Benefits of Recreational Therapy for the Disabled
Recreational therapy can be beneficial in many areas of clients’ lives and often results in the acquisition of independence, recovery of basic motor functioning, reduced depression, improved reasoning, growth in confidence, diminished stress, boosted coping abilities, refined socialization skills, and restoration of energy.
Through the practices of recreational therapy, patients’ goals typically include: increasing appropriate social interaction skills, enhancing physical endurance, raising awareness of resources or adaptive equipment, improving time and money management, increasing frustration tolerance, reducing impulsiveness, acquiring the ability demonstrate awareness of safety skills within community and at home, and increasing active range of motion.