Education/training
Minimum degree needed to became a Recreational Therapist
Bachelor's
APIED is the standard, systematic process Recreational Therapists use to create individualized treatment plans, ensuring services address a client's unique needs. The first letter in APIED is the tool used to identify a patient's needs, limitations, interests, and personal goals. A =
ASSESSMENT -collecting data through interviews, observations, and assessments to understand the client's strengths, needs, interests, and functional abilities or limitations (physical, cognitive, social, emotional, spiritual).
The educational process helping people understand, plan, and participate in fulfilling leisure activities for better well-being
Leisure Education
Learn how to play all games, sports, make crafts...,
False. Recreational therapist learn group dynamics, counseling skills, how to modify interventions to increase success and meet patients' needs. Sometimes the patients even teach us games etc.
The next step after completing an assessment the next step in the APIED process is P___________
PLANNING -developing a treatment plan and treatment interventions with specific, measurable goals and objectives based on the assessment findings.
training your attention to be fully aware of the present moment—your thoughts, feelings, body sensations, and surroundings—without judgment or reaction, using techniques like focused breathing, body scans, or even paying close attention during daily activities li walking or eating can help you observe experiences as they happen, preventing you from getting lost in worries or stress, and allows for a more thoughtful response rather than an automatic one, improving emotional regulation and mental clarity is _________________________
Mindfulness
T/F Anatomy and physiology, human growth and development, and statics are a few of the courses on some university cirriculm?
True
The (I) stands for what service Recreational Therapist provide in the APIED process
Assessment
Planning
Implementation of the treatment service
E
D
A style of communication expressing your feelings, needs, and thoughts directly and honestly while still respecting others
Assertive Communication
These four lettered credential demonstrates professional competency as a Recreational Therapy and is earned by meeting educational requirements, passing a national certification exam, and is maintained through working in the field and ongoing continued education.
CTRS
Double your points: What does CTRS stand for?
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
E-Monitoring the client's progress, assessing the effectiveness of interventions, and making adjustments to the plan as needed. E =
D-Recording all aspects of the process, including progress, successes, challenges, and future plans, to create a clear record for the treatment team. D =
EVALUATION
DOCUMENTATION
personal limits defining your physical, emotional, and mental space, indicating what behaviors you accept from others to protect your wellbeing, self-respect, and energy, crucial for healthy relationships by establishing where you end and others begin, and involve clear communication, self-awareness
Boundaries
Highest degree offered in Recreational Therapy
Doctoral
5 domains/areas a Recreational Therapists focuses on to improve the quality of life of individuals served
Physical
Cognitive/Intellectual
Emotional
Social
Spiritual
the brain's remarkable ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections, strengthening existing ones, or weakening unused ones, allowing it to adapt to learning, experiences, and injury throughout life Therefore your brain's ability to learn new healthy habits.
Neuroplasticity