Community and Therapeutic Recreation

Study Abroad in Stavanger Norway

Course Information

Course number RPM 438
Credits: (6) Six credits – may be substituted for Practicum with Advisor Permission
Prerequisites: Therapeutic recreation concentration and 3.3 GPA Planned for: Undergraduate therapeutic recreation students interested in older adult practice who seek a travel abroad learning experience.
Date: May 10-25, 2011

Contact

Linda L. Buettner, PhD, LRT, CTRS
420 A HHP Building, ctr Department
UNCG and Stokka Teaching Nursing Home
llbuettn@uncg.edu or lin.buettner@gmail.com
336-334-4131 or 336-334-5327

On Completion of this Course

On completion of this two-part course set that couples preparing and pre-trip training with service learning experiences in the teaching nursing home in Stavanger, Norway students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a critical awareness and understanding of a socialized system of care as compared to the US system.
2. Provide leadership in establishing a person centered therapeutic recreation program.
3. Evaluate the impact of the therapeutic recreation program on older adult residents and staff in the teaching nursing home.
4. Reflect on cultural differences in the care of frail older adults between Norway and the US.

Links of Interest:

Teaching Nursing Home in Norway http://www.sush.no/
(Google translator: http://translate.google.com/#)

Pre-Trip Outcomes

1. An ability to apply knowledge of therapeutic recreation to geriatric settings.
2. An ability to identify, formulate possible solutions, and solve service and training problems in the nursing home system
3. An ability to design and conduct therapeutic programs using a person-centered approach.
4. An ability to describe socialized geriatric care in comparison to the US system of care.
5. An ability to design an evaluation method for one therapeutic intervention program.
6. An ability to perform as an expertclinician the full therapeutic recreation process for one clinical problem area.
7. A knowledge of professional leadership issues, such as modeling program delivery for others, assisting direct care staff in resident selection processes, and the interactions of person-centered program delivery and training professionals in executing a carry over project.
8. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility while visiting healthcare settings in another culture.

Norwegian Trip Outcomes

1. (a) Understanding of the impact of a person-centered active and engaged lifestyle in a global societal context
   (b) A knowledge of contemporary issues in geriatric therapeutic recreation delivery
2. An ability to provide leadership of a intervention that is appropriate for frail older adults
3. The ability to function on a healthcare multidisciplinary team
4. (a) An ability to communicate effectively (written) to describe the
   (b) An ability to communicate effectively (oral)