recreational therapist

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.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

Practical Skills

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