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 crafts. May assess a patient condition and recommend appropriate recreational activity.
- • Observe, analyze, and record patients' participation, reactions, and progress during treatment sessions, modifying treatment programs as needed.
- • Develop treatment plan to meet needs of patient, based on needs assessment, patient interests, and objectives of therapy.
- • 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.
- • Counsel and encourage patients to develop leisure activities.
- • Confer with members of treatment team to plan and evaluate therapy programs.
- • Conduct therapy sessions to improve patients' mental and physical well-being.
- • Instruct patient in activities and techniques, such as sports, dance, music, art, or relaxation techniques, designed to meet their specific physical or psychological needs.
- • Obtain information from medical records, medical staff, family members and the patients, themselves, to assess patients' capabilities, needs and interests.
- • 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.
- • Prepare and submit reports and charts to treatment team to reflect patients' reactions and evidence of progress or regression.
- • Develop discharge plans for patients.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
