Overview
The purpose of this assignment is for you to explore your personal philosophy of leisure, recreation, and play. Developing your philosophy is an important part of becoming a recreation professional and should guide your personal life and professional practice. This infomercial should present your well thought-out, articulate, and passionate beliefs about your chosen profession: RECREATION THERAPY, and the value of leisure, recreation, and play through the historical, scientific and philosophical foundations of the profession.
Base your Philosophy Presentation off of the “ Did You Know” PDF – pay special attention to page 21-43
Chosen profession: RECREATION THERAPY
Be as creative as you choose to be. The presentation is just a starting point to aid your creativity in crafting a well thought out purpose for your major in college, and anticipated occupation. You can be funny, you can be serious, or both. Be as creative as possible.
Develop a script that highlights the most important thing you have to say about your fundamental beliefs regarding the Recreation profession: RECREATION THERAPY
Your Script should include the following 5 steps for script writing:
Identify clearly your audience- who will your infomercial be directed to?
(parents of kids you want to attend your afterschool program?
(donors for your non-profit recreation agency?)
(the City Council or Parks commission?)
(a new vendor for your special event business?)
State a problem that audience is experiencing
Ground this problem in data & include a source
Ex: Most kids are at risk for violent crime, vehicle accidents, drugs, etc between the hours of 3pm-7pm
Show expertise and present the solution
Make the case for your Major- and how it’s prepared you to deal with this problem; for example:
For example: Recreation majors are trained to organize, implement, and evaluate recreation programs for youth
Present the solution
Ground your solution in an evidence based/data driven solution and include a source;
For example: you may use google scholar such as Teens who participate in extracurricular activates at least twice a week have a higher GPA, and are less likely to abuse substances (source)
End with a call to action (state how you will contribute to reducing the problem stated above as a recreation professional in your field.
Some Script Examples:
“Leisure Time Physical Activity”
“Dementia”
“Travel”
“Be Active – Stay Healthy”
“Retirement”
Check Rubric.
