GLOBAL VISION PROJECT: Global Vision of Rehabilitation
and Recreation for People with Disabilities in the 21st Century
TRAINING:
Prof. John A.
Nesbitt, Ed.D., CTRS
Professor Emeritus, Recreation Education/Therapeutic Recreation
University of Iowa;
and,
President/CEO, Special Recreation for disABLED International
362 Koser Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52246-3038 USA
TEL 319/337-7578
EMAIL
john-nesbitt@uiowa.edu
GVP WEBSITE http://www.jccniowa.org/~recdsabl
SRDI PREVENT FIREWORKS VICTIMS
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/fireworks/
NOTE RE DIF AND AQUATICS TRAINING.
1. SRDI Training. Prof. Nesbitt has been involved in in-service practitioner training since 1958 as curriculum designer, lecturer, and curriculum coordinator. The content of training has been rehabilitation services, special/therapeutic recreation, vocational rehabilitation at 100 training programs (conference, institute, seminar, workshops). SRDI will be pleased to discuss training needs with individuals and organizations write/call.
2. SRDI Roster. Further, using the SRDI Roster of Training Personnel and Resources (25 personnel and organizations), SRDI will provide information and referral to expressive arts therapies, special/therapeutic recreation, and sports trainers and organizations.
3. Contact SRDI. Anyone interested in PRE-SERVICE EDUCATION (higher education) or IN-SERVICE TRAINING (practicing personnel) may contact SRDI. A review of training needs and goals will be followed by recommendations for matching needs with training personnel and agencies. SRDI will provide full information on contacting trainers and training agencies.
I. Workshop/Lectures: A Vision of Special Recreation for the 21st Century
I.A. Global Vision of Rehabilitation and Recreation ...
I.A.1. A Global Vision of Rehabilitation and Recreation ... 21st Century.
I.A.2. Advocacy: Credo, Decalogue, Four Freedoms, Slogans.
I.A.3. Development: Community, National, and International.
I.B. International Declaration of Recreation Rights ...
I.B.1. The International Declaration of the Special Play and Recreation Rights and Responsibilities of People with Disabilities and the United Nations.
I.B.2. Interpretation/Meaning of Declaration for Institutions, Communities.
I.B.3. Rating Your Organization, Community, and Nation's Performance.
I.C. Development of Community-Based Special Recreation
I.C.1. Guidelines/Checklist for Community-Based Special Play, Recreation.
I.C.2. Development of Activities, Programs, and Services: The Manila Plan.
I.C.3. Developing a Special Recreation Association: Two-Year Start Up Plan.
I.D. World, National and Professional Development, 1901 to 2025
I.D.1. The First 100 Years: 1901-2001, from Pioneers to Professionals.
I.D.2. Status at 100: Progress, People Needs, Shortfalls, Resources, Science. I.D.3. People Recreation Needs and Service Responsibility for 2001-2025:
__Activities-Programs-Services for People with Disabilities in Need.
__Anti-Discrimination, Access, and Accommodation Laws.
__Assistive Devices for Play and Recreation for Infants to Seniors.
__Community Living and Community-Based Special Recreation.
__Community-Based Rehabilitation with Special Recreation.
__Curriculum for Pre-service/In-service Education and Training.
__Government Funding of Services, Equipment, and Facilities.
__Independent Living and Recreation.
__Institutional Programs Upgrade: Standards for Practice, Personnel, Training.
__Information Technology (computers, internet, WEB).
__Recreation Education and Advising.
__Professionalization of Personnel: Ethics, Organization, and Standards.
__Recreation Research, Science, and Evaluation.
__Standards for Agencies, Institutions, Personnel, Practice, and Training.
I.D.4. Predictions: Development and Difficulties, 2001 to 2025.
I.D.5. Global Development: Technical Assistant, Exchange, Organization.
II. Standard Courses Taught and Institutions
II.A. Curriculum Design and Courses Taught:
Administration of Recreation and Therapeutic Recreation Serv.
Advanced (doctoral level) Therapeutic Recreation Service Delivery.
Field Work/Internship in recreation
service camping/outdoor, commercial, private, minority-poor, public, therapeutic, tourism, seniors, youth).
Graduate (masters level) Therapeutic Recreation Service.
Interrelationship of Rehabilitation Services (MD, OT, PT, SHT, SW, TR, VR).
Introduction to Recreation Service (outdoor, parks, therapeutic, youth).
Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation Service.
Leadership Methods (adviser, coach, instructor, leader) in Recreation Service.
Leisure and Recreation in Contemporary Society.
Masters Curriculum in Recreational Rehabilitation of Ill, Handicapped Adults.
Masters/Doctoral Curriculum in Recreation for Handicapped Children and Youth.
Recreation for Disadvantaged (minority, poor, minority-poor, segregated).
Program and Supervision in Recreation Service (population-specific).
Recreation Programs for Mentally Retarded Youth and Adults.
Research/Evaluation in Recreation (case study, descriptive, history, survey).
