TRiPS

Therapeutic Recreation in Public Schools

The TRiPS program is conducted by Angela Wozencroft and graduate students in therapeutic recreation and is part of a grant from the State Department of Education. It is a college credit course offered at UT as RSM 405. The graduate and undergraduate students conduct therapeutic recreation programs in Special Education Classrooms in Knox and Sevier County schools. For 10 weeks, the students conduct initial assessments of the children, facilitate lesson plans, and write progress notes and final assessments. During the course, the UT students also gain experience in using commercial assessment tools, the GRST and FACTR-R. The TRiPS program typically involves 4 grant staff, 50-60 additional UT students, and approximately 100 children each week from the various schools.

The following is a list of schools in Knoxville where the TRiPS program is currently taking place:

• Farragut Primary
• Halls High
• Holston Middle
• Northview Academy
• Rocky Hill Elementary
• Seymour Primary
• South Doyle High
• Sterchi Elementary
• West High