Certified Recreational Therapist

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Job Summary:

The Recreational Therapist is responsible for performing therapeutic recreational assessments,
recommendations for therapeutic interventions and carrying out general and specialized activity
therapy interventions and programs in assigned treatment areas. This role provides direct
patient care to various patient populations including children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric
adults.

Essential Functions:

• Planning and implementation of group sessions for each population.
  
• Planning and implementation of individual sessions.
  
• Documentation of group sessions and individual sessions.
  
• Completion of Activity/Recreational Therapy assessments.
  
• Planning and assisting with programming outside of normal group hours for special events.
  
• Maintaining and ordering appropriate materials and supplies for interventions.

Education:
Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Therapeutic Recreation, or related field and minimum one
year experience providing direct individual or group therapeutic services required pending state requirements.

Licenses/Certification:
Certified Recreation Therapist

Experience:
Minimum 1 years of experience in psychiatric setting.

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