While enduring an excessive heat warning in my area, it seems like a great time to talk about heat safety. Many summer activities are meant to be outdoors–cookouts, sports, water balloon fights, and horticulture to…
Therapeutic Outdoor Activities for Cookouts
Are you ready to add some new outdoor activities to your next cookout? Here are some fun, therapeutic cookout ideas to engage just about any population. Memorial Day is an important time to remember…
Sports Participation During Treatment
Sports participation and education plays a major role in Recreation Therapy services. The benefits reach well beyond the field or court. I recently wrote a letter helping to illustrate how life-changing a sports participation program…
Creating A Positive Work Environment
A positive work environment can make you happier, more productive, and more in-tuned with your coworkers and participants. So how can you thrive when your work environment is less than ideal? In my last blog…
Are You in a Toxic Work Environment?
Recreation Therapists choose their profession because they want to help others. It’s a labor of love and selflessness that helps transform lives. Unfortunately, the often unpredictable and chaotic world of healthcare and social service…