Therapeutic Recreation
 Utilizing
treatment modalities that include life skills, leisure activities,
recreation and play, combined with individual and group counseling
techniques, therapeutic recreation promotes health, wellness and
a level of functioning that maximizes a persons ability to lead
a full and satisfying life.
Therapeutic Recreation addresses all of the different aspects of
a person’s life – social dimensions, the physical and
the emotional. Benefits are endless, but the primary goals focus
on increased independence, improved quality of life and establishing
a lifestyle that promotes a sense of self worth within the community.
Quality of life needs to encompass recreation, valued social connections
and productive, meaningful routines recreation is one of the best
ways to allow people to utilize their strengths. It allows for a
very individualized approach focusing on abilities to strengthening
other areas of skill in a person’s life. |
