Therapeutic recreation is concerned with the treatment of conditions which are disabling, and the facilitation of independent leisure functioning. Recreation is a tool used by the health professional to bring about desired changes in psychomotor and social behavior.
What could I do with my degree?
- As an allied health professional, a therapeutic recreation specialist could work in the following settings:
- physical medicine and rehabilitation facilities (dealing with head injuries, spinal cord injuries or strokes)
- mental health hospitals
- state institutions (for the developmentally disabled, chronic psychiatric or juvenile offenders)
- group homes
- camps for disabled individuals
- long term care facilities
- treatment centers for substance abusers
- Beginning salaries are usually comparable to the beginning salaries of public school teachers. Career opportunities are very divergent and are available through the United States.
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