Hierarchy view
recreational therapist
Description
Description
Recreational therapists offer treatment to persons who have behavioural disorders or conditions. They use techniques and interventions such as art, music, animals and dance to promote, maintain and restore the development and health of the patient.
Alternative Labels
milieu therapist
psychomotor therapist
recreational activity provider
recreation therapist
social therapist
Relationships
Essential Skills and Competences
assess the patient's therapeutic needs
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
listen actively
maintain healthcare user data confidentiality
perform therapeutic musical repertoire
provide health education
respond to incidents in music therapy sessions
review music therapy treatment approaches
Optional Skills and Competences
accept own accountability
adhere to organisational guidelines
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
apply art therapy interventions
apply context specific clinical competences
apply music therapy assessment methods
apply music therapy methods
apply music therapy treatment methods
apply organisational techniques
apply psychoanalysis
apply risk management in sports
assess art therapy sessions
assess music therapy sessions
communicate in healthcare
comply with legislation related to health care
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
contribute to continuity of health care
control animal movement
deal with emergency care situations
develop a repertoire for music therapy sessions
diagnose mental disorders
educate on the prevention of illness
empathise with the healthcare user
encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring
ensure safety of healthcare users
handle patient trauma
identify patients' behaviours
inform policy makers on health-related challenges
manage healthcare users' data
observe healthcare users
organise relapse prevention
perform dances
perform therapy sessions
plan music therapy sessions
practice gestalt therapy
prepare treatment plan for art therapy
promote inclusion
recognise patients' reaction to therapy
record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
record treated patient's information
refer healthcare users
respond to changing situations in health care
take referred patients
use art in a therapeutic setting
use e-health and mobile health technologies
use foreign languages for health-related research
use foreign languages in patient care
work in a multicultural environment in health care
work in multidisciplinary health teams
work with healthcare users' social network
write work-related reports
Optional Knowledge
animal therapy
anthropology
applied music therapy
autism
behavioural therapy
cognitive behavioural therapy
cognitive psychology
dance therapy
disability types
eating disorders
fine arts
geriatrics
health care legislation
health care occupation-specific ethics
human physiology
human psychological development
medical studies
music therapy processes
neurology
paediatrics
pedagogy
peer group methods
philosophy
psychoacoustics
psychoanalysis
psychology
psychopathology
psychopharmacology
psychosociology
psychotherapy principles
reflexion
relaxation techniques
sexology
sociology
theory of art therapy
types of music therapies
victimology
Concept URI
Status
released