Recreational Therapist Profession

The medical field will always continue to grow and so will the demand for those types of careers. According to AOL Jobs, a highly researched source for advice on careers, “Driven primarily by aging baby boomers and technology advances that improve survival rates for trauma victims and children with birth defects, the demand for physical therapy is forecast to continue to grow” (Schepp). AOL Jobs also listed physical therapy as the third most secure career choice. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “the demand for physical therapists is expected to spike upward by an astonishing 30% between 2008 and 2018—a much quicker rate than average… there are approximately 185,500 licensed physical therapists in the United States, and that number is expected to jump to 241,700 over the next 10 years” (qtd. In Benefits of a Physical Therapist Career). Physical therapy will continue to grow exponentially as the population continues to age. Figure 1: Projected employment and growth of physical therapy and its related

Occupational therapy is a profession that is currently growing faster than anyone would have expected. Because of the increase in demands for occupational therapy services, therapists are having larger caseloads, needing the help of more occupational therapists. Occupational therapy in the mental health setting is one environment that has grown in popularity over the last decade. Knowing the benefits of occupational therapy in this setting, and the expansion of clients needing occupational therapy services, more funding needs to be established in this setting.

For the indirect assessment project, The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) said that the two most concerning problem behaviors that occur at the clinic were elopement and verbal refusal. After conducting the indirect assessment, the data was inconclusive and in my presentation, I suggested doing a full functional analysis to determine the function of the behaviors. Out of the two behaviors, I have chosen verbal refusal for the functional analysis project because it occurs at a higher rate than elopement.

It has been brought to the attention of our new Recreational Therapist staff at this facility, that there are not enough programs or accessible information pertaining to leisure resources for our current consumers who are being discharged from the facility. The specific issue we would like to address are solutions for our clients who struggle with PTSD. As an RT our job is to develop a treatment plan/service designed to restore, remediate, recreate, and rehabilitate an individual’s functional abilities and independence. To promote health and wellness as well as reduce or eliminate the barriers to participation in activities and life situations are the major goals as RTs to decrease consumer dependency. As a Recreational Therapist, providing clients with leisure- education is important so patients can be knowledgeable of what resources are available to them (Carter, M., & Van Andel, G. (2011). Without proper local environmental, leisure

The second speaker who had a significant impact on my thought process was a Maureen Coats. She is a professional on Therapeutic Recreation(TR). She talked about life of the therapeutic recreations and what we students need to go through in order to become a therapeutic recreation. She said that TR is one of the fastest growing felid in Health Care. Under the TR open many other different field such as Activity Therapy, Adjunct Therapies, Program Specialist (art, music, drama, dance, and outdoor recreation), Senior Citizen Programmer, Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Supervisor, Clinical Specialist, Health care Consultant, and Senior Therapist. The TR setting could in hospitals, schools, nursing homes, correctional facilities, wilderness programs,

In the future as a professional, to develop my skills and knowledge is to attend different conferences held across the United States. By attending conferences you can learn new ways other recreation therapist do facilitation techniques and interventions to improve skills. The conferences also help with continuing education for renewing your certification. One specific conference I would like too attend is the ATRA annual conference. By going it will help me network with other professionals and be armed with solutions and ideas I can implement. This conference intends for ways recreational therapist can contribute to the profession at the different levels. Location of the conference is being held in Orlando, Florida on September 10-13 2017, at the Doubletree inn and entrance to Universal

Physical Therapist/Occupational Therapist’s careers are on the rise! According to my interest in adaptive technology, and my passion for helping others, a career as a Physical Therapist/Occupational Therapist (PTOT) appears to be a very positive, and a rewarding career choice for me! As a result, as a PTOT I will be working with new adaptive technologies and career advancement, reveling in ultimate job security, and new methodologies, open to growing employment opportunities, experiencing unlimited options, and the rewards of helping others to be healthy, healthy and knowing I had a part in a their recovery is key. However, as I embark on this career path as a PTOT that I have considered all the positive attributes, and the negative

