Common Terminology, Abbreviations and Symbols for Therapeutic Recreation and Other Activity Therapies: A Glossary and Workbook [Plastic Comb]

David L. Jewell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0398072663 | ISBN-13: 978-0398072667 | Publication Date: April 15, 2002 | Edition: Workbook

This text will be helpful to students in becoming clinically conversant prior to the fieldwork, practicum, or internship experience across the spectrum of clinical areas, including mental retardation/developmental disabilities, mental health services, and physical medicine/rehabilitation services. The text will also be useful as an instructional aid to agency in-service personnel in their efforts to assist new hires in becoming conversant in the language of the work setting, regardless of their professional affiliations or roles within the treatment setting. It consists of terms, abbreviations, and symbols that have been identified by numerous clinical services administrators and practitioners and which will help students not only to recognize the terms in their written form but also to provide for their correct pronunciation. The worksheets are designed to assist college faculty and in-service training personnel in their instructional missions. This requires that the students define terms and abbreviations as well as demonstrate their ability to apply the contents of the text in a clinical practice context. The text should be a useful resource to the emerging professionals in Therapeutic Recreation and the other activity therapies as they progress through the course of their careers as caregivers.

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This text has been inspired by the numerous charges of practitioners across the spectrum of clinical or rehabilitation settings to college/university faculty to do more to prepare students to be clinically conversant prior to the fieldwork, practicum, or internship experience. Being responsible practitioners and true mentors, a number of those issuing the aforementioned charge have assisted in the mission of the following text by contributing their insights with regard to actual terminology, charting abbreviations and symbols, as well as to suggestions on how to instruct students in their use. However, the text is also seen as an instructional aid to agency in-service training personnel in their efforts to assist new hires in becoming conversant in the language of the work setting, regardless of their professional affiliations or roles within the treatment setting.

The text consists of terms, abbreviations, and symbols that have been identified by numerous clinical services administrators and practitioners across the spectrum of clinical areas, including mental retardation/developmental disabilities, mental health services, and physical medicine/rehabilitation services. Since being conversant means more than simply recognizing terms in their written form, pronunciation guides are also provided. These hopefully will assist in the new professional s role as a participant in the numerous meetings required of treatment team members.

The worksheets are designed to assist college faculty and in service training personnel in their instructional missions. They not only require students to define terms and abbreviations, but they also require the students to demonstrate their ability to apply the contents of the text in a clinical practice context. Yet, the worksheets may be applied as seen fit by the instructor, since they are not specific to content areas of the text. The instructor is free to identify the specific content of each response area.

About the Author

Dr. Jewell is a full professor and the former chairperson of the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at SUNY College at Brockport in Brockport, New York. For twenty of his twenty-two years at Brockport he has served as the Coordinator of Field Placement, and it is through his supervision of Therapeutic Recreation interns in this capacity that he became aware of the need for the text which follows. He is the author of numerous articles, of the anthology Reflections on Leisure, Play and Recreation, of the two editions of the text Confronting Child Maltreatment Through Recreation, and of three editions of the Professional Practicum Manual: Experiential Education In Leisure Services, Recreation, Parks, and Tourism. Over his thirty-seven year career he has been a frequent speaker at local, state, and national conferences, workshops, and symposia.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 143 pages
• Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd; Workbook edition (April 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0398072663
• ISBN-13: 978-0398072667
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #539,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Common Terminology, Abbreviations and Symbols for Therapeutic Recreation and Other Activity Therapies: A Glossary and Workbook (Plastic Comb)

When I got this book, I went stright through it to see what it had in it. I think it is going to help me out with my career as TR in the future. My plan is to use the worksheet as a place where I can put my terms and abbravation in the furture. I would tell any TR to get this book as a ref. book.