Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

To assess patient needs, recreational therapists consider medical records, personal observation and talks with the patient and his or her loved ones. They then execute a therapeutic program targeted toward what that patient requires most. This can entail a variety of activities, so therapists need to keep current on communal and therapeutic resources available to best help their patients. Therapists also document a patient's progress during their activities.

Salary:

Their salary is $43,180

Education:

Bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation or recreation with a therapeutic concentration, licence required in some states; certification by the national council for therapeutic recreation certification is preferred by some employers.

Demand in this profession: i feel like we do need more because their is many people who need help to recover and learn to walk and things like that

Do you think you’d like to be one? Yes because i would love to help people to recover and make them happy.