Developing a therapeutic recreation identity: A graduate researcher's personal narrative of grant writing and program design
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https://doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2014.0082Keywords:
deficits vs strengths-based approach, grant writing, personal narrative, programAbstract
This personal narrative describes the process of a graduate student finding her professional identity as a recreational therapist through the grant writing and research process. The student details her experience of designing and implementing a therapeutic Zumba® program for youth at an afterschool program. The narrative attempts to shed light on the learning processes that occur during the experience and offers advice to other students developing their professional perspective.
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