Seminar: 10 hours/semester
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Practicum: 150 hours/semester
In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as guided field practice and seminar discussions.
The following global ideas guide the design and delivery of this course:
- Experiential learning is critical for professional practice. Learners gain both insight and practice knowledge from field experiences.
- Observing, participating with, and receiving feedback from experienced practitioners is crucial for effective practice.
- Observing and leading individual and group sessions develops group facilitation and leadership skills.
- Observing and engaging with clients through meaningful 1:1 and group activities develops therapeutic recreation competencies and relationship-building skills.
- Practicum experiences provide opportunities to develop and expand reflective practice skills.
- Experience in practicum settings allows learners to demonstrate and enhance their abilities to problem solve, be flexible, think creatively and take responsibility for their actions.
- A well-developed philosophy of practice and professional behavior are cornerstones of competent human service practice and provide students with an understanding of role and scope within the health care team.
Appropriate to the context of the TR setting, upon the successful completion of the practicum course the student should be able to:
- Articulate an understanding of the Therapeutic Recreation Practitioner’s role and scope of practice in an interdisciplinary setting following the CTRA Standards of Practice.
- Demonstrate professional behaviour, including ethical values and practices following the CTRA Code of Ethics.
- Seek, reflect upon, and integrate feedback on one’s professional practice while demonstrating critical thinking skills.
- Develop and demonstrate effective interpersonal relationships with participants/clients in both individual and group settings.
- Connect and reflect upon TR theories and practices as they intersect with practice at the setting.
- Demonstrate the ability to report client progress, attendance, engagement, and feedback.
- Use assessment data to inform individual and group facilitation, using leadership skills and basic group facilitation techniques.
- Demonstrate awareness of group processes, activity adaptation, and understanding of the group dynamics that influence recreation programming.
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøÆØÒ»Çø¶þÇø Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course. This is a Mastery/Non-Mastery graded course.
Typical means of evaluation would include a combination of:
- Demonstration of skills
- Written assignments
- Mid-point and Final evaluations
Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in a course as part of a student’s grade performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the instructor’s course outline and allowed for in the course curriculum guideline.
This course may have an assignment that has been identified as part of the TR Department Research Framework and therefore the assignment must be passed at a minimum of a C (60%) level in order for a student to achieve a C (60%) final grade in the course. Each course outline will clearly identify these research framework assignments if relevant.
All students in the Therapeutic Recreation program, both diploma and degree students, are required to attain Mastery in mastery based courses that are used towards completion of a Diploma and/or Degree in Therapeutic Recreation in order to progress in the program.
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THRT 2333 and a minimum of 60% (C lettergrade) in THRT 2301 and THRT 2307 and THRT 2308 and THRT 2309
Practicum requirements are mandated by the Health Authorities, individual sites and Public Health orders and will be communicated by the program to each student. These could include: a negative TB test; proof of common updated vaccinations; recent flu shot; and a clear criminal record check for vulnerable populations.
Students must complete all clinical requirements prior to the first day of practicum/internship or access to the site may be denied.
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