Title: Recreation therapy | Britannica
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Recreation therapy
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Process of recreation therapy intervention
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Content: Process of recreation therapy intervention
The practice of recreation therapy encompasses a wide and varied spectrum of individuals, interventions, activities, and contexts. Recreation therapy applies a “clinical process” to provide consistency. Regardless of the context or content of the intervention, recreation therapists follow a systematic sequence of assessment, planning the intervention, implementing the intervention, planning for transition, and evaluation to systematically document the outcomes of their interventions. Those processes and activities maximize the likelihood that the services provided by the recreation therapist are individualized, purposeful, outcome-focused, and, ultimately, effective. Assessment is the first step undertaken by the recreation therapist. That sets the direction for the “purposeful intervention” by enabling the therapist to focus specifically on the strengths, needs, and health concerns of the individual being served. Assessment may be defined as a systematic process of gathering and synthesizing information about an individual and his or her world to determine the most-effective course of intervention. Some assessments are standardized, while some are more flexible, allowing the therapist more latitude in how and when to administer them. Generally, it is recommended that more than one method be used to gain the most accurate and complete picture of the individual. An effective assessment will provide information about the individual’s functioning at the beginning of the intervention, his or her desires and goals for intervention, and some possible ways to structure the intervention.