LibGuides: Therapist Assistant: Course Guides: THER 140/141 RTA (Recreation Therapy)

Course Guide: THER 140/141 RTA (Recreation Therapy): Principles & Practice

The following documents are to help TAD students in RecreationTherapy courses familiarise themselves with Library research strategies for specific assignments:

Library Research Strategies for Recreation Therapy
Research strategies to find and evaluate journal articles on recreation therapy topics for THER140 (Fall 2022. Instructor Brian Hall). Includes smart search strategies for CINAHL database and OCtopus search engine, plus tips on reading research articles
Research Record (Activity)
A document to record and track search terms, research parameters, article types & criteria
Checklist for Evaluating Journal Articles
Checklist for evalating journal articles that report on research studies & evidence-based practice. Use for assignments and reading across THER program and as required for THER 140 assignment

ACTIVITY:

For evaluating journal articles on recreation therapy topics, use the Checklist sheet above to review and compare features of these articles (practitioner article, research article & review article)