Everyone likes playing games in class

There's nothing better than just playing games the whole class period. Well that's exactly what we did. The class was previously divided into 7 groups and on Thursday each group facilitated 2 activities. It was a great class because we all learned each others names and had a lot of fun laughing and joking around with one another. I hope that's what being a TR major is all about. Games, laughing and having a good time

Innovative Activities

As of the past week we have been learning about innovative activities and how to facilitate them. Facilitation helps recreation participants evaluate the experience, consider the impact of their actions, anticipate consequences, understand how they have grown and how to overcome barriers. The process consists of a diagnosis of how the activity will help a client, what the design of the activity will look like, how to deliver the activity to its full potential, debrief the client on what they've learned and got from the experience, and detachment as a way to separate from the client and go your own way. In discussions creating the atmosphere is the key, make participants feel comfortable where they are and who they are doing it with. In the debrief state it easiest to use a funneling technique which starts with broad questions and focuses them into more specific questions such as summation and application.  This all leads to the full values contract. Think positive, think mutual respect, think about the context of the class, anything goes for brainstorm and clarifying to whats important.Majority rules. Leaving in the range of learning by the words of Confucius "I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand."

What am I doing?

Ok this is my first post on my first blog assignment so I hope im doing it correctly. Previously I wasnt sure what my major should be and recently decided on Therapeutic Recreation (TR) so far my class experiences have been great. Gaining knowledge of many great activities to help the less fortunate seems like a good career option for me. Currently I am enjoying my innovative activities in TR class which this blog is based off of. Up to date I realize in TR you can take any household object and turn it into fun by just using your imagination. I look foward to other activites that ou professor has in store for us and learning new games to make life fun, enjoyable and of course therapeutic. Thats all for now