Lora Hughes and Neil Lundberg, Recreation Management Introduction Diseases related to aging, developmental disorders, mental illnesses, acquired physical disabilities, and traumatic events cause untold human suffering each year. Many professionals seek to alleviate such suffering, including the discipline of therapeutic recreation (TR), which uses a holistic process of targeted interventions, leisure education, recreation participation, and […]
The Relationship Between the Family Leisure Involvement of Families with a History of Divorce and Families without a History of Divorce
Jennifer M Harris, Ramon Zabriskie and Dr. Brian Hill, Recreation Management and Youth Leadership When President Hinckley introduced The Family: A Proclamation to the World, he explained why such emphasis on the importance of the family was needed: “The family is under attack. All across the world families are falling apart. The place to begin […]
LDS Homemakers, Leisure, and Life-Satisfaction
Alisa E. Hertzler and Dr. Brian Hill, Recreation Management and Youth Leadership Mother, a word that brings a surge of affection to every human heart and mind. Certainly everyone is grateful for their mother and all she did to raise them. This study was designed to determine if mothers are truly satisfied with what they […]
Family Cohesion and Adaptability in Relation to Family Life Cycle Stage
Alicia P. Dansie and Dr. Brian Hill, Recreation Management and Youth Leadership Cohesion and adaptability varies amongst individual families as a result of many known factors including family leisure patterns, work ethic and commitments, and marital and family satisfaction (Orthner & Mancini, 1990) (Steinburg & Silverberg, 1987). Little is known however about the effect family […]
Peer Inclusion in Family Recreation
Lora Jean Bennion and Dr. Brian Hill, Recreation Management and Youth Leadership When the word ‘family’ is mentioned, it brings to mind a different picture to each and every person. What is a family? How do families stay together? How can strong bonds be built between parents and children? The family unit has been a […]
Exploring the Tools of Wilderness Therapy
Bridger Jensen and Dr. Keith Barney, Recreation Management and Youth Leadership Studies indicate that wilderness therapy programs have remarkable success in promoting positive behavioral changes, particularly among adolescent populations. Such positive change can be found through measuring family relations, drugs and alcohol abuse, success in school work, and social/emotional behavior. After conducting an extensive literature […]
Motivational Interviewing Applications in Recreational Therapy
Caitlin Trotter and Dr. Neil Lundberg, Department of Recreation Management Introduction Motivational interviewing is a communication method that assists an individual’s internal motivation to make a change (Miller & Rollnick, 2002). Motivational interviewing has been incorporated in many health care fields and professions (Anstiss, 2009), but has not been fully embraced in the field of […]
Summary of Research on Attachment Disorder in Romanian Orphanages
Kendra Driggs and Professor Daniel Ferguson, Recreational Management and Youth Leadership Attachment is an enduring connection established between a child and caregiver in the first several years of life. During this sensitive period, attachment influences every component of the human condition, including, mind, body, emotions, relationship, and values. It has been observed that attachment is a […]