{"id":76037,"date":"2021-12-17T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/servicelearning\/?p=76037"},"modified":"2025-06-09T15:44:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T21:44:46","slug":"featured-adaptiverecreation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/servicelearning\/blog\/2021\/12\/17\/featured-adaptiverecreation\/","title":{"rendered":"SOCWRK 201 – Adaptive Recreation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tayla Taylor and Baylee Sanderson
Prof. Hilary Cobb \u2013 SOCWRK 201
Adaptive Recreation \u2013 Boise Parks and Recreation<\/p>\n

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Introduction<\/h2>\n

Learning Goals:<\/h3>\n

Throughout this course and completion of service hours, we strived to gain knowledge about working with a social work agency, professionalism, and the skills and tools helpful to the field of social work.
We also aimed to learn more about the population of people with physical disabilities and mental impairments. One main goal of our service-learning was to apply course concepts to our experiences.<\/p>\n

Reflection<\/h2>\n

Baylee:<\/h3>\n

Prior to my service-learning experience, I had not had much experience with people with physical disabilities. I was unaware of the many barriers that society has created for this population. My service-learning has shown me that people with physical disabilities are extremely capable and have so many strengths. This experience has also taught me cultural humility. Because I have had limited experience with this population, I had to ask many questions during my service-learning. For example, when people would ask me to help adjust their straps, chairs, or help with the hoyer lift, I had to ask many questions to make sure they were comfortable. This service is extremely important because it really does make a difference in people\u2019s lives. It gives the opportunity for those with physical disabilities to be active, work on their athleticism, and be social. It was very important for me to learn because it has taught me so much about this population. Going forward, I am now much more aware of the barriers that society has created for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

Tayla:<\/h3>\n

I also had little experience with this population and wanted to do this project with adaptive fitness is gain more knowledge. I think it has been helpful to see concepts from class apply to real life situation. I was able to learn concepts about engagement, working with a wide range of people, and dealing with new challenges and barriers. Every class my project coordinator and I both learned something new to implement for the next class. Every day was different and being able to figure out what was best for class was super interesting. I think my favorite part about the whole project was being able to see how much everybody enjoys coming to class and the supportive community the fitness classes have built.<\/p>\n

Community Partner: Adaptive Recreation \u2013 Boise Parks and Recreation<\/h2>\n

Mission Statement:<\/h3>\n

According to the City of Boise Parks and Recreation, <\/em>\u201cBoise Parks and Recreation enhances the quality of life in Boise by providing safe, healthy recreational opportunities for children and adults\u201d (2021).<\/p>\n

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Adaptive Recreation:<\/h3>\n

According to the City of Boise Boise Parks and Recreation Adaptive Recreation, <\/em>\u201cBoise Parks and Recreation\u2019s Adaptive Recreation program provides a wide range of recreational, social and educational programs for youth and adults with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities can choose to participate with one of our adaptive recreation programs which are specifically designed for someone with a disability or utilize inclusion services in which modifications may be provided so that an individual with a disability can fully participate in any of Boise Parks and Recreation\u2019s programs\u201d (2021).<\/p>\n

Project Purpose:<\/h3>\n

For our project specifically we helped in the Adaptive Recreation programs provided by the Boise Parks and Rec. One of the classes was a fitness class that helped teach basic workouts to groups for individuals with mental and physical disabilities. The other program was Adaptive Sports, specifically Wheelchair Rugby and Wheelchair Basketball. Both of these are aimed for people with physical disabilities. Wheelchair Rugby was led by the team. Wheelchair Basketball provided a \u201cSkills and Drills\u201d workshop for people with disabilities of all ages to help them learn and improve the basic skills of Wheelchair Basketball.<\/p>\n

Course Concepts<\/h2>\n

Baylee:<\/h3>\n