Discussion 6
What pros and cons do you see regarding each of the assessment methods presented in chapter 6 (interviewing, observation, and standardized assessments)?
Discuss the relationship between assessment and planning. What does it mean to target a particular outcome, and how are these outcomes identified or established?
Discussion 6 continued
How can task analysis assist a therapeutic recreation specialist in determining appropriate sequencing for an activity? Perform a task analysis of a recreation-related behavior and give an example of how the activity could be sequenced for a particular client group.
How does sequencing relate to the two debriefing strategies presented in chapter 6? What might happen if a therapeutic recreation specialist skipped stage 1 of either approach? What might happen if the specialist failed to proceed past stage 1 of either approach?
Discussion 6 continued
What is the difference between assessment and evaluation? What similarities do you see? How is writing goals and objectives related to these two aspects of the therapeutic recreation process?
What pros and cons do you see regarding each of the assessment methods presented in chapter 6 (interviewing, observation, and standardized assessments)?
Discuss the relationship between assessment and planning. What does it mean to target a particular outcome, and how are these outcomes identified or established?
Discussion 6 continued
How can task analysis assist a therapeutic recreation specialist in determining appropriate sequencing for an activity? Perform a task analysis of a recreation-related behavior and give an example of how the activity could be sequenced for a particular client group.
How does sequencing relate to the two debriefing strategies presented in chapter 6? What might happen if a therapeutic recreation specialist skipped stage 1 of either approach? What might happen if the specialist failed to proceed past stage 1 of either approach?
Discussion 6 continued
What is the difference between assessment and evaluation? What similarities do you see? How is writing goals and objectives related to these two aspects of the therapeutic recreation process?
