How is technology impacting any of the following areas in the Recreational Therapy field?
1. Recreational Therapy, also referred to as therapeutic recreation, focuses on purposeful intervention utilizing activities. A wide variety of activities are used such as water sports, gardening, board games, snow skiing, running, horseback riding, reading, sewing, hunting, and collecting. The profession uses the holistic approach and addresses physical, mental, social and emotional well-being of clients. 2. Students wishing to become nationally certified therapeutic recreation specialists (CTRS) mush complete a four year degree and sit for the national certification exam. 3. Technology is playing an increasingly important role in all therapies and relative to all of the seven categories of disability based on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, i.e. communication disorders, chemical dependency, cognitive impairment, chronic health impairment, sensory impairment, physical disability, and impaired mental functioning. 4. If you will visit my web site at www.mtsu.edu/~vshelar yo
