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| Wilson, Joe | 1 |
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Dieser, Rodney B.; Wilson, Joe – Parks & Recreation, 2002
Suggests that is it important for therapeutic recreation organizations, training institutions, and certifying bodies to require cross-ethnic understanding in their curriculums and professional organizations, describing system directed service delivery and presenting several approaches, which include the bridging approach, multicultural agency…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Culturally Relevant Education, Minority Groups, Therapeutic Recreation
Peer reviewedDieser, Rodney B. – Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 2002
Discusses culturally biased assumptions in human services, reviewing three newer therapeutic recreation (TR) models (self- Determination and Enjoyment Enhancement, Aristotelian Good Life, and Optimizing Lifelong Health Through TR) and providing multicultural critiques of each model. Suggestions for the future include: conduct cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Recreational Activities, Self Determination, Social Bias
A Personal Narrative of a Cross-Cultural Experience in Therapeutic Recreation: Unmasking the Masked.
Peer reviewedDieser, Rodney B. – Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 2002
Recommends the inclusion of cross-cultural competencies in therapeutic recreation practice and organizations, presenting narratives from two cross-cultural interactions (one of which involved an American Indian and one of which involved an African American) that ended with premature termination of treatment for substance dependency because of lack…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Relevance
