A four‐part ecological model of community‐focused therapeutic recreation and life skills services for children and youth with disabilities

Abstract

AIM: This article presents a four-part model of community-focused therapeutic recreation and life skills services for children's rehabilitation centres. METHOD AND RESULTS: The model is based on 15 years of clinical and management practice in a Canadian context combined with evidence from the literature on community-focused service delivery. The model incorporates an ecological approach and principles from models of therapeutic recreation, …

Authors

King G; Curran CJ; McPherson A

Journal

Child Care Health and Development, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 325–336

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

5 2013

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01390.x

ISSN

0305-1862

Associated Experts

Gillian King

Associate Professor (Part-Time), Faculty of Health Sciences

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