What is Recreational Therapy?
Recreational Therapy, also known as Therapeutic Recreation, uses recreation and activity-based interventions to improve physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and leisure functioning. Services are designed to restore, remediate, or rehabilitate functional capabilities while promoting wellness and quality of life. Recreational Therapy is a goal-directed and person-centered health profession, delivered by a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) under a Support Plan.
Goal driven activities may include:
- Exercise
- Art
- Crafts
- Games
- Sports
- Outdoor Activities
A Certified Therapeutic Recreation Therapist works in a variety of places where it matters most for you. This might include:
- Working together in your home 1:1
- Working together out and about in your local community (gyms, parks, libraries,.)
Who is a Recreational Therapist and what are their qualifications?
Recreational Therapists at OPG all have completed Certification from the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification.
Funding Options for this service:
- Home and Community Based Medicaid Waivers
- There are also times when a private pay arrangement is made for this service.
Connect with us:
There are lots of ways you can connect with us to learn more or get started with Recreational Therapy
- You can click on our referral link on our website & submit your information.
- If you have a case manager, you can let them know you want to connect. They will then send a referral for you to OPG.
Once you’ve asked for services, an OPG team member will get in contact to learn more about you and what you are wanting.
They may ask about:
- Where you live
- What day and time you would prefer to meet
- What type of person you would like to work with
- The OPG team member will see who is available and can meet your requests.
- You will then have the opportunity to meet and interview your Recreational Therapist
- If you both decide it’s a match, an OPG team member will work with you to get everything needed to start services.
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