Recreation Therapist

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Recreation/Activity Therapist is responsible for planning and implementing activity services for assigned programs, which involves completing an activity therapy assessment, facilitating patient groups and individual therapy using various expressive therapy modalities and defining and implementing treatment plan interventions as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Additionally, maintains all clinical documentation and provides continuous patient care, observation, interaction, and role modeling to patients.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree Required.
• Degree in Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Dance and Movement Therapy, Recreation Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy or Educational roles where in Expressive Arts was practiced.

Possesses current registration, certification:

• CTRS or licensure in accordance with state and/or national board standards of specific field of allied health (i.e., art, recreational, music, psychodrama therapy, Occupational Therapy, Dance & Movement).

Knowledge & Experience:

• At least 1 year of experience.
• Knowledge of psychiatric patient care techniques with understanding of mental illness.