The clinic I currently work at is adequately staffed in my opinion. There are two doctors, four full time physician assistance, three full time nurses, and five full time administrative/ clerical staff. We also have approximately ten part time or as needed nurses and three part time or as needed physician assistance. I would first determine my staffing mix by reviewing the numbers from the last six to twelve months. Then I would compare the number of patients seen to the number of providers working each day. I would then look for any correlation in the two. Next, I would use the positive correlation to assist me in determining the appropriate staffing ratios and needs. When a department is well staffed it provides better outcomes for the

My favorite model of Therapeutic Recreation is the Health Protection/Health Promotion Model because it focuses on enhancing the health and overall well-being of clients. Educating clients on the importance of this model will enable patients to have a better understanding of the topic. When clients are healthy, they interact with the recreational therapist and suggest activities that are intrinsically motivating for their psyche. Clients who are in poor health will be subjected to prescriptive activities by the recreational therapist to assist with their recovery and to achieve optimal health.

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Marriage and Family Therapy is a particularly interesting area of Psychological study. This field offers adults and children resources to help cope with potentially damaging psychological issues within the family unit. Marriage and Family therapist offer an opportunity for spouse to reconcile their differences, while helping children understand the family hardships and issues. Marriage and Family therapist help couples, families and groups that deal with issues that have affected their mental health. This is to help redeem such problems as alcohol and drug abuse or marital stress. Treatment for marital stress normally last over duration of time of 12-50 weeks and combines individual and couples counseling. Most Marriage and family therapists need a license in their state of residents. This profession does typically require a master’s degree in a field related to marriage and family therapy. According to ONET MFT requires a therapist t

The number of jobs will be heading in a good direction for Sports Therapy in the future. For Sports Therapy, jobs were at 239,800 in the year 2016. So overall just imagine the job opportunities in Sports Therapy in the late future. The work environments in Sports Therapy are very formal and nice. Most Sports Therapists spend the day physically working with the patients. Sports Therapists can work during games of any sport, or in offices, or clinics. Sports Therapists could also work at different hospitals, and even at patients homes if the patient can’t come to the Therapists themselves. The employment changes that are going to be happening in Sports Therapy are looking very promising. The career growth of a Sports Therapists is a 10% to a 14% growth from 2016-2026. The job openings for Sports Therapy are a 14,300 difference in the years

There is a relationship between research, practice and academics because each one are interrelated with the other one to develop advanced professional practice. There is a growing body of research, and evidence based findings inside and outside from our profession that needs to be scattered. Academics are responsible to teach to the new professionals the resources and evidence-based knowledge available to develop Occupational Therapy practitioner’s vanguard of new professional advances. The profession is active performing studies and developing new evidence to based our therapy interventions. We are seeking to obtain new knowledge to maximize our interventions and to deliver responsible and quality services. It’s necessary developing partnerships

P vs O…that is the real question when it comes to choosing between becoming a medical therapist. Physical therapists aim to improve mobility, while occupational therapists work toward restoring the function of their patients. Occasionally both physical therapists and occupational therapists work together in the same clinic so that their patients reap the benefits that each program has to offer. Around this area you can find a variety of clinics, private practices, and hospitals that employ both physical therapists and occupational therapists; to name a few: Huntsville Hospital, The Orthopedic Center (TOC), and SportsMed. However, many times they can be found in separate clinics with no relation to one another. They definitely have their

To discover more about this occupation, I interviewed Sam Wedemeier who works at Athletico in Forest City. To become a physical therapist she had to go to school for a total of seven years. She attended Luther College for four years where she took prerequisite classes, majored in biology, and completed her undergraduate degree. After, she went to Des Moines University for three years of graduate school. Once completing that, Sam had earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She still has to do some continuing education. Her first year out of college she had four years to complete 40 hours of observation or clinics. Now, every two years she has to complete 40