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Youth Recreation and Resiliency: Putting Theory into Practice in Fairfax County.
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Ellis, Jesse M.; Braff, Evan; Hutchinson, Susan L. – Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 2001
Youth recreation programming increasingly emphasizes developing resilience. Youth programmers could benefit from adopting therapeutic recreation (TR) practices. Theories of TR practice, and specific skills developed in TR professionals, can be integral to effective youth programming. Virginia's Fairfax County Department of Community Recreation…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Program Development, Resilience (Personality)
Therapeutic Recreation in the Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC): Benefitting "Aging in Place."
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Kunstler, Robin – Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 2002
Describes how therapeutic recreation in naturally occurring retirement communities (neighborhoods where most residents are older) can promote healthy lifestyles, presenting a case report of an in-home therapeutic recreation program offered in conjunction with nursing and social services in a such a community and discussing implications for…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Life Style, Neighborhoods, Older Adults