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Term
Consumerism:
Definition
New equipment reduces immediate impact on site.
Term
CORRECTIONS (Unique Groups):
Definition
- Corrections Rec:
1. Exposes inmates to more socially acceptable outlets.

FACTORS/CHALLENGES:
- Facility size and purpose
- Level of security
- Number of Staff
- Characteristics:
a. Types of crimes
b. all races, backgrounds,origins, physical condition and ages.
c. 1st time and repeat offenders.

Philosophical approaches to corrections recreation.
- still a topic of serious debate whether they should recreate while being punished.

Types of Programming:
- safety
- Active programs: bball, flag football, shuffleboad.
- Passive programs: board games, drama, quilting.
Therapeutic outcomes:
- pet therapy
Term
More Unique Groups:
Definition
- Campus Rec
- Faith-based Rec
- Corporate Rec
- Military Rec
Term
Program administration staff:
Definition
- assists the administrator in performing his/her duties.

- Job Titles: associate director, program director, fitness director.
Term
Program staff:
Definition
- entry level
- responsible for recruiting, hiring, training.

Titles: assistant director, marketing assistant, coordinator, building manager, personal trainer, leader.
***Bachelors degree
Term
Auxillary staff:
Definition
- part time position: hourly, per class, or volunteer.

- works face-to-face: aquatics instructor, youth sport coach.
***might have specialized sport credentials.
Term
OAR:
Definition
Outdoor and Adventure Recreation
Term
Recreation:
Definition
- activity
- fun or pleasurable
- in free time
- beneficial or socially redeeming
Term
Outdoor recreation:
Definition
- recreation (pleasurable and beneficial activity in free time).
- occurs in natural environments.
Term
Adventure Recreation:
Definition
- recreation
- often in natural environment
- risk (uncertainty) objective or subjective.
- participant abilities and circumstances equal adventure.
- risk recreation.
Term
Outdoor Adventure Education:
Definition
- education.
- risk taking activities (ropes course, mountaineering).
- fosters personal growth.
Term
Statistics on Outdoor Usage:
Definition
2006 OAR:
- $730 b industry
- 6.5 m jobs
- $88 b in tax revenue
- $289 b retail sales

2009:
137.8 m participants
Term
Adventure in Western Culture:
Definition
- individualistic
- people self determined, intrinsically motivated,free from outside influence.
Term
Adventure in 1st millennium:
Definition
Knights
- variations (Cortez, Columbus, Marco Polo).
- similar to Europe's knight adventures and merchant adventures (Fremont, Lewis & Clark).
Term
Adventure after 1st millennium:
Definition
Rapid urbanization:
- end of the frontier and rapid urbanization
- an idealized class of adventure lost to the industrial process.
- westward expansion and industrial revolution left no space for OA as cultural icons.
- OA (Davey Crockett, Daniel Boone) replaced by capitalist adventures (Rockefeller, Vanderbuilt, Ford).
Term
Opportunities in adventure after 1st millennium:
Definition
- advances in transportation,wealth, and communications centered on common interests allowed members of the upper class to claim OA as a hobby.
- Armchair tourism (National Geographic) and move toward globalized capitalism.
Term
Milestones in adventure after 1st millennium:
Definition
- 1872 Yellowstone, worlds 1st NP.
- Following decades, dramatic movements to set aside land for public use.
- 1916 NPS founded
- automobile boom
- prior to WWII,hiker-fisher OA
- woodcraft ethic
Term
Post WWII:
Definition
Physical risk adventure
- OAR takes off
- minimum impact ethic (leave no trace)
- paradoxical consumerism
Term
Post WWII settings, delivery systems, and participants:
Definition
- natural areas
- private outdoor rec resources
- Appalachian Mountain Club
- Alaska National Wildlife Refuge
- Some activities are only available in natural areas nearby.
- Multiple use may decrease recreation (Pinchot; conservation - multiple things going on)
**As agency management increases so does the quality of recreation.
Term
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS):
Definition
- Philosophical basis: most important value in OR is feeling of freedom from a variety of activity choices.

