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REC - Therapeutic Recreation Graduate ProgramREC - TherapeuticRecreation GraduateProgramTherapeutic Recreation Graduate ProgramDirector: Kate Evans2052 Health Science Center; 608.785.8210Email: kevans@uwlax.eduAssistant ProfessorNamyun Kil, Ph.D.Brian Kumm-Schaley, Ph.D.Dan Plunkett, Ph.D.Senior LecturerDaniel Widuch, eation/Michelle Rhoades, M.S.The Master of Science in Therapeutic Recreation Program preparesstudents for certification as Therapeutic Recreation Specialists.Students learn to develop and implement treatment, leisure education,and recreation programs for individuals with special needs.Lisa Savarese, M.S.Graduates are prepared to: Assess the need for therapeutic recreation intervention Plan and evaluation individual and group treatment, leisureeducation and recreation participation programs Supervise interdisciplinary teams and human service providers Organize and manage services1Associate LecturerTara DeLong, M.S.Lindsey Kirschbaum, Ph.D.Administrative SupportJanet Craig, Academic Department AssociateMaureen Nelson Direct outreach, advocacy, and public relations activities Assist individuals in the development of life-long leisureindependence Address therapeutic recreation professionalization issues Take the national examination to become a Certified TherapeuticRecreation SpecialistGraduate degree Therapeutic recreation - MS s) Use advanced knowledge as a clinical administrator or consultantGraduates are employed in: Hospitals and physical rehabilitation facilities County, state, and national mental health treatment centers Residential settings Long-term care or nursing home facilities Community-based centers and human service agencies Recreation agencies, including national associations for disabledsport competitors (i.e., Special Olympics) Human service areas needing therapeutic recreation consultantsThe Master of Science is also available in recreation amrequirements/recreationmanagement).2019-20 Faculty/StaffThe following is the graduate faculty and staff as of the publication dateof this catalog. This list will not be updated again until the next catalog ispublished in June.Associate ProfessorKate Evans, Ph.D.Laurie Harmon, Ph.D.Nancy Richeson, Ph.D.Recreation Management CoursesREC 400/500 Cr.3Planning for Park and Recreation FacilitiesDesigned to equip the student with the basic knowledge necessary tounderstand and implement the planning process in the development ofpark and recreation facilities. This course is also designed to familiarizethe student with federal, state and local statutes, and other relateddocuments (U.S Census, Wisconsin Administrative Codes, county andmunicipal ordinances). This course is taught largely at an undergraduatelevel. Graduate students will have additional course requirements/expectations. Offered Fall, Spring.REC 402/502 Cr.3Risk Management in Leisure Service OrganizationsThis course will identify the primary components of risk managementand detail legal aspects of tort liability, waivers, and indemnificationagreements in leisure service organizations. The course will equipstudents with basic knowledge and skills necessary to appropriatelymanage legal liability and risk exposure associated within variousprofessional leisure and recreation contexts. This course is taughtlargely at an undergraduate level. Graduate students will have additionalcourse requirements/expectations. Offered Fall, Spring.

