The 'search for meaning' in therapeutic recreation

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dc.contributor.authorHernesniemi, Miika S. J.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge., Faculty of Health Sciences
dc.contributor.supervisorCaspar, Sienna
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-13T20:46:29Z
dc.date.available2022-05-13T20:46:29Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractTherapeutic Recreation (TR) has been likened to an existential therapy because it facilitates meaningful outcomes for participants. Logotherapy and Existential Analysis (LTEA) has previously been proposed as a suitable existential approach for TR. However, this proposition has not been examined extensively in TR; consequently, LTEA has not been adopted widely as an in-depth approach to practice. Deductive content analysis (DCA) is a research method that has been recommended for testing a theoretical structure in a new context. A DCA of four of the most recent foundational textbooks in TR was conducted to test the theoretical structure of LTEA within the TR context. Content in the textbooks that related to the theoretical structure–the resources of the human spirit and the sources of meaning in life–was extracted and formed into categories and overarching TR concepts. Based on these findings, LTEA aligns with TR and could be a suitable approach to TR practice with the potential of enhancing its therapeutic aims.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6176
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0814en_US
dc.proquest.subject0422en_US
dc.proquest.subject0621en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)en_US
dc.subjectExistential analysisen_US
dc.subjectTherapeutic recreationen_US
dc.subjectDeductive content analysisen_US
dc.subjectHuman spirit
dc.subjectMeaning in life
dc.subjectExistential therapy
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleThe 'search for meaning' in therapeutic recreationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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