A STAR participant takes part in sled hockey at the Green Island Ice Arena in La Crosse. Therapeutic recreation students worked with participants to administer assessments.
ATHLETICASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT GROWS PARTNERSHIP WITH STAR CENTER
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herapeutic recreation students got hands-on experience in assessment while helping La Crosse area individuals with disabilities and impairments. During the fall semester, therapeutic recreation students partnered with the STAR Center to apply learning from RTH 476: Assessment and Treatment Planning with the Coulee Region Sled Hockey Team.
The students collected data for the sled hockey team to demonstrate the benefits of participating in adaptive sport. Simultaneously, the UWL students got an opportunity to engage clients in the assessment process.
Therapeutic Recreation, says Assistant Professor Thomas Means, ’15. Student learning began in the classroom when Means challenged students to locate assessments to measure the effects of participation.
Experiential and community engaged learning are hallmarks of the curriculum within the Department of Recreation Management and
After researching the program and possible measurement tools, the students identified five assessments: demographics; general self-efficacy
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