2REC - Therapeutic Recreation Graduate ProgramREC 404/504 Cr.3Budgeting in the Recreation EnterpriseEmphasis is placed on budget development, implementation andmanagement decision-making within the recreation and park enterprise.This course introduces students to various contextual operationalbudgets within governmental and non-profit enterprises. This course istaught largely at an undergraduate level. Graduate students will haveadditional course requirements/expectations. Offered Fall.REC 420/520 Cr.3Revenue Management in Leisure EnterprisesThis course covers prices and pricing from both managerial andbehavioral perspectives in recreation, parks, and tourism settings. Whilethe managerial aspects of pricing include pricing policy/strategy andrevenue management (defined as selling perishable service products tothe right customer at the right time for the right price), the behavioralaspects include psychology of pricing, price fairness, price perceptions,and willingness-to-pay for non-market goods. This course is taughtlargely at an undergraduate level. Graduate students will have additionalcourse requirements/expectations. Offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.REC 481/581 Cr.1-3Outdoor PursuitsThis course provides skill development and leadership techniques inoutdoor recreation activities commonly associated with wilderness androadless areas. Backcountry ethics and safety will be stressed. A fieldtrip will be required. Examples: backpacking, canoeing, bicycling, rockclimbing, fishing, camping, and/or cross-country skiing. This course istaught largely at an undergraduate level. Graduate students will haveadditional course requirements/expectations. Repeatable for credit –maximum six. Offered Occasionally.REC 491/591 Cr.1-3Workshops in Recreation and ParksGroup study of varying recreation and parks topics. Universityprofessors as well as visiting lecturers will be invited to address thestudents and conduct specialized phases of the workshops. This courseis taught largely at an undergraduate level. Graduate students will haveadditional course requirements/expectations. Repeatable for creditunder different topics. No student may earn more than six credits inREC 491/591 and RTH 491/591. Offered Occasionally.REC 700 Cr.1-6Internship in Guided LearningApplication of the methods and techniques of recreation leadership andadministration through a supervised internship experience. Repeatablefor credit - maximum six. Prerequisite: completion of all requiredREC/RTH courses; approval of recreation management internshipcoordinator. Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.REC 701 Cr.3Philosophical Foundations of Leisure, Play and RecreationIn-depth study of past and current theories of leisure, play andrecreation; concepts of work and time; the influence of technologyand societal changes and the role of recreation in modern day society.Offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.REC 704 Cr.3Current Issues and ProblemsAn examination of current factors that are affecting the field ofrecreation, parks, and leisure with a major emphasis on special problemareas. Subject matter may vary in areas of interest or experience of thestudent and the instructor. Offered Occasionally.REC 710 Cr.3Entrepreneurship in RecreationThis course focuses on management processes that the entrepreneur inrecreation uses to create new recreation or entertainment services or toreenergize faltering services. Because entrepreneurs create services thatare unusual, innovative, or unique, emphasis is given to planning andmarketing processes. The course addresses market feasibility studies,business plan development, pricing, advertising, and public relations.Offered Spring.REC 711 Cr.3Management of Leisure Services OrganizationsDesigned to equip the student with the knowledge and skills necessaryto manage a public, not-for-profit, or commercial leisure serviceorganization or a division of a leisure service organization. Emphasiswill be placed on management functions (planning, organizing,staffing, leading, and controlling) as they relate to the leisure serviceorganization. Offered Spring.REC 720 Cr.3Research Methods for Recreation, Parks, and LeisureThe course introduces graduate students to research methods used inleisure research and recreation programs. Students learn to develop aresearch question, collect and analyze research literature, and conductresearch using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The courseis designed specifically to help students use methods relevant to therecreation field to take the initial steps for a graduate thesis or project.Offered Fall.REC 731 Cr.3Data Evaluation and Management in Parks and RecreationThis course covers best practices and emerging models for designing,collecting, and analyzing data used in managing parks, recreation,and leisure service delivery organizations and includes managementstrategies for applying and communicating evaluation results. Historicaland current evaluative management tools will also be examined for theireffectiveness in multiple contexts, e.g. VIM, SERVQUAL. Seven weekcourse. Prerequisite: enrollment priority will be given to students in theonline Recreation Management: Professional Development Program.Offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.REC 732 Cr.3Human Development and Group DynamicsThis course is designed to introduce the basic principles of groupdynamics and functioning. These principles are directly applicableto staff/team development and training, organizational leadership,facilitation, board development, and assessment/evaluation strategies.Students engage theories and models of human and group development,group effectiveness, as well as leadership and facilitation in relationto concerns directly germane to community, private, and commercialrecreation setting. Seven week course. Prerequisite: enrollmentpriority will be given to students in the online Recreation Management:Professional Development Program. Offered Fall, Winter, Spring,Summer.REC 733 Cr.3Diversity and Social Justice in Recreation ManagementThis course explores the range of experiences and perspectives ofdiverse populations with a particular focus on the leisure experience.A focus will be placed on the experiences of members of minoritypopulations including issues related to race, gender, sexual orientation,gender identity, religion, social status, age, and disability. Students willbe introduced to factors that influence the experience of leisure andleisure service delivery. Seven week course. Prerequisite: enrollmentpriority will be given to students in the online Recreation Management:Professional Development Program. Offered Fall, Winter, Spring,Summer.

