RECTH 5300 - Management in Recreational Therapy

This course presents systematic program design as it relates to health and human service settings and principles of organizational management for RT services. This will include understanding of the contemporary health care system, relevant guidelines and standards related to health care organizations, the process of program development, program planning and protocol development; program management principles, including program evaluation, continuous quality improvement, risk management; operational procedures as they relate to fiscal planning and budgeting, and human resource management. Special attention will be given to the application of professional standards of practice, professional codes of ethics, and the role of credentialing.