(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Recreational Therapists
Job Description
Plan, direct, or coordinate medically-approved recreation programs for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions. Activities include sports, trips, dramatics, social activities, and arts and crafts. May assess a patient condition and recommend appropriate recreational activity.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Conduct therapy sessions to improve patients' mental and physical well-being. |
100
|
Observe, analyze, and record patients' participation, reactions, and progress during treatment sessions, modifying treatment programs as needed. |
100
|
Plan, organize, direct and participate in treatment programs and activities to facilitate patients' rehabilitation, help them integrate into the community and prevent further medical problems. |
100
|
Develop treatment plan to meet needs of patient, based on needs assessment, patient interests and objectives of therapy. |
100
|
Prepare and submit reports and charts to treatment team to reflect patients' reactions and evidence of progress or regression. |
100
|
Obtain information from medical records, medical staff, family members and the patients themselves to assess patients' capabilities, needs and interests. |
100
|
Counsel and encourage patients to develop leisure activities. |
100
|
Instruct patient in activities and techniques, such as sports, dance, music, art or relaxation techniques, designed to meet their specific physical or psychological needs. |
100
|
Confer with members of treatment team to plan and evaluate therapy programs. |
100
|
Encourage clients with special needs and circumstances to acquire new skills and get involved in health-promoting leisure activities, such as sports, games, arts and crafts, and gardening. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
79
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
78
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
77
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
76
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
70
|
Thinking Creatively
|
69
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
69
|
Getting Information
|
65
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
65
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
63
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
63
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
63
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
61
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
61
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
61
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
60
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
60
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
59
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
57
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
57
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
56
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
55
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
54
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
54
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
52
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
51
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
51
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
49
|
Processing Information
|
49
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
48
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
47
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
46
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
46
|
Interacting With Computers
|
43
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
38
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
38
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
32
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
25
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
16
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
12
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
12
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|