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Recreational Therapy

Kean University

Post-Baccalaureate CertificateCIP: 51.2309

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingInstructingWritingService OrientationCoordinationSocial PerceptivenessReading ComprehensionLearning StrategiesActive Learning

Knowledge

PsychologyEducation and TrainingEnglish LanguageTherapy and CounselingCustomer and Personal ServiceBiologyMedicine and Dentistry

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionSpeech ClarityWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionInformation OrderingNear Vision

Tasks

  • Instruct patient in activities and techniques, such as sports, dance, music, art, or relaxation tech
  • Conduct therapy sessions to improve patients' mental and physical well-being.
  • Plan, organize, direct, and participate in treatment programs and activities to facilitate patients'
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

Technology

Music or sound editing softwareElectronic mail softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwarePresentation softwareComputer based training softwareData base user interface and query softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareMedical software

Tools

35 millimeter camerasAcoustic guitarsArchery bowsAudio tape recordersBaseball batsBaseballsBasketballsBicyclesBowling ballsCanoesCompact disk CD playersCroquet setsDesktop computersDigital audio recordersDigital camcorders3D movement analysis systemsAgar slidesAutomated ESR analyzersBack support bracesBalance boardsBiohazard containersBlood culture incubatorsCardiac monitorsCarousel slide projectorsCasting ovensCell washing equipmentCervical traction unitsCoagulation testing equipmentColorimetric devicesCompact digital cameras

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementIndependenceWorking ConditionsRecognitionSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Recreational Therapists29-1125.00
  • Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-1071.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)

  • Comprehensive treatment program design — independently plan, organize, and direct multimodal therapy programs addressing complex rehabilitation, community integration, and preventive health goals across diverse patient populations.
  • Non-routine clinical assessment — synthesize information from medical records, multidisciplinary staff, and patients with complex co-occurring conditions to formulate nuanced, individualized therapy objectives.
  • Advanced therapeutic instruction — deliver evidence-based interventions across a full range of modalities — including adaptive sports, expressive arts, and mindfulness techniques — adapting methods to patients' evolving functional status.
  • Dynamic treatment modification — analyze patient behavioral and physiological responses across multiple sessions and restructure treatment protocols autonomously in response to unexpected clinical developments.
  • Complex interdisciplinary problem-solving — lead clinical case conferences with physicians, social workers, and psychologists to resolve ambiguous or high-acuity patient care challenges in acute or specialty care settings.
  • Community reintegration planning — design and implement individualized discharge and reintegration programs that link patients to community resources and preventive recreational services.
  • Persuasive patient engagement — apply motivational interviewing and persuasion techniques to overcome patient resistance and build sustained commitment to therapeutic leisure goals.
  • Outcome measurement and reporting — design session tracking systems using spreadsheet and medical software tools to analyze caseload-level progress data and inform clinical decision-making.
  • Evidence-based practice application — critically evaluate therapeutic recreation research and incorporate current findings into program design within a structured healthcare or rehabilitation environment.
  • Cross-cultural therapeutic adaptation — modify activity selection, communication style, and therapeutic framing to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of patients across a heterogeneous clinical population.

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