- ROS is system to dictate how landscapes are designed or modified to allow for diverse experiences.
Term
Land Management Classifications:
Definition
1. Primitive
2. Semi-primitive, non motorized
3. Semi-primitive, motorized area
4. Roaded Natural
5. Rural
6. Urban
Term
OR & AI
Definition
People ---> Setting ---> Activities/experiences ---> Expected benefits/outcomes
Term
Careers in Outdoor and Adventure Recreation:
Definition
Guiding industry
- complete outfitting

Outdoor and adventure recreation tourist industry
- destination tourism

Land management industry
- public or private
Term
Benefits and outcomes of Outdoor and Adventure Recreation:
Definition
- psychological (self systems)
- Sociological (alienation, adventure experiences and socialization.
- Physiological
- Spiritual
Term
Adventure Education Based Careers:
Definition
- Adventure based facilitation
- consolidate challenges met on longer expeditions into accessible and marketable short expeditions.

- Outdoor Adventure Expeditions
- Expedition or wilderness based
- prolonged
- students and co instructors
- intentional wilderness
experience
Term
Influence of technology in Outdoor and Adventure Recreation:
Definition
Clothing, equipment, signaling, protective gear

Transportation
Comfort
Safety
Communication
Information

These have all resulted in:
- greater use of outdoors
- differing expectations
- public policy changes
Term
Recreation Sports Management:
Definition
- multi million $ industry
- almost a religion; athletes as folk heroes.
- becoming entertainment and spectator environment.
- participant interest to sustain.
Term
Professional Sport Management:
Definition
- a lot of activities, under umbrella
- business enterprise, elite athletes
- prof events, marketing, sales, pr, promotions, media, fundraising.
Term
Recreation Sport Management:
Definition
Focus: sport/fitness participation
Term
Leisure Sports Management Model:
Definition
Enjoyment Diversion
Spectator
Prof. sport
Athletic sport
Recreational sport
Educational sport

- participant or spectator driven
- sport for all
- active roles
- regardless of age, sex
- participant driven
Term
Five Programming Areas of Recreation Sports Management:
Definition
Structured:
- Instructional
- Intramural
- Extramural
- Club

Informal - unstructured
Term
Breakdown of each of the Five Programming Areas of Recreation Sports Management:
Definition
Instructional
- skill development in non-credit or academic environment.

Informal sports
- self directed w/individualized approach to fun and fitness.

Intramural
- within an organization
- leagues, tournaments, and contests

Extramural sports
- between organizations

Club sports
- activities organized b/c of a common interest in a sport
- competitive to recreational, social and instructional clubs.
Term
Recreation Sports:
Definition
- intended for everyone
- indoor/outdoor (including natural)
Term
Recreation Sports Settings:
Definition
Variety of sport settings:
- Armed forces MWR - military bases around the world
- Boys and Girls Clubs
- Churches
- Cities and communities: municipal parks and recreation departments.
- Commercial facilities: racquet clubs, bowling, skating rinks.
- Correctional institutions
- schools
- industrial
- private clubs
- YMCA/YWCA
- Vacation resorts
Term
Recreation Sports Benefits:
Definition
- creates learning environments
- enjoyment
- social interaction
- physical health
- economic growth
- environmental protection
- social contribution (important to develop participant interests, knowledge and skills to enable participation.
Term
Recreation Sports Individual Benefits:
Definition
- improves health
- release of excess energy
- positive social environment
- develops emotional control and positive expression of aggression
- cooperation
- integrity
Term
Recreation Sports Community Benefits:
Definition
- enhances identity and integration
- builds social capital
- deters antisocial behavior (vandalism, gang violence)
- allows learning/sharing of community, values
- well planned/managed sport facilities
- can lead to economic benefits.
Term
Recreational Therapy:
Definition
- process used to improve the life of others
- very goal directed, has a purpose, intervention
- encourages independence and inclusion
- emphasizes abilities (vs disabilities)
Term
Recreational Therapy:
Definition
Use people first language, disability second.
Term
Recreational Therapy benefits:
Definition
Allows creativity, inclusion, integrity, self confidence, learn new skills, community realization of rights, normality, motivation.
Term
Recreational Therapy settings:
Definition
Found in all sectors, hospital, outdoors (lakes, snow, basketball), senior home
Term
Recreational Therapy Jobs:
Definition
Therapist, senior rec therapist, dance and movement, education, parks & rec, aquatics, in-patient rehab.
Term
Recreational Therapy volunteer opportunity:
Definition
June 15-21
- apps outside yolo 183
- abilityfirstsports.org
Term
Recreational Therapy starts w/assessment:
Definition
Planning
- goals and objectives
- picking right activities
Implement
Evaluate

