REC 362 - Recreation Therapy Documentation & Assessment

Units: 3
Current recreation therapy assessment instruments, inter-professional inventories and questionnaires, criteria for selection and/or development of assessment, and documentation formats.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: HOS 100 and REC 100.
Equivalent Quarter Course: REC 4600.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Entirely Online, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Analyze current recreation therapy assessment instruments.
Apply interprofessional inventories and questionnaires (e.g., standardized rating systems, developmental screening tests).
Examine secondary sources of assessment data (e.g., records or charts, staff, support system).
Identify criteria for selection and/or development of assessment (e.g., reliability, validity, practicality, availability).
Examine implementation of assessment (e.g., behavioral observations, interviews, performance testing).
Identify sensory assessment (e.g., vision, hearing, tactile).
Identify cognitive assessment (e.g., memory, problem solving, attention span, orientation, safety awareness).
Identify social assessment (e.g., communication/interactive skills, relationships).
Identify physical assessment (e.g., fitness, motor skills function).
Identify affective assessment (e.g., attitude toward self, expression) .
Identify leisure assessment (e.g., barriers, interests, values, patterns/skills, knowledge).
Identify functional skills assessment (e.g., access in the community, using social media, using transportation).
Examine interpretation and documentation of assessment results
Choose individualized intervention plan (e.g., identification of problems, strategies for treatment, modalities).
Identify measurable goals and behavioral objectives.
Examine progress/functional status (e.g., SOAP, FIM, DARP)
Develop modification of intervention plan (e.g., reevaluation).