This study puts its purpose in identifying the effect of the participation in physical activity-based recreation programs on the optimism of children, humor styles, and school life adjustment. To achieve the study purpose, this study selected 190 subjects as samples were extracted targeting senior students of elementary schools who participated in the physical activity-based recreation in the m...

The purpose of this investigation was to explore the influence of demographic and educational variables on selfreported multicultural competencies of Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists(TM) (CTRSs(R)). A sample of 277 therapeutic recreation specialists currently certified with the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification participated in this investigation. Multicultura...

The C;~scade Rrcreation Area wi,\ created in 1YX7 to preserve wilderness and heritage recreation opportunities in I67 quxc kilomctres of the northern Cascade Mountain\. The area encompxses the headuatcrs of the Tulamecn. Snnss and Skaist rivers in the Ho~amccn Range\. 10 kilometres southeast of Hope and is hordcred by Manning Provincial Park on the southeast and Skagit Valley Recreation Arca on...

OBJECTIVE To verify the influence of playful activities during the preoperative period on the anxiety of children participating in the therapeutic recreation project conducted at the outpatient surgical center of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil. METHODS The modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS) was administered to 50 children between 5 and 12 years...

MDS 3.0 SEction o: An UpDAtE for cErtifiED thErApEUtic rEcrEAtion prActicE With MEDicArE pAtiEntS To the Editor: Many nurses don’t realize that certified therapeutic recreation specialists (CTRSs) often oversee long-term care activities departments. Before they begin practicing, CTRSs must have a minimum of a bachelor of science degree and an intensive clinical internship under a licensed or ce...