治療式遊憩/休閒治療(Therapeutic Recreation/Recreation Therapy）

Contemporary Leisure and Health Promotion

Instructors: John Chiang and Ray Chen
Phone: #6492
Email: dr.johnchiang@gmail.com & chenmh@npust.edu.tw
Blog: http://blog.roodo.com/tr1314

Office hours:

Purpose of the Course

The purpose of this course is to allow students to understand the concepts, development, and theories of contemporary leisure and health promotion. In addition, it helps students to learn the ways of using leisure to promote health in the past, present, and future from multiple perspectives. Its contents will be included theories and applications of contemporary leisure studies in the past, present, and future, issues and problems of health promotion, using leisure to promote health in different populations and by diverse means (therapeutic recreation, leisure education, older adults, children, and people with special needs) and the analysis and review of contemporary leisure studies and health promotion related issues.

Attendance

Attendance at every class is expected of each student. However, the policy on attendance for the course will be based on common practices in the workforce.
As a new employee (student in this course), you are allowed two sick days and one personal day per semester. You may take off these three days without penalty, however, you should notify your employer (instructor) in advance or as soon afterwards as possible in the event of unforeseen circumstances. You are allowed three tardy days*.
Employees (students) who have a perfect attendance record at the completion of the course, i.e. do not take any of the three days, will receive a bonus. The bonus in this course will be three (3%) percentage points added to your final average.
If you miss more than three days of work (class), you will be penalized. As a student, your penalty is represented by the deduction of one percentage point (1%) from your final grade for each day of work (class) missed. If you are tardy to class (5 min.) or leave early (5 min.) for more than three times, your penalty is represented by the deduction of one-half of a percentage point (.5%) from your final grade for each occurrence.
Just as your performance evaluation for a job would reflect excessive absences and tardiness, so too your grade for this course will reflect excessive absences and tardiness.
* Final examination can not be tardy days.

Academic Integrity

Dishonesty of any kind with respect to examination, course assignments, alteration of records, or illegal possession of examinations shall be considered cheating. Offering the work of someone else as one’s own is plagiarism. Papers or projects used in other courses, or projects used by previous students in this class is prohibited. Sharing work or working together is possible, but each work submitted should be separate, unique and represents the thoughts of the individual student. Anyone found cheating or violating these policies is subject to serious academic penalty.

Textbook

Shank, J. (2002). Therapeutic Recreation in Health Promotion and Rehabilitation. State College, PA: Venture Publishing.

References

Goodale, T. L. & Witt, P.A. (1991). Recreation and Leisure: Issues in An Era of Change. State College, PA: Venture Publishing.
Kelly, J.R. & Freysinger, V. J. (2000). 21st Century Leisure: Current Issues. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
Russell, R.V. (2002). Pastimes : The Context of Contemporary Leisure. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Course Content

Week Date Lecturer Course Content Note
1 2/24 Ray Introduction
2 3/3 John Contemporary leisure development and health services 3:30~6:50 pm
3 3/10 Ray Health Environments and Health Culture
*Visiting Student Health Centers Regular hours
4 3/17 John Contemporary Leisure theories Move to 3/3
5 3/24 Ray Health Promotion and theories (I)
*Visiting Wildlife Rescue Center Regular hours
6 3/31 John Health Promotion and theories (II) 3:30~6:50 pm
7 4/7 Ray Issues in Health Promotion (I)
Move to 4/21
8 4/14 John Issues in Health Promotion (II) Move to 3/31
9 4/21 Ray Issues in Health Promotion (III) 3:30~6:50 pm
10 4/28 John Contemporary Leisure Applications in Health Promotion: Therapeutic Recreation Move to 5/12
11 5/5 Ray Contemporary Leisure Applications in Health Promotion: Leisure Education
*Visiting NPUST Farm Regular hours
12 5/12 John Contemporary Leisure Applications in Health Promotion: Aging and Aged 3:30~6:50 pm
13 5/19 Ray Contemporary Leisure Applications in Health Promotion: Childhood and Adolescence Regular hours
14 5/26 John Contemporary Leisure Applications in Health Promotion: People with Special Needs (I) Move to 6/9
15 6/2 Ray Contemporary Leisure Applications in Health Promotion: People with Special Needs (II)
*Visiting Herbal Garden Regular hours
16 6/9 John Contemporary Leisure Applications in Health Promotion: The Future 3:30~6:50 pm
17 6/16 Ray Issues in Contemporary Leisure and Health Promotion in Taiwan (I) Regular hours
18 6/23 John Final Exam