Tenet Discussion

The tenet that I felt resonated most with me was number four. The tenet states, "The actualization tendency motivates clients toward health promotion. Thereapeutic recreation specialists engage in mutual participation with clients motivated by the actualization tendency but move toward giving more and more control to clients as they become healthier." That is a long mouthful of a tenet, but to me it resonates with the idea that as a professional you can motivate the people that you are interacting with in order to get them to realize their own personal potential with the various activtity. I think that this one resonates so soundly with me because it allows for people to learn to do these activities on their own and give them confidence in something that is important to them and that they are in control of to give them a healthier outlook on life. Within the youth camp industry this idea can be used not only with people with various disabilities, but also with the young youth who feel that they aren't good at anything. When you teach them how to do an activity and motivate them on how to do it, they will be encouraged and learn how they can succeed in the activity and be mentally happier after they discover this new found talent and skill.