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Therapeutic Recreation facilitates the development, maintenance and expression of an appropriate leisure lifestyle for individuals with physical, cognitive, social, spiritual or emotional limitations as well as to assist individuals to identify and eliminate their personal barriers to leisure.
As members of the interprofessional health team Recreation Therapists work on in-patient mental health, out-patient mental health and complex continuing care units across all Niagara Health sites. Recreation Therapists offer a variety of therapeutic groups and programs that provide numerous benefits to patients.Benefits include:
Increase self-awareness
Relaxation
Improve coping behaviours
Stress reduction
Develop communication skill
Awareness of leisure opportunities
Opportunity for social interaction
Enhance cognitive function
Lifestyle change
Personal growth
Types of Groups/Programs Offered:
Music
Horticulture
Expressive Arts
Gym and Fitness
Sensory Stimulation
Baking Programs
Leisure Education
Wellness Groups
Cognitive Games
Spiritual Programs
Extraordinary Caring. Every Person. Every Time.
