WHAT IS RECREATIONAL THERAPY?
Recreational Therapy offers its clients the skills and tools needed to function in society and increase one’s quality of life. Recreational therapists are healthcare providers who use recreational therapy interventions for improved functioning of individuals with illness or disabling conditions. Recreational therapy is a medical modality that uses therapy, in the form of recreation and education as a means of meeting one’s physical, mental, emotional and social goals.
Many benefits may include:
- Promoting Independence
- Recovering Basic Motor Functioning
- Reducing Depression
- Improving Reasoning
- Recuperating Body Mechanics
- Building Confidence
- Diminishing Stress
- Moderating Anxiety
- Boosting Coping Abilities
- Refining Socialization Skills
- Restoring Energy
- Documenting Improvements and Reactions
Typical patient goals include:
- Increase appropriate social interaction skills
- Increase physical endurance
- Increase in awareness of resources or adaptive equipment
- Time management
- Money management
- Decrease frustration tolerance
- Reduce impulsiveness
- Increase gross and fine motor coordination
- Demonstrate awareness of safety skills in community and at home
- Increase active range of motion
- Decrease depression
Who We Serve
Strive Recreational Therapy is here to serve those who have permanent disabilities that require special attention to get the most out of life. We also assist with rehabilitation efforts for those with short-term disabilities due to an accident or injury.
- Those with Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Anyone catastrophically injured in an auto-related accident
- Those permanently or partially disabled in a work-related accident
- Those with mental health issues
- Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
- Anyone with a disability
- Those with autism or other developmental disabilities
The Benefits of Recreational Therapy
Recreational Therapy or TR (Therapeutic Recreation) offers its clients the skills and tools needed to function in society and increase one’s quality of life. Recreational therapists are healthcare providers who use recreational therapy interventions for the improvised functioning of individuals with illness or disabling conditions. Recreational Therapy is a medical modality that uses therapy, in the form of recreation and education as a means of meeting one’s physical, mental, emotional and social goals. Many benefits may include:
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