Leisure’s roles are not static, but rather they change and evolve with the circumstances in which we find ourselves.…
Before you learn about what therapeutic recreation is you need to get a better understanding of the definition of these words. Therapeutic refers to healing, such as a medicine or therapy that has healing or curative capability for treatment of disease or disability. It is used for both physical health and mental health, ranging from a drug or substance that is used to cure a disease to an attitude or activity that supports the healing of one's mental or emotional health. Recreation is an emotional condition within an individual human being that flows from a feeling of well-being and self-satisfaction. It is characterized by feelings of mastery, achievement, exhilaration, acceptance, success, personal worth, and pleasure. It reinforces a positive self-image. Recreation is a response to aesthetic experience, achievement of personal goals, or positive feedback from others. It is independent of activity, leisure, or social acceptance. So, when you put the two of those words together the National therapeutic Recreation Society defines therapeutic recreation as "Practiced in clinical, residential, and community settings, the profession of Therapeutic Recreation uses treatment, education, and recreation services to help people with illnesses, disabilities, and other conditions to develop and use their leisure in ways that enhance their health, independence, and well-being."…
Leisure’s roles are not static, but rather they change and evolve with the circumstances in which we find ourselves.…
Throughout the history of Western civilization, evolution of leisure has been linked to societal and political changes as well as to technological advancements. Aristotle defines leisure as “a state of being in which activity is performed for its own sake or as its own end” (Grazia p.13). The Greeks came up with the concept of leisure. They believed that a state could not flourish without leisure. Aristotle says, “The life of leisure was the only life fit for a Greek”(pg.19). The Greeks found leisure in ways such as music and contemplation. They believed that music gave way to other activities such as poetry, dance, and gymnastics.…
We entertain ourselves with various hobbies, such as skating, photography, painting, gardening, games, cooking, baking and even walking. Everyone should choose a hobby that suits his profession. Leisure should be usefully employed to refresh one self. It should provide recreation to the body and the…
For Western perspective, the definition was combining both historical information and modern background. Lynch and Veal (2012) shows that various activities exist which are undertaken in leisure time. They…
Leisure and recreation is an important part in everyone's day to day life. If you look at a typical persons schedule, they sleep for 8 hours and work/go to school for 8 hours. What does a person do for the rest of the 8? This is where leisure and recreation kicks in. Leisure is time spent away from work, business, or school and recreation is a specific activity done in leisure time. I will be sharing my own leisure inventory which include my current leisure activities, the benefits I get from them and how frequent I do them.. Then I will talk about my leisure needs and the plan I will pursue in order to accomplish my goals.…
Therapeutic Recreation is the purposeful utilization or enhancement of leisure as a way to maximize a person’s overall health, well being, or quality of life.…
Kelly, J. (1999). "Leisure Behaviors and Styles: Social, Economic, and Cultural factors. Leisure Studies: Prospects for the 21st Century. State College, PA: Venture.…
There are many sociocultural factors that influence the type of recreational activities we do, when we do it and how often we do it. The sociocultural factor that is most dominant in influencing my leisure and recreation is the environmental factor. Environmental factors that influence my leisure include the locality or area that I live in, the weather/climate, and also the family culture I was raised in. These factors facilitate the leisure activities I am able to do and constrain certain activities as well. The economic factor also has some influence on my leisure and recreation. I find interest in many recreational activities because it allows me to socialize and take apart of society.…
Leisure is subjective. It means different things to different people. Leisure can be defined as ‘unobligated time, as discretionary time to use in relatively freely chosen ways, when the obligations of work and sustenance have been met,’ this definition applies to an industrialised society where work is the centre of peoples lives (Haywood, 1989, p.3). Leisure can also be defined as ‘a range of activities in which people choose to participate during their free time’ (Haywood, 1989, p. 4). These activities that people choose to participate in are wide ranging for example, sport, dancing, gambling, drinking and shopping and depend on the person’s interests and personal preferences with regards to relaxation. People’s attitude towards leisure and the activities participated in have changed over time due to a large amount of factors. The introduction of the eight hour work day in 1856 and the implementation of the Saturday half-holiday in Australia increased the amount of leisure time available. Advances in technology also changed the activities participated in, such as, the cinema.…
Some people prefer activities for relaxation like fishing and bird watching, while others seek more vigorous and adventurous activities including rock climbing, hang- gliding and sailing. Some outdoor recreational activities require detailed planning to ensure the safety of participants on extended expeditions or in potentially high risk situations, while other activities involve little or no planning, such as surfing or a game of cricket on the beach.…
The first key word that appears in the textbook about definition of therapeutic recreation is purposeful. To achieve every client or participants’ goals the Therapeutic recreation professionals should always think about the purpose of any plans they are using to accomplish those goals. Utilization and enhancement are another two key words in the definition of TR. Utilization includes actively engaging leisure interests, choices, abilities, and behavior to maintain or improve ability levels in both leisure and nonleisure domains. Enhancement focuses on rebuilding lost leisure skills, identifying new interests, learning new skills, or finding alternative ways to perform skills. And finally, Leisure is the most important word in the definition.…
Therapeutic recreation is a treatment service designed to restore, remediate and rehabilitate a person’s level of functioning and independence in life.…
The idea of leisure has been in existence for many centuries and has come to have many different meanings depending on the period in history or the civilization that it originated from. From as early as Ancient Greece, Rome or Babylonia, the term we now know as leisure has existed in some form or another. As has been widely noted in introductory recreation texts, schole was both the ancient Greek word for leisure meaning, “serious activity without the pressure of necessity” and is the root of the English word for school (Godbey, 2003). To the ancient Greeks, leisure, education, and culture were intertwined. In other words, learning was available only for the rich, people with the wealth to afford free time. Leisure, as we know it today, has changed from the original meaning of the word. From what I have read and found in various books and articles, Leisure can be defined in 3 different ways: leisure defined as a state of being or a state of mind, leisure defined as an activity, and leisure defined as time. I will discuss the various definitions of leisure today and then discuss my issues with each definition.…