REC - Therapeutic Recreation Graduate ProgramREC 734 Cr.3Experience ManagementThis course is designed to help students understand how visitorsimpact organizations directly and indirectly tied to tourism. The coursewill examine the visitor experience and how the experience visitorsare looking for impacts management and marketing decisions. Theimportance of customer service and the attitudes and perceptions ofresidents will be reviewed. The course will explore how organizationscan prepare for visitors and make strategic decisions with bothresidents and visitors in mind. Seven week course. Prerequisite:enrollment priority will be given to students in the online RecreationManagement: Professional Development Program. Offered Fall, Winter,Spring, Summer.REC 735 Cr.1-3Management Topics in Recreation and Leisure ServicesThis course will cover topics related to various facets of managementof recreation and leisure services. Topics will be determined by RECfaculty based on the current needs of the field and interest of students.Seven week course. This course is repeatable in the same term for upto three credits. Repeatable for credit - maximum three. Prerequisite:enrollment priority will be given to students in the online RecreationManagement: Professional Development Program. Offered Fall, Winter,Spring, Summer.REC 736 Cr.3Collaborative Approaches to Recreation and Leisure Service DeliveryThis course is designed to help students understand a variety ofcollaborative approaches to leisure service delivery. Students will focusheavily on the administration of various types of alternative fundingmodels including fund development, grants, and capital campaigns.In addition, students will build an understanding of collaborativeapproaches to the operations of leisure service agencies includingpartnerships, outsourcing, and privatization. Seven week course.Prerequisite: enrollment priority will be given to students in the onlineRecreation Management: Professional Development Program. OfferedFall, Winter, Spring, Summer.REC 737 Cr.1-3Contemporary Issues in Recreation ManagementThis course includes topics not covered by present REC courses.The particular topics selected will be determined by the REC facultyaccording to the current needs of the field and student interest. Sevenweek course. This course is repeatable in the same term for up tothree credits. Repeatable for credit - maximum three. Prerequisite:enrollment priority will be given to students in the online RecreationManagement: Professional Development Program. Offered Fall, Winter,Spring, Summer.REC 738 Cr.3Capstone Seminar in Recreation ManagementThe capstone is designed as a culmination of the graduate programexperience. The course will allow students to integrate their skills andknowledge gained over the course of their program into an actionableplan for addressing an issue in recreation or leisure service delivery.The capstone project will require research on the topic of interest,the development of a proposal to address the issue, and formaldissemination of the work. This course will be taken during the student’sfinal semester in the program. Seven week course. Prerequisite:enrollment priority will be given to students in the online RecreationManagement: Professional Development Program. Offered Fall, Winter,Spring, Summer.3REC 740 Cr.1-3Outdoor EducationA study of the philosophy, resources, skills, methods and activitiesassociated with the natural environment as a laboratory for theachievement of some of the purposes and objectives of education. Thefocus of the course is on direct participation and leadership situationsin the out-of-doors. Repeatable for credit - maximum four. OfferedOccasionally.REC 761 Cr.1-6Graduate Project in RecreationAn independent investigation of advanced level study in the leisureservice profession. Examples of professional projects includedevelopment of agency manuals, development of agency comprehensiveassessments, research projects, recreation business proposals, programdevelopment and evaluation, and recreation comprehensive plans.Repeatable for credit - maximum six. Consent of department. OfferedFall, Spring, Summer.REC 780 Cr.3A Comparative Approach to Leisure and SocietyThis course will survey leisure practices throughout the world and makea comparison of how leisure is perceived in other societies. Prerequisite:REC 701. Offered Occasionally.REC 790 Cr.1-3Advanced Seminar - Recreation ManagementVarious current professional and theoretical topics will be presentedin workshop format. Visiting scholars will supplement facultypresentations. Repeatable for credit - maximum six. OfferedOccasionally.REC 795 Cr.1-3Independent Study in RecreationIndividualized study of areas not available in existing courses.Repeatable for credit - maximum six. Consent of instructor. Offered Fall,Spring, Summer.REC 797 Cr.1-3Special Projects in Recreation ManagementIndividualized study areas not available in existing courses orindependent study. Emphasis is on the planning, implementation, andevaluation of a recreation leisure project. Projects are completed underthe supervision of the director and graduate faculty in the department.Repeatable for credit - maximum six. Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.REC 799 Cr.1-6Research: Master's ThesisIndependent research project selected and executed under the directionof a graduate faculty member by students electing to write a thesis. Theproject may be in any area related to recreation and parks. Maximum sixcredits allowed toward degree for graduation. Consent of department.Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.Therapeutic Recreation CoursesRTH 414/514 Cr.3Adaptive Sports and Therapeutic RecreationThis course will provide an introduction to how therapeutic recreationspecialists use adaptive sports, recreation, and leisure activities forindividuals with disabilities to meet treatment goals and improvequality of life. Emphasis is given to the history and rules of a variety ofadaptive sports, and possible settings where these could take place.The examination of each sport will include a focus on its connection tothe therapeutic recreation profession. This course is taught largely atan undergraduate level. Graduate students will have additional courserequirements/expectations. Offered Spring.

