How do they match: Recreational Therapists

  • Behavioral Health Therapist

  • Encourage clients with special needs and circumstances to acquire new skills and get involved in health-promoting leisure activities, such as sports, games, arts and crafts, and gardening.
  • Observe, analyze, and record patients' participation, reactions, and progress during treatment sessions, modifying treatment programs as needed.
  • Obtain information from medical records, medical staff, family members and the patients, themselves, to assess patients' capabilities, needs and interests.

  • Record patient medical histories.
  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
  • Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.