Recreational

Therapy
Haley Donohoe
Nov. 3 2017
Park, Recreation, and
Tourism

What is it?-
These careers are
focused on the
safe enjoyment of
the outdoors for
the public.
What Majors Fall Bellow PRT?

Three emphasis areas-

Commercial, Community, & Sport
Management (BA/BS)
Manage sport programs and sporting related events for
children, youth, adults and seniors.
http://health.utah.edu/health-kinesiology-
recreation/recreation/degrees/undergraduate/comm
ercial-community-sport-management/
What Majors Fall Below PRT?
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Outdoor Recreation Studies (BA/BS)

Land management agencies, outdoor or
adventure education programs, and nature-
based tourism operators.
This major has the traditional course work, but
you also get a lot of hands on learning out in the
field as a part of your training.
What Majors Fall Below PRT?
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Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality

Management (BA/BS)
Includes areas in hospitality management and
adventure and nature-based tourism.
Take a closer look at what the University of Utah offers on these
programs-https://advising.utah.edu/majors/quick-look/parks-
recreation-tourism.php
My Emphasis

Myemphasis in the PRT major will be

recreational therapy.
The practice in which you asses the physical
needs of the patient and react with an
activity based intervention utilizing
recreational activities.
PRT vs. Recreational Therapy

PRT Recreational Therapy

PRT is the large RT is more towards
umbrella that holds using those outdoor
all of the outdoor components to cure
sporting and of help a physical
recreation aspects. health problem.
More About Recreational Therapy

RT is about curing the illness or disability by

slowly re-introducing them to fun recreational
activities that will help stimulate the effected
area in an exciting and new way. For example
a man who lost his arm in the war who loved
bowling was taught, through RT, to bowl with
his other arm so he could continue doing what
he loved.
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