Positive Youth Development Through Sport Social Work and Recreation

Catalog description

Grounded in critical positive youth development and experiential learning theory, this course focuses on how to promote the healthy youth development through the use of sport, recreation, and adventure-based activities. Students will develop knowledge to enhance their skills related to designing, implementing, facilitating, and evaluating sport-based programming and practices to promote the development of normative life skills (e.g., emotional regulation, social skills, teamwork) and social justice life skills (e.g., antiracism, LGBTQ+ allyship, mental health help-seeking behaviors).