*** can be applied in any setting to achieve goals.
Term
Recreational Therapy credentials:
Definition
Process where profession or govt establishes a minimum standard of confidence to protect consumers as they receive services:
- registration - to practice in specific area
- certification - meets criteria; written exam.
- licensure - state mandates qualifications for practice and administers licensing program.

**In CA, Laura is chair of state task. Utah, OK, NC, VT have requirement for licensure now.
Term
Recreational Therapy Associations:
Definition
- National Therapy Recreation Society
- more in community settings

- American Therapy Recreation Association (ATRA)
- more likely clinical
Term
Recreational Therapy Standards of Practice:
Definition
1) define scope of service provided and state a minimal, acceptable level of service.
2) Ensure consistent practice - help establish credibility.
3) Core practices include assessment, treatment planning, documentation and management.
4) Protect human rights of service recipients:
- autonomy (self determination)
- beneficience (do only good)
- non malfeasance (do no harm)
- justice (fairness)
Term
Recreational Therapy Code of ethics:
Definition
Issued by the RT professional association.

Ethical concerns:
- confidentiality
- maintain professional relationships
- cultural competence
Term
Recreational Therapy Future Challenges:
Definition
- shift from institutional to community settings
- retirement planning
- early intervention
- leisure education
- inclusion
- adaptations for people w/disabilities
- quality of services
- quality of life
- changes in health care
- economic pressures
- social trends
- demographic characteristics
- technological advances
- focus on health promotion
- independent functioning
- access to services
Term
Recreational Therapy statistics:
Definition
- 1 in 6 (50 m) have at least one disability
- only 1/2 of those consider themselves impaired in functioning
Term
Recreational Therapy Numbers and Salaries:
Definition
22,000 RTs in U.S.
- entry level 30k, average salary 41k
- of the 22,000, 12,000 are CTRSs, beginning at $46,500
- directors $100,000
Term
Recreational Therapy Common Components:
Definition
1.purposeful selection of recreation activities to reach goal or outcome.

2. enhancement of independent functioning through rec participation.

3. quality of life, wellness, and optimal health as core concerns.

4. focus on the environment in which the person including support and resources to be provided by family and community.
Term
Recreational Therapy Defined:
Definition
Uses recreation to purposefully improve the quality of peoples lives; goal directed; therapeutic recreation.
Term
Recreational Therapy Range of Interventions or treatments:
Definition
1. traditional recreation activities
2.nontraditional activities
3. therapeutic intervention
4.complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) such as relaxation,yoga, and aromatherapy.
5. advocate for resources and support for clients, family, community.
Term
Recreational Therapy benefits:
Definition
Client reaches goals:
- physical, cognitive, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual benefits for individual.

Person centered
- individual controls as much as possible.

Strengths based

Health care costs reduced (benefit for society and the individual)

Better society
Term
Recreational Therapy History:
Definition
1800s - hospitals for people w/mental illness

Florence Nightingale
- recreation huts and beauty

Dorothea Dix:
- advocated for people w/disabilities in asylums and prisons.

Industrial Revolution:
- settlement houses provided social service and recreation to immigrants, the poor and ill, and people w/disabilities.

American Red Cross:
- promoted recreation services to soldiers during WWI/WWII.

1920s research
- demonstrated value of recreation for people w/mental retardation.

Dr. Karl Menninger, psychiatrist

Post WWII
- Dr. Howard Rusk founds rehab movement and promotes value of recreation in physical rehab.
- wheelchair sports

Special Olympics in the 1960s

Deinstitutionalization 1970s
- moved people w/mental illness and cognitive disabilities from large institutions to community based living.

