Therapeutic Civilization : Ancient Egyptian And Greek Civilization

When we observe the demographics of today¡¦s society, we notice that there is quite a change in the average age, as well as life expectancy. In 1993, the average life expectancy rose to an amazing 75.5 years, with women living an average of 79 years and men living an average of 72 years (Hawkins, 1996, p. 4). With this gradual rise in age, the idea of therapeutic recreation for the aging population has taken on a significant role. Therapeutic recreation uses recreation and leisure activities to meet the needs of people in order to improve their quality of life. These needs include social, physical, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual. The experience of engaging in recreation is perceived to have therapeutic benefits. Engaging in

Ancient Egypt was a captivating and intricate civilization. Over the years, historians have found it easier to study this civilization, rather than other historical civilizations, because the Egyptians went through great lengths to record their history. Besides being decent record keepers, they were very religious, and “ahead of their time,” due to their technological and economic breakthroughs. Because of the aspects of this culture, it has to be one of the greatest civilizations of the world.

Religion was not a monolithic institution, it consisted of a large variety of different beliefs and practices, all of which were linked by the common focus on the interaction between the Egyptian people and the divine realm, as the gods of this realm linked the Egyptian understanding of the world. As the Ancient Egyptian Religion was an integral part of ancient Egyptian society. Polytheism the belief of multiple deities usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses along with their own mythologies and rituals was an essential aspect of ancient Egyptian religion. As the Ancient Egyptian religion included a large and diverse pantheon of gods and goddesses, and around these deities arose a rich mythology that helped explain the

Ancient civilizations such as Sumeria, Egypt, and Babylon have all contributed to humankind and some way through their major achievements. the achievements of these civilizations have all helped later civilizations develop due to the examples of these past groups. some ancient civilizations developed techniques of farming and others comma some of the first written languages. All of these achievements are equally important for later developing civilizations. The Sumerians were a civilization that helped to contribute to humankind with their achievements involving architecture, weapons, and writing.

The Ancient Egyptians, Mesopotamia, and Greeks were some of the oldest complex societies, although similar in many aspects. Mesopotamia is located in the Fertile Crescent, land in and between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers usually known as modern day Iraq and Eastern Syria.(24) In Egypt, the Nile River creates a fertile valley which is rich in nutrients and essential to their survival. The Nile flows from Burundi, slightly south of the equator eventually traveling through Egypt and into the Mediterranean. Ancient Greece is situated very closely to Egypt so trading was easy between them. How are these three civilizations comparable and different?

Recreation is something that not only gives us pleasure, but also helps to renew or recreate the mind and body.

Alison, J., Negley, S., & Sibthorp, J. (2013). Assessing the Social Effect of Therapeutic Recreation Summer Camp for Adolescents With Chronic Illness. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 47(1), 35-46.

It has been brought to the attention of our new Recreational Therapist staff at this facility, that there are not enough programs or accessible information pertaining to leisure resources for our current consumers who are being discharged from the facility. The specific issue we would like to address are solutions for our clients who struggle with PTSD. As an RT our job is to develop a treatment plan/service designed to restore, remediate, recreate, and rehabilitate an individual’s functional abilities and independence. To promote health and wellness as well as reduce or eliminate the barriers to participation in activities and life situations are the major goals as RTs to decrease consumer dependency. As a Recreational Therapist, providing clients with leisure- education is important so patients can be knowledgeable of what resources are available to them (Carter, M., & Van Andel, G. (2011). Without proper local environmental, leisure

As I make my way on this journey that is my life, I realize that I have always believed in the fundamental worth of all humanity and my responsibility as a fellow human being to respect this premise and also to support individuals, as much as I am able, to help unearth it should this basic truth become hidden to them. This is a guiding principle for me and I believe that many of the constructs of the field of Therapeutic Recreation (TR) are congruent with this philosophy. Making the decision to obtain a Therapeutic Recreation Specialization (TRS) degree offered a theoretical rationale in which to further explore the concept of leisure, define my professional philosophy and an opportunity to reflect critically on the field which I have

Therapeutic recreation has been a long-time and frequently used form of healing for many people, including individuals who are elderly, disabled, or have a form of mental illness (Carter & Van Andel, 2011). It was only a short time ago, in the twentieth century, that therapeutic recreation was recognized as a crucial component in health care (Carter & Van Andel, 2011). Therapeutic recreation has a variety of benefits that vary for many age groups. There is outdoor therapeutic recreation for young children who have down syndrome, an example would be swimming, as this is quite beneficial not only to the young age group, but to the older age group as well. These benefits include physical skills, cognitive skills, behavioural issues, and many more. This essay will discuss these specific particularly within the elderly age group.

It was discussed how the recreational therapy program was not the same as recreation and parks program even though they had similar classes. There are two different expectations between the two programs/degrees and recreational therapy was being pushed as an independent accreditation. It was discussed on how a professional stand point is what is needed to help prepare one that is wanting to pursue a career in recreational therapy. The more realistic the studies the more prepared one will be when going into the program. The program has built the guidelines for the program making them more efficient and effective, so that one the job setting has arrived for oneself, the will be equipped with what to expect and be

During my co-op term, I was a Recreation Assistant at a nursing home. I aided the Recreation Programmers in providing therapeutic recreation to nearly 200 residents. They presented varying abilities; physical and mental health concerns; as well as varying levels of cognitive awareness, exposing me to the needs of our aging population. It is important to understand what the ‘day-to-day’ lives of my clients look like in order to proficiently plan programs based on ideal situations and what we think is

The world is becoming a rapidly changing place in terms of population growth, cultural values, and intertwined beliefs not only in the United States, but also on an international scale. According to Terry Robertson and Terry Long, authors of Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation, “significant changes in culture and interdependent belief systems are happening all around us. These cultural changes are occurring worldwide,” (2008, p. 270). With these rapidly occurring global changes, Recreational Therapy as a profession needs to be changing along with this new global society. As professionals, recreational therapists need to be able to be flexible and “meet many roles,” while on the job (Long, Robertson, 2008, p. 273). This is why the future of Recreational Therapy will not only grow in clinical settings, but on a community basis as well.

The purpose of this literature review is to summarize current research regarding the benefits leisure engagement provides to rehabilitation residents outside of scheduled occupational therapy. This is important because patients spend time outside of therapy passive, sedentary, and unengaged in their environment leading to poor patient outcomes. Studies indicate leisure activities in rehabilitation settings increase patients’ quality of life. A variety of patient populations participated in the articles included in this review. The literature will first define terminology utilized in rehabilitation settings, such as the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, occupational therapy, leisure, and inpatient rehabilitation. Next, the role of

Recreation Therapy uses a TR process to provide therapeutic recreation (TR) services to a variety of populations to achieve desired TR outcomes. (Kinney, 2004) However, how the Certified Recreation Therapy Specialist (CTRS) uses the TR process may differ based on the client population, available resources, interdisciplinary approach, and the facility’s mandate. This paper will examine how a TR approaches differs depending on the different population being served to achieve the desired