Recreational Therapy

I graduated from the University of Toledo in Recreational Therapy and am employed at Kingston Care Center as such. This week is National Recreational Therapy week! I want the word about Recreational Therapy to get out there as much as possible because it's such an amazing and life changing field! I made a show board today as well as brochures to have posted around Kingston.

What is a Recreational Therapist?

A recreational therapist (RT) utilizes a wide range of interventions and techniques to improve the physical, cognitive, emotional, socal, and leisure needs of their clients. A RT works iwth the client, their family members and others significant to the improvement of their health condition. RT's assist clients to develop skills, knowledge and behaviors for daily living and community involvement.

Goals of Recreational Therapy

The goal of RT is to restore, remediate or rehabilitate in order to improve functioning and ndependence as well as reduce or eliminate the effects of illness or disability.

Some of the Populations RT's Work With

-geriatric, mental health, addiction patients, general medicine, physical medicine, rehabilitation patients, developmental disabilities, pediatrc, substance abuse, and many more!

Settings RT's Work In

-nursing homes, rehab centers, school, prisons, psychiatric facilities, camps, churches, YMCAs, hospitals, residential facilities (assisted living), substance abuse centers, hospice care, and many more!

Interventions Used by RT's

-craft therapy, music therapy, horticulture, yogo/thai chi, fitness & relaxation, games, pet therapy, creatve writing therapy, humor therapy, assistive techniques therapy, and again many more!

The University of Toledo

The University of Toledo (UT) is an EXCELLENT place to study Recreational Therapy! It was ranked in the top 3 for best RT progams in the nation. UT is the ONLY accredited college in the state of Ohio for RT. 98% of UT's students pass their NCTRS exam (certification exam to become a certified RT 6 months after graduation) on their first try!

check out www.atra-tr.org to find out more on this INCREDIABLE field!!

RECREATIONAL THERAPY: We put the FUN in FUN-CTIONAL!!!