2016 Mid-Year Conference

Outdoor recreation is for everyone! This session will present steps that your organization can take to program for inclusive rock-climbing, kayaking, and beyond. Leave this session prepared to develop your staff's adaptive programming skills and create an infrastructure that is welcoming and safe for all.
Using the information from this session you will…

1. Practice using an assessment (used for a program at your organization)
2. Develp a plan to increase inclusivity in this program
3. List strategies to implement this program
4. Leave with startegies to evaluate this program

By the end of the session the CTRS will be able to

• 1. Understand three benefits of conducting inclusive outdoor programming. Participants will list three or more in closing conversation.
• 2. Participants will leave this session able to assess an outdoor recreation program at their organization.
• 3. Leave this session with a written outline/guide (the handout) to adapt a program at your organization. Participants will have a written plan to implement modifications that increase the inclusivity of their program.
• 4. Participants will have strategies for evaluating the inclusivity of their program.

1. Introduction (15min) to presenters and topic
2. Benefits of Inclusive Outdoor Programming (20min): Activity on flip chart around room-sm gx’s
3. Handout and group brainstorming (35min) This activity will cover learning outcomes 2-4. (Please reference above)
4. Austin Parks and Recreation's strategy for inclusive outdoor programming (10min)
5. Wrap-up questions and answers (10min)

Assessment Process: Selections and Implementation of Assessment, Assessment Domains
Documentation: Individualized intervention plan, Discharge/transition plan
Implementation: Selection of programs, Modalities and/or interventions
Administration of TR/RT Service: Personnel/ intern/volunteer management, Budgeting/fiscal management

Students
New Graduates/New Professionals
Mid-Career Professionals