Leisure Education and Counseling Flashcards
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What is the primary goal of leisure education in therapeutic recreation?
Answer: To help clients develop a satisfying and independent leisure lifestyle
Leisure education aims to help clients develop a satisfying and independent leisure lifestyle by building the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed for meaningful participation.
Which component of leisure education focuses on helping clients understand the personal benefits and value of leisure in their lives?
Answer: Leisure awareness
Leisure awareness helps clients recognize and understand the personal, social, and health benefits of leisure participation and clarify their own values related to leisure.
The Leisure Ability Model, a foundational framework in therapeutic recreation, was developed by:
Answer: Carol Peterson and Scout Lee Gunn
Carol Peterson and Scout Lee Gunn developed the Leisure Ability Model, which organizes TR services into functional intervention, leisure education, and recreation participation along a continuum.
Leisure counseling in therapeutic recreation is primarily focused on:
Answer: Helping clients explore and clarify attitudes, values, and behaviors related to leisure
Leisure counseling helps clients examine their leisure-related attitudes, values, and behaviors to develop a more personally fulfilling and independent leisure lifestyle.
In the Leisure Ability Model, the three service components are:
Answer: Functional intervention, leisure education, and recreation participation
The Leisure Ability Model organizes TR services into functional intervention (improving functional abilities), leisure education (developing leisure knowledge and skills), and recreation participation (independent leisure engagement).
Which of the following is an example of an intrapersonal barrier to leisure participation?
Answer: Low self-confidence and fear of failure during activities
Intrapersonal barriers are internal factors such as low self-confidence, lack of skills, or negative attitudes that originate within the individual and prevent leisure participation.
Which approach to leisure education emphasizes that clients should have autonomy, choice, and control over their leisure participation decisions?
Answer: Self-determination approach
The self-determination approach emphasizes client autonomy, personal choice, and internal control over leisure decisions, which are central principles of effective leisure education practice.