Melissa


 * Research Topic **

Along with these questions, I would like to answer questions about the history of recreational therapy. Who came up with the idea of using recreational activities to help those with medical conditions? When did recreational therapy begin? How has recreational t​herapy changed over time? **
 * My research topic is recreational therapy. Recreational therapy is very similar to physical therapy and occupational therapy except it uses recreation. Some forms of recreation that recreational therapy uses are sports, games, music, and art. But how do the therapists use these activities to help people with medical needs? What kind of medical conditions does this type of therapy help treat?

** Annotated Bibliography ** "Allied Health Profession: Recreational Therapy." //HPN HomePage //. Web. 08 Nov. 2009. .
 *  This website answered questions about Recreational Therapy. Some questions that it answers are what do recreational therapists do, how does this therapy differ from others, and what are the outcomes of Recreational Therapy. This website is a great place to find a quick summary of answers to my questions. **

"History - Recreation Therapy Service." // Page Not Found //. Web. 08 Nov. 2009. . "NIH CC: Recreation Therapy: Clinical Services." // NIH Clinical Center //. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. .  "Occupational Therapists." // U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics //. Web. 15 Nov. 2009. .  "Physical Therapists." // U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics //. Web. 15 Nov. 2009. . **Just as the occupational therapy page will help explain the differences between occupational and recreational therapy, this website will help explain the differences between physical therapy and recreational therapy. This website gives me the information that I need about physical therapy. **
 *  This **   **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> website gives an overview on the history of Recreational Therapy. However, it is very brief, but I am sure I can use some of the facts. Also, it provides me with some vocabulary which will be very helpful.  **
 * <span style="color: #262a2c; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> This website provides me with a brief description of a number of aspects used in recreational therapy. It explains briefly what types of recreation this therapy uses and how.   **
 * <span style="color: #262a2c; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> For my research paper, I will need information on occupational therapy in order to explain the difference between it and recreational therapy. This website supplies me with the information that I need about occupational therapy.   **

"Recreational Therapists." //<span style="background-color: #00b7ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics //<span style="background-color: #00b7ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; msobidifontfamily: Arial;">. Web. 08 Nov. 2009. <http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos082.htm>. "Recreational Therapy Career Overview." //Mayo Clinic: Medical Education and Research//. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://www.mayo.edu/mshs/rec-career.html>. "THERAPY BIKING PROGRAM FOR THE TREATMENT OF MINOR DEPRESSION." //Therapeutic Recreation Resources for recreation therapy, recreational therapy, and activity directors.// Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://www.recreationtherapy.com/articles/monograph-syracuse.htm>. <span style="color: #262a2c; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msospacerun: yes;"> "Therapeutic recreation: a long past, but a brief history. | Goliath Business News." //Goliath: Business Knowledge On Demand//. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-148852/Therapeutic-recreation-a-long-past.html>. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> "Therapeutic Recreation Timeline." //<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Therapeutic Recreation Resources for recreation therapy, recreational therapy, and activity directors. // <span style="background-color: #00bdff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">  <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Web. 08 Nov. 2009. <http://www.recreationtherapy.com/history/timeline.htm>.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> This website presents me with more information on the nature of Recreational Therapy. The information it provides will help me explain what Recreational Therapy is. Also, it supplies information about the job itself. **
 * This is another website that gives me a great overview of recreational therapy. It gives me extra information on the career opportunities for recreational therapy. **
 * This is an interesting web page. A clinic did some research using an experiment to test to see if a certain recreational activity reduced depression in adults. **
 * This website is an excerpt from an article about the history of recreational therapy. It provides me with more information in addition to the other two websites that I have found on the history. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This website here is more of a directory. It has links to different pages. These pages are all different time periods. This allows me to see how Recreational Therapy has changed through the years. **


 * Source Suggestions **

This site gives a brief description on how to become a reacreational therapist, and what you need to learn in order to become one.
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[|www.**recreation**therapy.com/] This site gives some activities, history, and tons of other information about recreational therapy.

[] This site gives you lots of good information on what theraputic recreation is, how to become one and a brief history on the topic. It also gives you some really good links to other theraputic recreation websites. Although, I believe that it is from a student at some university, but the information seems to be accurate.

[] This site really has not a lot to do with what you are looking for but, it does show you how recreational therapy is used, and what it is used for. This site shows a recreational therapy project for children. This site shows and tells why and how it should be used in public schools today.