§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

recreational therapist

Recreational therapists offer treatment to persons who have behavioural disorders or conditions.

Description

Recreational therapists offer treatment to persons who have behavioural disorders or conditions. They use techniques and interventions such as art, music, animals and dance to promote, maintain and restore the development and health of the patient.

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

assess the patient's therapeutic needs provide health education respond to incidents in music therapy sessions develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship perform therapeutic musical repertoire review music therapy treatment approaches listen actively maintain healthcare user data confidentiality

OPTIONALOptional competences

comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice identify patients' behaviours contribute to continuity of health care empathise with the healthcare user apply music therapy treatment methods practice gestalt therapy educate on the prevention of illness use e-health and mobile health technologies use art in a therapeutic setting recognise patients' reaction to therapy communicate in healthcare inform policy makers on health-related challenges handle patient trauma develop a repertoire for music therapy sessions record healthcare users' progress related to treatment promote inclusion plan music therapy sessions perform therapy sessions respond to changing situations in health care write work-related reports work in multidisciplinary health teams apply music therapy methods manage healthcare users' data comply with legislation related to health care control animal movement work in a multicultural environment in health care work with healthcare users' social network use foreign languages for health-related research use foreign languages in patient care prepare treatment plan for art therapy apply risk management in sports diagnose mental disorders assess art therapy sessions organise relapse prevention ensure safety of healthcare users deal with emergency care situations apply context specific clinical competences assess music therapy sessions apply art therapy interventions accept own accountability observe healthcare users refer healthcare users take referred patients apply music therapy assessment methods advise on healthcare users' informed consent apply organisational techniques encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring adhere to organisational guidelines perform dances apply psychoanalysis record treated patient's information

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)