1. Recreational Therapist By: Josh Rozek

2. What is a Recreational Therapist? provide treatment services and recreation activities for individuals with disabilities or illnesses. a variety of techniques, including arts and crafts, animals, sports, games, dance and movement, drama, music, and community outings, therapists improve and maintain the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of their clients.

3. Nature of Work Recreational therapists assess clients using information from observations, medical records, standardized assessments, the medical staff, the clients' families, and the clients themselves. They then develop and carry out therapeutic interventions consistent with the clients' needs and interests. Recreational therapists may instruct patients in relaxation techniques to reduce stress and tension, stretching and limbering exercises, proper body mechanics for participation in recreational activities

4. Working Conditions Mostly inside. Working with people that are very ornery. Working with people with mental and physical disabilities.

5. Training, Qualifications, and Advancement 4 year college (Bachelor’s Degree) Good sense of humor Good people skills Medical Training

6. Job Outlook/Employment As long as people are getting hurt, recreational therapist will still be open. Many employers looking for Health workers. Health is probably the most stable job or career right now.

7. Advancement and Learning 50,000 thousand a year is pretty much the average salary for Recreational Therapist. More experience, more salary.

8. Use of Technology Basically a computer, a calculator, and a cell phone.

9. Summary A recreational therapist seems like a really cool job with a pretty good salary and could last a lifetime. It is in the medical field which interests me because that’s the way I want to go when I am older.

10. Work Cited www.bls.gov/oco/ocos082.htm http://www1.salary.com/Recreational-Therapist-Salary.html