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RECREATIONAL THERAPY Imagine a career in which you help others get better and stay healthy by having them do the things they love to do! Recreational Therapy, also know as Therapeutic Recreation, is a profession that contributes to the broad spectrum of health care through treatment, education, and the provision of adapted recreational opportunities--all of which are instrumental to improving and maintaining physical, cognitive, emotional, and social functioning, preventing secondary health conditions, enhancing independent living skills and overall quality of life. |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
*RT STUDENTS: If you are not on the listserv for program information, subscribe to this address: tr-fiu-subscribe@yahoogroups.com *New position posted for an FIU Online Program Internship Coordinator. See the Blog for more information. *The NEW LEI: 3707 Inclusive Recreation Services Study Abroad class has a new website to provide you with information about the program. * FIU RT graduate, Jimena Hills, was featured on Univision Noticias where she spoke about RT and working with children with autism. *Lauren Alfonso, RT MS student, presented on her research, An equine assisted intervention to reduce social anxiety, at this year's ATRA annual conference in Pittsburgh, PA. * Dr. Alexis McKenney was the recipient for this 2013 FIU Faculty Senate Award for Service. *The Florida International University Recreational Therapy Program was the 2011 recipient of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association Education Excellence Award. *Dr. Alexis McKenney was a recipient of the 2012 Florida International University Top Scholar Award. |
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"While physical therapists typically need a doctorate degree, respiratory, radiation and recreational therapists make the big bucks on a B.A. alone, recent grads start off at $60,400, one of the highest salaries on our list."
--http://www.kiplinger.com/ |
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"Recreation therapists get people with disabilities, injuries or illnesses to engage with the world again through art, music and sports. They work in private, commercial, clinical or community settings."
--CNNMoney #9 of the "Best Jobs for Saving the World" |
