Alyssa Vanwyck

Teaching interests

My teaching style facilitates active learning and I have a goal to make learning enjoyable and rewarding for all students. I practiced recreation therapy for over a decade and bring practical experience into the classroom, where learning can be translated and applied to the field. This is accomplished through critical thinking, assignments with transferable skills and hands-on activities where students will consider ways their learning will be useful in the future.

• Therapeutic recreation
• Mental health
• Facilitation techniques
• Inclusion and accessibility
• Wellness and well-being

Courses

• REC 200: Play, Creativity and Child Development
• REC 252: Physical Disabilities
• REC 351: Therapeutic Recreation Facilitation Techniques
• REC 357: Theories and Evidence for Therapeutic Recreation
• REC 455: Advanced Seminar in Therapeutic Recreation

Education

BA, Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo

MA, Honours Therapeutic Recreation, University of Waterloo

Registered Professional with Therapeutic Recreation Ontario, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist