and plans to meet goals
- Take action to meet plan
- Evaluate self/decisions
- Adjust plans/actions if necessary
Explain social role valorization.
Allow a person to be valued by creation, support and defense of valued social roles for all people.
Explain interdependence.
healthy, reciprocal, trusting,relationships
Give a short explanation of Wolfenberger’s view.
To provide means to keep behaviours culturally normative.
Explain Nirje’s view.
To consider the patterns of life in a community and ensure the person with a disability has the same options as able bodied members therein.
What is the role of TRs in social role valorization?
-enhancement of social image AND of competencies of persons.
When was the most recent legislation passed in Canada for accessibility? What year? What was it called?
2019
Accessible Canada Act (ACA)
When did Florence Nightingale start using TR in military hospitals?
Early 1854-1887
When were the first TR organizations started?
1940s-1950s
Who started using TR for psychiatric patients in the 1700s? (2)
Phillipe Pinel, William Tuck
What era was coined “The Great Acceleration”?
1900s
When did the growth of professionalism start?
1940
What are the tenets of TR?
Leisure experience can lead to feelings of: control, choice, empowerment, interest, enjoyment, self efficacy, positive self regard,
-Illness and Wellness are dimensions of health
-Participation in recreation and leisure are restorative
-Goals are achieved through purposeful intervantion using TR and APIE
-Emphasis is on the client as a person, NOT the activity
-TR Specialists focus on client STRENGTHS
-Every Client is a holistic being (SPECS)
-Every client possesses intrinsic worth and the potential for change
-TRs work with the client towards self directed leisure.
-Client/therapist relationship is critical. TRUST.
-TR Specialists model healthy behaviour and attitudes.
-TR is action and experience oriented
-TR focuses on the PROCESS not the outcome.
CHOICE CHOICE CHOICE!
What are the tenets of TR?
list as many as possible
-Leisure experiences lead to feelings of perceived control (choice!), Empowerment, Interest, Enjoyment, Self Efficacy, Positive Self Regard,
-Illness and Wellness are dimensions of health (always changing, on a continuum)
-Participation in rec & leisure is restorative
-Goals are achieved through purposeful intervention using the TR process
-Emphasis is on the client as a person; not the activity
-TR Specialists focus on client abilities & strengths
-Every client is a holistic being (SPECS)
-Every client possesses intrinsic worth and the potential for change
-TRs work with the client towards self directed leisure.
-Client/therapist relationship is critical. TRUST.
-TR Specialists model healthy behaviour and attitudes.
-TR is action and experience oriented
-TR focuses on the PROCESS not the outcome.
CHOICE CHOICE CHOICE!
What year was the American Disabilities Act passed?
1990
When was the Accessible Canada Act passed?
2019
What significant even happened in Canada in 1982?
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
In what year was the BCTRA established?
1991
What are some key points of quality of life?
emotional well being, interpersonal relationships, material well being (employment, security), personal development, physical well being (leisure and rec)
What are 3 domains of quality of life?
Being, Belonging, Becoming
What are the main 3 domains of quality of life?
Being, Belonging, Becoming
When was the CTRA established?
1996
When was the Vocational Rehabilitation for Disabled Persons Act passed?
1962
Why is leisure necessary for well being and quality of life?
- provides a context for experience of positive emotions
- contributes to resources and strengths in one’s life
- directly impacts self development & self determination
- provides opportunities to fully engage in activity which is a stimulus to health
- meets creative/expressive needs of people; meaning/purpose
- provides a natural vehicle to inclusion (friendships)
- make communities healthier & more welcoming of differences
- can be pursued by everyone!
- All people have a fundamental right to leisure.
Strengths-Based Approach focuses on:
- what people want their lives to be like - helping them reach goals and aspirations
- what strengths or resources people have, or need, to achieve a goal
- learning, growth and capacity building
Person-Centered Approach
- treats each person as unique; takes into account culture, life experience, gender, id, age,
- is strengths based
- is flexible to meet a person where they are in their life
Strengths Based Approach is …
- focusing on their strengths
- helping them to reach their goals
- what they want their lives to be like
- capacity building
Strength Based Approach Important belief is that the (…………………………………………….) of individual elements or people.
whole is greater than the sum
Person Centered Approach is….
-takes account culture, gender, age, life exp.
-is strengths based
-knows each person is unique
-includes a person in their decision
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What are 5 key points to include in a definition of TR?
- Systematic process; planned, purposeful designed
- favourable change; promote, improve, develop
- Use Rec & Leisure as modalities
- Persons served; individuals, clients, participants, residents (patients)
- Health Promotion Outcome; health, quality of life, outcome, leisure lifestyle
Name some strategies in facilitating acceptance of all people:
-structure interactions
-encourage extensive physical contact
-promote joint participation
-facilitate equal status
-foster cooperative interdependence
-develop effective communication
-create naturally proportioned groups
-model positive interactions
0encourage age appropriate behaviours
Name some strategies in facilitating acceptance of all people:
- structure interactions
- encourage extensive physical contact
- promote joint participation
- facilitate equal status
- foster cooperative interdependence
- develop effective communication
- create naturally proportioned groups
- model positive interactions
- encourage age appropriate behaviours
How are negative attitudes formed?
- When people don’t know what to expect (unknown, discomfort)
- Lack of knowledge and understanding
- Results in fear stress, discomfort (negative attitudes)
Antecedents lead to …..
beliefs, attitudes, intentions, behaviours
What circumstances make up our antecedents?
community, family, past experience, friends, individual characteristics
Explain Self Fulfilling Prophecy.
When someone does what’s expected of them.
- involves 2 people
- do what’s expected
- internalized oppression (believe what another says)
Explain Over Exaggeration Assumption
Believing that the disability is the focus of the person’s life
Explain Spread Phenomenon
Associating additional disabilities or negative attributes to a person; further handicaps a person
When you categorize someone as part of a group forming an attitude or judgement based on the group you are:
stereotyping
What are some things to remember regarding “sensitive terminology”?
- focus on similarities
- consider the person first
- emphasize each person’s abilities
- communicate respect for each person
- (extra) use consistent terminology
- refer to people without disabilities (where possible)
When using words to communicate positive attitudes towards people with disabilities.... Focus on- Consider- Emphasize- Communicate-
- similarities
- person first
- emphasize each person’s abilities
- respect
What are the conceptual cornerstones of TR Service?
- Normalization
- Social role valorization
- Self Determination
- Interdependence
- Inclusion
What are the tenets of quality of life?
- material
- self determination
- interpersonal
- personal development
- physical well being
- emotional
- rights
- social inclusion
What are the barriers people face?
- social
- personal
- physical
- resources
What are the main points to remember in a TR definition?
- systemic, planned, purposeful
- favourable change
- use recreation and leisure as modalities
- persons are clients, patients, participants,
- health promotion outcome - QOL
What are the societal labels/ classifications?
self fulling prophecies, over exaggeration assumption, spread phenomenon.
Strategies to improve others attitudes/ facilitate acceptance of all people:
- structure interactions
- encourage extensive physical contact
- facilitate equal status
- foster cooperative independence
- develop effective communication
- create naturally proportioned groups
- model positive interactions
- encourage age appropriate behaviours
Strengths Based Approach also considers:
- the ecological perspective, context matters
- positive psychology results in positive relationships results in positive traits which lead to positive experiences and emotions
What is the Role of the TRP in sensitive terminology
?
- Know recent changes in terminology
- Act as a change agent
- Ask what they prefer
- Unite, not divide
