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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. The goal of the FIU Recreational Therapy Program is “To prepare competent entry-level recreational therapists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.” Students learn from faculty members who are all nationally certified and recreational therapists with many years' experience. |
INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAM CHANGES
The FIU Recreational Therapy (RT) Program is excited to announce the following changes effective immediately. We will now be offering a track in Pre-Recreational Therapy/Adaptive Recreation, both on campus and online, and a 4+1 Accelerated RT program completely online beginning Fall 2016. The M.S. program will be going completely online beginning Spring 2017. Please note that the webpage for the online program has not yet been updated.
Pre-Recreational Therapy/Adaptive Recreation (PRTAR): This program is offered online and on campus. Declare your major in Pre-RT/Adaptive Recreation early and get started at the start of your junior year. This program will help prepare you to move on to the 4+1 Accelerated B.S./M.S. RT Program, or work in a variety of settings helping people with disabilities, limitations, illnesses, or youth at risk.
4+1 Accelerated RT Program: If you are an excellent student and interested in completing a M.S. degree in only two semesters after completing your B.S. degree, then this is the program for you! At 72 credits, students who have maintained at least a 3.2 may apply to our 4+1 Accelerated RT program, the centerpiece of the program! At the end of the B.S. portion of the program, you will be eligible to sit for the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification certification exam so that you can become a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS). The entire 4+1 Accelerated Program will be offered completely online.
M.S. RT Program: We will soon begin accepting applications for the Spring 2017 semester for new completely online M.S. program in RT. This program will be designed for students who return to school after having already received a B.S. degree in RT or a related field.
Please visit our Advising Page for more information about how to get started.
The FIU Recreational Therapy (RT) Program is excited to announce the following changes effective immediately. We will now be offering a track in Pre-Recreational Therapy/Adaptive Recreation, both on campus and online, and a 4+1 Accelerated RT program completely online beginning Fall 2016. The M.S. program will be going completely online beginning Spring 2017. Please note that the webpage for the online program has not yet been updated.
Pre-Recreational Therapy/Adaptive Recreation (PRTAR): This program is offered online and on campus. Declare your major in Pre-RT/Adaptive Recreation early and get started at the start of your junior year. This program will help prepare you to move on to the 4+1 Accelerated B.S./M.S. RT Program, or work in a variety of settings helping people with disabilities, limitations, illnesses, or youth at risk.
4+1 Accelerated RT Program: If you are an excellent student and interested in completing a M.S. degree in only two semesters after completing your B.S. degree, then this is the program for you! At 72 credits, students who have maintained at least a 3.2 may apply to our 4+1 Accelerated RT program, the centerpiece of the program! At the end of the B.S. portion of the program, you will be eligible to sit for the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification certification exam so that you can become a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS). The entire 4+1 Accelerated Program will be offered completely online.
M.S. RT Program: We will soon begin accepting applications for the Spring 2017 semester for new completely online M.S. program in RT. This program will be designed for students who return to school after having already received a B.S. degree in RT or a related field.
Please visit our Advising Page for more information about how to get started.
Recreational Therapy in the News
Recreational Therapists Help Patients Play to Win. To read the article, visit Monster.com.
MSN recently ranked Recreational Therapy #10 in college careers that lead to a satisfying career. To read the article, visit MSN.com.
The Economist recently rated recreational therapy as the least likely profession to be replaced by technological advancement
and automation within the next two decades. To read the article visit The Economist.
and automation within the next two decades. To read the article visit The Economist.
"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/
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" |
La terapia de niños autistas es tan sencilla como jugar con ellos. La terapeuta Jimena Hills responde en qué consiste el método.
--Telemundo.com
--Telemundo.com
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Florida International University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The FIU Recreational Therapy program is currently in the process of seeking accreditation by the Committee on Accreditation of Recreational Therapy Education.
