Recreational therapists provide treatment services and recreation activities to individuals with disabilities or illnesses. Using a variety of engaging activities, therapists treat and maintain the

• physical
• mental
• emotional well-being of their patients
The care that recreational therapists supply can help to reduce depression, stress, and anxiety in their clients. It also helps patients recover
• basic motor functioning
• reasoning abilities
• build confidence
• reinforces socialization

These are all important factors in increasing patients’ independence, as well as reducing or eliminating the effects of their illness or disability. Recreational therapists engage with patients through enjoyable activities in order to help heal them and to promote healthy living.