Wars and wounded soldiers.
Term
Recreational Therapy Legislation:
Definition
- Architectual Barriers Act, 1968
- Rehab Act of 1973
- Education for all handicapped Children Act of 1990.
- Americans with disabilities Act of 1990.
Term
Inclusion Defined:
Definition
Everyone should be included in all activities as much as possible.
Term
21st century rec therapy trends:
Definition
- cultural diversity
- aging population
- impact of ADA
- wounded warriors
- obesity crisis
- relationship of leisure to health
- complementary and alternative medicine
- rising health care costs
- technological innovations
- growth of populations served by RT
Term
Leisure Ability Model:
Definition
Therapists role:
FUNCTIONAL
INTERVENTION
- improve functional ability

Counselor role:
LEISURE
EDUCATION
Leisure knowledge and skills

Resource Role:
RECREATION
PARTICIPATION
Organized participation

Degree of freedom increases while degree of control decreases
Term
Core Themes in RT Model:
Definition
- services occur along continuum of intervention and growth.
- belief in abilities instead of disabilities
- clients freedom/self-determination increases
- therapists control decreases
- clients involvement in the community increases.
Term
Settings for RT services
Definition
- acute treatment in the hospital setting
- residential facilities
- in-home services
- nursing homes
- hospice programs
- rehab centers
- prisons
- assisted living
- adult daycare
- partial hospitalization
- outpatient programs
- drug treatment programs
- homeless shelters
- group homes
- schools
- community rec centers
- camps
- home based therapy

Found in all sectors!
Term
RT job duties & responsibilities:
Definition
- conduct individual assessment
- develop treatment plan
- plan a schedule of RT programming
- observe and document participation/progress
- engage in discharge planning, as applicable.
- attend treatment team meetings and in-service training.
- maintain equipment and supplies
- supervise volunteers and interns
- provide support for family members
- organize special events and community outings
- undertake management responsibilities
Term
Food Service:
Definition
Independent restaurants:
- luxury (white table cloths)
- 5-6 m in annual sales
- not necessarily high profit
- high costs
- competition

Chain restaurants:
- quick service (fast food)
- mostly franchised
- avg annual sales $375k to $1.5 mil

Dinner Houses (casual restaurants)

Social Caterers:
- usually independent
- low startup costs
- just food or/and facilities and equipment

Contract Food Companies:
- contract to large employers
- cafeterias and exec dining rooms
- have to please two bosses
- regular hours, known demand, less pressure
- management and cost control skills

Institutional Food Service:
- usually self administered
- schools
- national school lunch program
- keep high school students on
campus.
- Colleges and universities
- flexible plans, offerings
- Hospitals:
- run by dietitians
- decentralizing
- revenue center
Clubs:
- hospitality, food/bev
- Guest members are also owners
- clubhouse and other facilities
- less than 14k clubs in US
- chances for creativity
- specialized knowledge
- Rec programming a part of

Cruise Ships:
- opportunities on shore and at sea (like a resort)
Term
Food Service Management Positions:
Definition
- General Manager
- Restaurant Manager
- dining room
- bar
- production staff
- Chef
- Matre d'
- Banquet Manager
Term
Hospitality Industry:
Definition
Lodging (growing), food service, entertainment and travel.
Term
Lodging:
Definition
growing
- high standard of living in america
- increased life span
- growth in education
- more apps in developing societies
- 19 million hotels worldwide.
- 4.9 million rooms in USA
- 1.25 mil employees
- 200k in management

US and European growth may be slowing
- exception: casino hotels and limited service hotels.
- Asia, Eastern Europe, and S America are growing.
Term
Lodging:
Definition
- enjoy travel andliving in different places.
- management personnel are in large demand.
- opportunities for new positions geographically
- large, better training,more opportunities for advancement, better benefits packages.
- small chain, more apps for creativity, more control, better learning environment for entrepreneurs.
Term
Food Service:
Definition
- 4% of GDP
- most are small (70% less than 20)

