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Therapeutic recreation’s contributions to Canada’s National Recreation framework

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Pages 425-451 | Received 28 Aug 2017, Accepted 25 Jul 2018, Published online: 26 Feb 2019
 

ABSTRACT

In 2015 a national framework for recreation in Canada was ratified. It outlines five priority goal areas to enhance individual and community well-being. Although the Framework is based on the idea of partnerships, there are limited examples of the contributions the field of therapeutic recreation (TR) can make to achieve these aims. The purpose of this paper is to explore how TR programs and services in Canada address the goals of the Framework for Recreation in Canada. Eighteen practitioners participated in the study from British Columbia (n = 9), Alberta (n = 7) and Nova Scotia (n = 2). A diversity of participants and settings were represented and a wide variety of TR practices, ranging from specific programs to entire service delivery contexts, were described. The results are framed in relation to the strong, moderate and weak alignments demonstrated in the descriptions provided, along with identifying the unique contributions of the TR profession to the Framework’s goals.

RÉSUMÉ

En 2015, un cadre national pour les loisirs au Canada a été ratifié. Il présente cinq objectifs prioritaires pour améliorer le bien-être individuel et communautaire. Bien que le cadre repose sur l'idée de partenariats, les exemples des contributions que le domaine des loisirs thérapeutiques (TR) peut apporter pour atteindre ces objectifs sont limités. Le présent document a exploré comment les programmes et services de loisirs thérapeutiques au Canada répondent aux objectifs du cadre national. Dix-huit praticiens de la Colombie-Britannique (n = 9), de l'Alberta (n = 7) et de la Nouvelle-Écosse (n = 2) ont participé à l'étude. Une diversité de participants et de contextes étaient représentés et une grande variété de pratiques de TR, allant de programmes spécifiques à des contextes de prestation de services complets, ont été décrites. Les résultats sont présentés par rapport aux alignements forts, modérés et faibles démontrés dans les descriptions fournies, ainsi qu’à l’identification des contributions uniques de la profession des TR aux objectifs du cadre.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by a Douglas College Research Incentive Grant.

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