Introduction to recreation services for people with by Charles C. Bullock, Michael J. Mahon

By Charles C. Bullock, Michael J. Mahon

This best-selling introductory e-book is meant for all scholars in parks, game, and relaxation stories, despite speciality, because it presents a vital simple point of data approximately individuals with disabilities. universal subject matters are offered by way of the authors in a way that enables readers to boost their very own own view of healing sport, and retains the point of interest of carrier at the consumer.

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In considering how recreation relates to the systems described above, we must understand that each of the systems is in a constant state of flux. For example, the family system that includes a child with a disability will continuously undergo change. As the child moves from childhood to adolescence, she will undergo physical and social changes that will have an impact on her relationships with other family members. Sexuality will become an important consideration for both the child, her parents, and quite likely other family members.

These concepts are consistent with a person-centered approach to recreation services and will be referred to both implicitly and explicitly throughout the text. These concepts are what will ensure that people with disabilities, whether in a recreation or a therapeutic recreation environment, will be encouraged and supported to achieve their full potential. These concepts, if learned and practiced, will place the person and not the professional at the center of service delivery. Chapter 4 recognizes the importance of legislation in understanding past and current services to people with disabilities.

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