Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
tracking RT, recovery therapy, recreation therapy, Utah Stat Hospital
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Psychology
Abstract
The Recreation Therapy Program at the Utah State Hospital (USH) remains one of the least-noticed disciplines that the hospital has to offer. The program has the goal of improving the overall quality of life of the patient, focusing on the areas of community integration, skill development, and lifelong leisure. An important part of being able to accomplish these goals is via off-campus activities, ranging from camping and sporting events to visiting theaters and museums. However, in recent years the program has felt pressure from state legislatures and hospital administration to limit these off-campus interventions, mainly due to budget concerns, which were spurred on by the notion that the activities were recreational, but not therapeutic. Despite these challenges, the USH executive staff has been willing to allocate more funding to the program on the grounds of producing data that suggest the efficacy of off-campus activities.
Recommended Citation
Woodland, Sean; Inoue, Maya; and Burlingame, Dr. Gary
(2013)
"Tracking RT: Data-Driven Evidence as to the Efficacy of Off-Site Recreation Therapy at the Utah State Hospital,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 512.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/512