Course
Discontinued
No
Course Code
THRT 3506
Descriptive
Group Processes and Group Work Practice: Advanced Skills for Therapeutic Recreation and Health Prom
Department
Therapeutic Recreation
Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Credits
3.00
Start Date
End Term
Not Specified
PLAR
Yes
Semester Length
Flexible delivery ranging over 2 to 15 weeks
Max Class Size
30
Contact Hours
60 Hours
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Tutorial
Learning Activities
- Leisure/discussion
- Small group assessment
- Service learning project: Health promotion program plan
- Reflective practice exercises
- Academic reading
- Leadership practice
Course Description
In this course the study of group process and group work practice is taken to a more advanced level as students analyze the relationship between group theory and practice. Group assessment skills are demonstrated. Experiential education concepts, ethical group work practice, adapting to diversity and advanced leadership skills will be applied as students design, implement and evaluate a health promotion program.
Course Content
Group Dynamics Theoretical Foundations: A Review
- Group environment: physical
- Group emotional climate and culture
- Communication and interaction patterns
- Group cohesion: involvement and attraction
- Group norms, membership roles, power and status
- Group goals and productivity
Group Practice/Group Techniques
- Facilitating effective group dynamics
- Multicultural perspective of group work practice
- Diversity competent leadership
- Effective co-leadership
- Ethical and legal issues in group work practice
- Research orientation to practice
Experiential Education/Adventure Programming
- Action centered programming
- Success/assets focus
- Scale of experientiality
- Process of experiential education
- Facilitation techniques for adventure programming
Group Assessment
- Principles of group observation and data collection
- Methods of assessing group members
- Methods of assessing the group as a whole, group dynamics
- Methods of assessing the group environment, the agency
- Linking assessment to intervention
Group Program Planning: Health Promotion
- Program protocol
- Session planning
- Experiential, consumer centered approach
- Implementation
- Evaluation
Professional Reflective Practice
- Ongoing reflection and self-evaluation
- Peer leadership evaluation
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- analyze the theoretical foundations of group dynamics (process) and group practice (techniques)
- synthesize a theoretical orientation upon which to guide group practice
- describe how experiential education and adventure programming principles and practices can be applied in therapeutic recreation service delivery
- describe ethical group practice, including adapting to diversity
- assess the dynamics (process) of a small group
- plan a health promotion program for a small, community-based group
- demonstrate advanced leadership skills in the implementation of the health promotion program
- evaluate the health promotion program
- analyze the group work practice of oneself and of the co-leader
Means of Assessment
This course will conform to Douglas College policy regarding the number and weighting of evaluations. Typical means of evaluation would include a combination of:
- Written assignments
- Presentations
- Testing
This is a graded course
Textbook Materials
T.B.A.
Which Prerequisite