4REC - Therapeutic Recreation Graduate ProgramRTH 520 Cr.3Nature and Forest TherapyThis course is designed to provide students with specialized sessionsrelating to nature-based therapy knowledge and application in outdoorleisure and therapeutic recreation settings from international anddomestic perspectives. The course will provide special emphaseson general nature-based therapy concepts and benefits, planning fornature-based therapy walks with various clients with and/or withoutspecial needs, the process of implementing nature-based therapywalks, actualizing mindfulness in nature, nature connection, relevantenvironmental literature (e.g., outdoor therapies related to trauma ordepression), interactions between humans and environments, medicinalplants, and practice doing therapeutic walks. This course is taughtlargely at an undergraduate level. Graduate students will have additionalcourse requirements/expectations. Prerequisite: RTH 250 and RTH 329.Offered Fall, Summer.RTH 430/530 Cr.3Therapeutic Recreation and Mental HealthThis course is designed to provide students with information regardingtherapeutic recreation services to persons with mental illness, andsubstance abuse disorders, or individuals served in behavioral healthtreatment facilities. Course emphasizes mental health recovery,activities to facilitate change in different behavioral domains,therapeutic interventions for adults and children, treatment settings andservices, and trends in recreation therapy program delivery. This courseis taught largely at an undergraduate level. Graduate students will haveadditional course requirements/expectations. Offered Fall.RTH 432/532 Cr.3Therapeutic Recreation for Persons With Physical DisabilitiesThis course is designed to provide students with information relating totherapeutic recreation services for individuals with physical disabilities.Programming considerations will include treatment concerns,community inclusion, wheelchair sports and leisure activities. Thiscourse is taught largely at an undergraduate level. Graduate studentswill have additional course requirements/expectations. Offered Spring.RTH 434/534 Cr.3Therapeutic Recreation for Individuals with Intellectual andDevelopmental DisabilitiesThis course will introduce students to therapeutic recreationinterventions and facilitation techniques commonly used byprofessionals who work with individuals who have intellectual anddevelopmental disabilities. The course will emphasize behavioral anddevelopmental approaches to working with this population and addressthe social and sensory needs of this population within a leisure context.This course is taught largely at an undergraduate level. Graduatestudents will have additional course requirements/expectations. OfferedFall.RTH 445/545 Cr.3Recreational Therapy for Older AdultsThis course teaches students to facilitate psychosocial interventionto address needs, strategies, techniques, and approaches for olderadults with chronic health conditions through health promotion andleisure activities. This course is taught largely at an undergraduatelevel. Graduate students will have additional course requirements/expectations. Offered Spring.RTH 456/556 Cr.3Program Design and Administration of Therapeutic RecreationThis course is designed to present a rationale and foundation forsystematic program design, program implementation and programevaluation in various therapeutic recreat

The Master of Science in Therapeutic Recreation Program prepares students for certification as Therapeutic Recreation Specialists. Students learn to develop and implement treatment, leisure education, and recreation programs for individuals with special needs. Graduates are prepared to: Assess the need for therapeutic recreation intervention

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