recreational therapist
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.
Also called: psychomotor therapist, recreational activity provider, recreation therapist, milieu therapist, social therapist
- 8
- essential skills
- 88
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2269
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- music therapist8 skills in common
- animal assisted therapist5 skills in common
- art therapist5 skills in common
- dance therapist5 skills in common
- herbal therapist4 skills in common
- healthcare assistant3 skills in common
- orthoptist3 skills in common
- speech and language therapist3 skills in common
Essential skills
8Optional skills
88- accept own accountability
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- animal therapy
- anthropology
- applied music therapy
- 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
- autism
- behavioural therapy
- cognitive behavioural therapy
- cognitive psychology
- 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
- dance therapy
- deal with emergency care situations
- develop a repertoire for music therapy sessions
- diagnose mental disorders
- disability types
- eating disorders
- educate on the prevention of illness
- empathise with the healthcare user
- encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- fine arts
- geriatrics
- handle patient trauma
- health care legislation
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- human physiology
- human psychological development
- identify patients' behaviours
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges
- manage healthcare users' data
- medical studies
- music therapy processes
- neurology
- observe healthcare users
- organise relapse prevention
- paediatrics
- pedagogy
- peer group methods
- perform dances
- perform therapy sessions
- philosophy
- plan music therapy sessions
- practice gestalt therapy
- prepare treatment plan for art therapy
- promote inclusion
- psychoacoustics
- psychoanalysis
- psychology
- psychopathology
- psychopharmacology
- psychosociology
- psychotherapy principles
- recognise patients' reaction to therapy
- record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
- record treated patient's information
- refer healthcare users
- reflexion
- relaxation techniques
- respond to changing situations in health care
- sexology
- sociology
- take referred patients
- theory of art therapy
- types of music therapies
- 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
- victimology
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
- work with healthcare users' social network
- write work-related reports
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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