Recreation Therapist

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Specialties that change the job

  • Physical rehabilitation

    Spinal cord and brain injury, stroke, amputation. Getting people back to the things they did before.

  • Behavioral health

    Psychiatric units and addiction treatment, where activity is used to build coping skills and structure.

  • Adaptive sports

    Wheelchair basketball, sled hockey, adaptive skiing and cycling. Veterans programs do this at a serious level.

  • Geriatrics and dementia care

    The largest employment area, and the one with the most open positions.