Recreation Therapist

Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Employ leisure to help patients with disabilities or illness. Through the use of games, sports, crafts and more, they maintain their patients' physical and emotional well-being. In doing this, they also help patients integrate into their community via group activities. Might work in hospitals or other medical institutions.

Salary:

$45,890

Education:

Bachelor degree in therapeutic recreation or recreation with a therapeutic concentration. 

Demand for this particular career:

Licensure, Certification by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation 

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Reflection:
 Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I would not like to be a Recreation Therapist. It is not the right job for me.