Supervisors:
- 70% Female
- 12% African American
- 9% Hispanic
Term
What's to like about hospitality:
Definition
- Many career options
- the work is varied
- apportunities to be creative
- it is a people business
- flexible hours
- opps for long term career growth
- often there are good perks

Not to like:
- long hours (50-60 per week)
- nontraditional schedules
- pressure
- low beginning salaries

Skill set:
data, things, people
Term
Guest Speaker:
Definition
Scott Dinits
Human Resources Director
Boys & Girls Club of the North Valley
Term
Boys & Girls Club, Core Program Areas:
Definition
- character & leadership development
- health & life skills
- Education & career development
- arts
- sports, fitness & recreation

STRATEGY:
- belonging, usefulness, influence, competence.
Term
Boys & Girls Club, formula for impact:
Definition
Young people who need us most + outcome- driven club experience + priority outcomes.
Term
Boys & Girls Club, salary justification:
Definition
Non Profit:
- 2000 youth served
- 5385 youth served since 1998
- 48% male, 52% female
- 53% junior high, 47% high school (teen club)
- 67% live below poverty level
- 74% rely on social services
- 52% live in single parent or non-parent homes.

- 6 to 18
- positive place
- safe & supervised
- 241 days a yer
- $15 per year
- healthy snack
- 275 volunteers and paid staff
- programs aligned w/CA & common core standards.
Term
Non Profits:
Definition
You can found but not own a nonprofit.
Term
LLCs (4th major type)
Definition
Limited Liability Corp:
- hybrid form
- limited stock holder liability
- not double taxed
- taxed as a partnership
- replaced S Corp (has a managing partner and investors)
Term
Recreation Event and Tourism:
Definition
event and commercial Rec providers add value to tangible goods through a combo of services and programming.
Term
Consumer Oriented RET Paradigm:
Definition
Planning:
- includes assessments of demand and creation of value added products and programs.

Marketing:
- involves all communication strategies to make the target market aware of goods, services, programs.

Delivery:
- distribution of goods, services, and programs in a timely manner to the market.

Monitoring:
- track consumer reactions and results of purchased goods.
Term
Modeling the RET Industry:
Definition
- Attractions (destination characteristics) are the primary motivator that drives travel to RET businesses.
- many alternatives, system is complex.
- intermediaries provide support and facilitation.
- a destination must host the visitor.
Term
Levels of RET:
Definition
1st lvl: Attraction/Function/Drive Industry
- some kind of activity or event or local recreation.

2nd lvl: Support and facilitation functions
- transportation
- tourism services

3rd lvl: Hosting functions
- accommodations
- food/bev

Cruise lines (integrated functions)
Term
RET Elements of Attraction Function:
Definition
- Tourist attractions: provided primarily to non residents.
- range from natural and cultural attractions to them parks and casinos.
- Events: short duration not repeated frequently (conferences)
- Local recreation:nearby facilities and activities for residents. (local theater).
Term
RET Support and facilitation Function:
Definition
Transportation services:
- providers deliver to attractions
- reasonable prices and safe transportation are key

Tourist Services:
- geared toward assisting visitors
- travel facilitator

Hosting Function:
Accommodations:
- overnight lodging
- location and prices

Food and Beverage:
- restaurants, fast food
- food is a basic necessity and carries greatly in cost and quality.
- food and beverages can have a large influence on visitor satisfaction.

Integrated Function:
Integrated businesses combine attractions and one or more other functional areas at one site.
- attraction and lodging
- resorts/cruise lines
Term
Financing commercial recreation:
Definition
Types of financing:
- equity financing
- debt financing

Sources of financing:
- personal savings
- 2nd mortgage
- loan
- inheritance
- investors
- trade credit
- equipment loans
Term
Lifestyle Business and Owner Motivation:
Definition
RET is often characterized as a lifestyle business and is less profit oriented.
Term
Need to be green sustainable
Definition
- awareness of global threats to our environment, the planets health, our children's future.

- social injustice and deterioration of local community.