II.B. Taught at Colleges and Universities Including:
Brooklyn College, Lecture Columbia University, Courses
De Paul University, Lecture Hunter College, Courses
Lehman College, Courses Long Beach State University, Lecture
New York University, Lectures San Jose State University, Courses
U. Connecticut, Course U. of Iowa, Courses
U. Oregon, Workshops U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Lecture
II.C. In-Service Training, Papers at Conferences, National and International
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
American Alliance for Leisure and Recreation
American Medical Association
International Council on Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
International Federation on Adapted Physical Activity [for disABLED]
National Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation Ind. w/Disabilities
National Recreation and Parks Association
National Therapeutic Recreation Society
Philippines Foundation for the Disabled
Rehabilitation [of disabled] International
State (California, Iowa, etc.) Conferences: HPER, Parks/Recreation, Sp. Ed.
World Federation for Mental Health
II.D. Conducted National Institutes and Workshops
National Institute on New Models of Community-Based Special Recreation.
Through a teaching network, this community-based special recreation curriculum was taught to 3,250 professional workers, from 48 US states at 40 training sessions.
Other institutes and workshops were conducted on:
Camping for the Handicapped, National Institute.
CARI-Impact: Development of CULTURE AND RECREATION in IOWA, 8 Cities.
Play, Recreation Deaf-Blind Children, Youth, National Institute.
PE and Recreation for Handicapped Children and Youth, National Institute
Scouting for the Handicapped, National Training Seminar.
III. RESUME: JOHN A. NESBITT
III.A. Education
B.S., Michigan State University, Journalism and US Air Force Sr.ROTC, 1955.
M.A., Columbia University, Teachers College, Therapeutic Recreation, 1961.
Ed.D., Columbia University, Teachers College, Recreation Education, 1968.
III.B. Professional Employment
1951, SUMMER, Assistant to Director/Counselor, Howe Summer Camp, Howe, Indiana.
1954, SUMMER, Internship, Journalism, Vicksburg, Michigan; and, Trainee, Temporary Duty with the U.S. Air Force, Barksdale AFB, Shreveport, Louisiana.
1955, Lieutenant, Active Duty, U.S. Air Force, Texas, Lackland AFB; Georgia, Spence AB; Texas, Laughlin AFB; Florida, Homestead AFB. Retired, 1975, Major.
1957, Program Director and Editor, Jaycees International, Miami Beach, Florida.
1960, Recreation Leader, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, NY, NY.
1961, Director, World Commission on Vocational Rehabilitation of Rehabilitation [of disabled] International, New York, New York.
1963, Deputy Director General, World Leisure and Recreation Assoc., NY, NY.
1965, Assistant Secretary General for Professional Programs, Rehabilitation [of disabled] International, NY, NY.
1968, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Rehabilitation Services, Department of Recreation Studies, San Jose State University, San Jose, Ca., 400 students; and, Director, Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies.
1972, Professor and Chair, Recreation Education [Therapeutic Recreation] Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 225 students.
1991, Professor Emeritus, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
III.C. International Service (information available on request)
III.D. National Service: Higher Education and Rehabilitation (on request)
III.E. Professional Leadership (one year in office or years as stated)
Founding President, Santa Clara Handicapped Recreation Association; 3 years.
President, National Therapeutic Recreation Society.
Founding Recreation President, National Consortium Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disability.
Founding President/CEO, Special Recreation disABLED International; 20 years/current.
Member, Board of Directors, 16 community, national and international organizations.
US Government Evaluation Panelist, U.S. Government grant evaluation panels on research (action, innovation), pre-service and in-service education, and special projects grants re:
*--arts, physical education, and recreation for disABLED children and youth; and,
*--recreational and vocational rehabilitation for adults disabled; 20 years.
Member, U.S. National Advisory Committee on Physical Education and Recreation for Handicapped, US Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (recommended policies for $75,000,000 in arts, physical education, and recreation grants for research, education, and innovation projects).
Chair, Recreation Subcommittee, US President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, 10 years; and, Member, US PCEPD, 25 years.
III.F. Author/Editor
Author of 125 professional and public education articles, professional monographs, and professional papers. Editor of the following periodicals: Alert Magazine, Jaycees International World (Eng., Fr., Japanese, Sp.), International Rehabilitation Review (Eng., Fr., Japanese, Sp.), Therapeutic Recreation Journal, Iowa Parks Recreation Journal, Special Recreation Digest, and UNAGRAM: United Nations Newsletter of Johnson County, Iowa.
Authorship and editorship "collected body of work" numbers 8,000 pages. ERIC-Educational Resources Information Center has adopted 19 of Prof. Nesbitt's articles, monographs, and papers. They total 2,750 pages and are available on microfiche in 975 US libraries and 50 libraries in 25 overseas nations and territories.
III.G. Awards and Honors (available on request)
III.H. Professional Ratings (current and former)
Registered Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Natl. Rehab. Assn., NRCA.
Registered Hospital Recreation Director, Natl. Council Advance. Hosp. Rec.
Certified (examination) Ther. Rec. Specialist (CTRS), Natl. Council-TRCert.
Certified Leisure Professional, National Recreation and Parks Association.
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GLOBAL VISION PROJECT:
Global Vision of Rehabilitation and Recreation
for People with Disabilities in the 21st Century
A JOINT PROJECT BY:
Disability International Foundation AND
Special Recreation for disABLED International
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