Variety Village
What I did:
· Support participants when needed
· Re- explain tasks when needed
· Give constructive feedback
· Give strategies for corrections
· Participate in adapted aquafit activities
How it relates to therapeutic recreation:
· Improving quality of life
· Provides realistic solutions to maintaining physical fitness and rehabilitation goals while engaging in enjoyable leisure pursuits
· Helps individual develop functional skills and improve social interaction in a group setting
· Inclusive and accessible to all community members
What I gained from this experience:
· Working and communicating with clients at various capability levels
· Expanding my knowledge of how to teach skills to individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities
· Leadership initiatives
· Creating programs with inclusion as a priority
· Using modifications to tasks so that individuals are able to participate in recreational actives