For Consumers of Recreational Therapy and Therapeutic Recreation
Have you or someone you love been affected by a disease or disorder that affects you functional ability to participate in life as you desire to live it? If so, you may want to obtain recreational therapy to help improve your physical, cognitive, emotional and/or social functioning in home or within your community. This section will help you understand more about the profession and how it can help you or your loved one.
Do you need accommodation or adaptation to participate in leisure activities? Therapeutic Recreation Specialists are uniquely qualified to help you and your recreational provider determine how you can participate.
If you are a manager of a health care facility or program, a school administrator, a representative of a third party payer or fiscal intermediary, a professional of another health care discipline, recreation department administrator or a local, state or national legislator, you can obtain further information about recreational therapy and therapeutic recreation from this section.
You will find resources to help you learn how RT/TR can help you, your loved ones, patients, clients or constiuents reach your/their greatest functional ability to maximize your/their independence and successful involvement in all aspects of your/their life. Please take some time to peruse the information.
