The Conceptual Framework and Application Areas of Therapeutic Recreation
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Solunoğlu,
A.
(ed.)
2026.
TOURGASTREC II.
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This study examines the applications of therapeutic recreation in different disorder areas using a literature-based approach. Therapeutic recreation encompasses structured recreational activities aimed at improving individuals' physical, cognitive, psychological, and social functioning. The study investigates applications in sensory, cognitive, psychological, and social adjustment disorders, and provides evaluations based on national and international studies. Furthermore, the challenges encountered in therapeutic recreation applications are assessed. The study concludes that therapeutic recreation plays a complementary role in rehabilitation and support processes, improving individuals' quality of life and social participation. In conclusion, the importance of structuring therapeutic recreation as an interdisciplinary intervention area is emphasized, and suggestions are offered for more successful implementation of these applications.
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Copyright (c) 2026 Ramazan Göral; Ali Solunoğlu; Ebru Arıcı- Orhan Batman- Gizem Kandemir Altunel- Şehnaz Demirkol- Kübra Kıymet Arslan- Feyza Altun- Mustafa Emre Şirin- Suat Arpacı- Y. Kemal Özekici- Furkan Dursun- Dilek Karakaş- Canan Semint- Serkan Semint- Nuriye Demir- Betül Şahin- Hasan Cinnioğlu- Aysun Gargacı Kınay- Mehtap Baykal Erdoğan- Evrim Karaca- Ezgi Erşahin- Şehnaz Demirkol- Ayhan Başçı- Semra Akar Şahingöz- Selva Atınç- Hale Özgit- Şerif Ahmet Demirdağ- Cihan Yılmaz- Meliha Sena Yıldırgan- Pelin Candar- Özel Kılıç- Duygu Kırmızıkuşak- Mehmet Koçak- Mustafa Demirel- Halit Sökmen- Ahmet Can Göksun- Duran Kuru- Ece Rua Gülal- Sağbetullah Meriç- Yusuf Ormankıran