RECR 241 - Leisure and Aging

3 Credit(s).

Introduces the social, emotional, and leisure lifestyles of an aging population; explores the aging experience of people from well seniors with a purpose to the frail elderly; includes the impact of aging on leisure lifestyles, the demographics of aging, memory and aging, programming trends, community resources and the Senior Boom. Discusses program selection, appropriate therapeutic recreation techniques, senior care needs, and housing needs. Includes a one-hour per week lab. 3 lecture hours and 1 laboratory hour per week. Courses offered less than once a year.

Prerequisite(s): RECR 101/SSCI 101 or written permission from program coordinator required