- RET providers must minimize adverse impacts and move toward sustainability.
Term
RET Specialized certifications:
Definition
Assure employers that you have the minimum knowledge and skills
- CRPP through NRPA
Term
Trend toward Adventure Travel RET:
Definition
- travelers want to be active participants
- higher risk
- mental and physical challenge
- outdoor recreation
- natural or cultural setting
- sight seeing is not first priority
Term
RET Technology dependent:
Definition
- great influence on RET
- business use technology to help staff provide services effectively and completely.
- significant global distribution
- contribute to world economy.
Term
For Profit Sector:
Definition
Recreation, event, and tourism (RET) Enterprises.
Term
Commercial Recreation defined:
Definition
- Provide a set of leisure oriented goods.
- 100x larger than public sector
- 8% of US GDP ($1.17 trillion)
- 2 mil rec businesses
- 6.7 mil jobs
- 75/80% employees work in for profit sector
- mostly service based.
Term
Private sector leisure service industries:
Definition
- travel and tourism
- amusement parks
- sports equipment
- movies and entertainment
- resorts and gaming
- hospitality and restaurant
- private campgrounds
- video games
- contract services (event management)
Term
Private sector leisure service industries, 3 types of providers:
Definition
Commercial for profit companies
- deliver RET services, build & operate facilities (disneyland, guide)
- nonprofit organizations
Term
Comparing sectors:
Definition
Commercial:
- service/satisfaction--->profit

Public:
- Tax --->service/satisfaction

NPO:
- endowment--->service/satisfaction
Term
Types of ownership:
Definition
- sole proprietorship one owner
- general partnership partners
- limited partnership
- corporation sep legal entity
- s corp
- llc
-
Term
Sole proprietorship:
Definition
Classic model:
- 72% of all service based industries
- one owner
- control all assets
- bears all responsibility

PROS:
control

CONS:
liability 100% (insurance)
Term
Partnerships:
Definition
Two or more
- 8% of service industry
- sufficient capital
- establish
- maintain
Complementary
- skills
- knowledge

PROS

CONS
less control
liability 100% on both parties
Term
Corporations:
Definition
Incorporate it: www.clickandinc

C Corp
- separate legal entity
- 20% service industries
Legal Status
- rights
- responsibilities
- entity
- own
- buy/sell
- sue/be sued

PROS
No current stuff taken in liability.

CONS
Pay taxes, plus pay taxes on profits.
Term
Sectors:
Definition
- Private (commercial, business, economic) sector
- Public (gov services, political) sector
- Non-profit (social) sector:
- voluntary sector
- charitable sector
- avasi-public sector
- social sector
- tax exempt sector
- civil society sector
Term
What is a non profit?
Definition
- not govt or business entity
- incorporated under state law (or federal) as not for profit corporation
- setup to serve some public service
- limited only to this purpose.
- primary financial support from charitable contributions, donations, and user fees (and grants).
Term
Non Profits and Taxes (501C):
Definition
Tax exemptw/IRS for the organization itself:
- employees have to pay taxes
- volunteers
- supplies are tax exempt as write off/charitable contributions
- 501C7 Social & Recreational Club
- sometimes religiously exclusive
- 501C3 Charitable Organizations
- 501D Religious
Term
Non Profit:
Definition
Excessive Revenue:
- needed for survival
- but non profit
- can NOT distribute to shareholders/owners, directors, officers, members, etc.
- CAN reinvest
- Everything is public
Term
Non Profit
Definition
Six Common Features:
- Organized (incorporated)
- Private (not gov)
- Non-profit (not commercial)
- Self governing (control own affairs)
- Voluntary (membership & contributions)
- Beneficial in some way to the public (public purpose and good)
Term
Non Profit Goals:
Definition
- Promote the interest of those they serve (mission)
- Not to make a profit
Term
Non profit functions:
Definition
1) General public benefit: Organization to serve wide spectrum of pop groups (common good)
- education orgs, hospitals, museums, rec centers

2) Mutual benefit
Provide exclusive services to a limited number of members with common interests.
- business/prof associations, social clubs, golf clubs, kennel clubs
- members are like owners of the club
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