公园和娱乐管理理学学士（治疗性娱乐）

公园和娱乐管理专业的理学学士学位专注于治疗休闲，使学生为获得治疗休闲国家专业证书做好准备。该计划旨在为有兴趣为有社会问题，疾病和残疾状况的个人提供治疗干预和适应性娱乐服务的学生而设计。该计划要求的实习部分允许学生获得治疗娱乐领域的实践经验。该学位课程是亚利桑那州两个此类课程之一，均由社区资源与发展学院提供。选择这种专注力的学生真正致力于改善人们的生活并为社区做出贡献。
Live your best life and help others do the same. Become a recreational therapist and make a difference in the lives of individuals who live with illness and disabling conditions. Use activity-based therapeutic interventions, empower people to live a healthy leisure lifestyle and enjoy a rewarding career through your work with human service and recreation programs in the community. The BS program in parks and recreation management with a concentration in therapeutic recreation prepares students to apply for eligibility to take the national professional certification through the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification. https://www.nctrc.org<br><br>The degree program prepares competent entry-level recreational therapists with the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to improve functional outcomes and increase participation in life activities with individuals experiencing health conditions. It is designed for students who want to learn to conduct assessments, develop service plans, implement therapeutic interventions, and evaluate and document outcomes of care. They gain skills to effectively provide comprehensive therapeutic recreation services that include program design and evaluation, individual and group service provision, and advocacy. The required fieldwork component of the program facilitates the development of competencies needed to provide quality recreational therapy services.<br><br>Students who choose this degree program are truly committed to improving people's lives and contributing to their communities. It is one of two such programs in Arizona, both offered by the School of Community Resources and Development. This program prepares students to provide recreational therapy services in community settings such as youth programs, adaptive sports, or parks and recreation while the Bachelor of Science in recreational therapy has a heavier emphasis on health care settings such as hospitals and human service agencies.<br><br>The Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions accredits this degree program.