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Settings & Populations

Settings & Populations. KNR 273. Therapeutic Recreation Is…. Health and human service profession A quality of life profession Therapeutic Recreation (TR) Recreational Therapy (RT). Recognition of Profession. Recreation Therapy is #4 best college major for a career Kiplinger 2012

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Settings & Populations

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  1. Settings & Populations KNR 273

  2. Therapeutic Recreation Is…. • Health and human service profession • A quality of life profession • Therapeutic Recreation (TR) • Recreational Therapy (RT)

  3. Recognition of Profession • Recreation Therapy is #4 best college major for a career • Kiplinger 2012 • Recreation Therapist is #9 best profession for saving the world • CNN May 2011

  4. Number of Recreation Therapists • 30,000 positions in U.S. & Canada • Variety of titles: Recreational Therapist, Activity Therapist, Inclusion Specials, Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, etc. • 12,000 certified in U.S. & Canada • NCTRC, 2009 • 2,000 members of ATRA • ATRA, 2012

  5. Who

  6. Clients • Any individual with a physical, mental, social, or emotional condition that limits leisure functioning • Individuals with illnesses, disabilities, or conditions acknowledged by health and human services classification systems • Medical & psychiatric classification schemes • DSM 5 • WHO, ICF • Healthy People 2020 • Also includes legal offenders, at-risk youth • Deviation from social norms & become recipients of specialized services

  7. Who do you want to work with?

  8. Primary Age GroupsNCTRC, 2009

  9. Major Populations ServedNCTRC, 2009

  10. Where do you want to work?

  11. Where • Long term care facilities • Residential facilities • Mental health facilities • Special recreation associations • Veteran hospitals • Hospitals • Substance abuse facilities • And more..!

  12. Settings • Any agency or center that serves the clients we discussed • Health care (clinical), residential, community

  13. Settings • NCTRC Primary Sector: • 40% Hospital • 18% Skilled Nursing Facility • 9% Residential/Transitional • 8% Community Parks & Rec. • 7% Other • 5% Outpatient/Day Treatment • 4% Human Services • Higher number in community settings in IL due to SRAs

  14. What modalities will you use?

  15. Using • Games • Cooking • Puzzles • Arts and crafts • Dancing • Aquatics • Computer games • Sewing/knitting • Pets • Community Reintegration • Music • Sports • Art • Writing • Special Olympics • Outdoor activities • Traveling • Card games • And more!

  16. What outcomes do you hope to achieve?

  17. Outcomes • Develop friendships • Improve physical health • Improve cognitive functioning • Decrease stress • Increase self-esteem • Independence • Develop new social skills • Learn how to cope • Overcome barriers • And more! • You Tube Clip • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGY16MssBw0

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