RTs offer clients an array of programs aimed at improving functional abilities; however, what often gets lost in the discussions are the many things RT do that make all the difference in the quality of life of each of their clients. Here is another amazing example of an RT providing more than just your standard therapy services. She helped organize a wedding in the hospital! Yet, another example of why everyone who should be receiving RT services and are not should ask, Where is my recreational therapy?!

Because others are starting to learn more about the amazing career opportunities in recreational therapy. To learn more about this fantastic profession, see what Monster.com has to say about it here.

at last week's Gulf Coast RT conference. Do you proudly tell people, "I am a Recreational Therapist!"?

The perfect break or lunch time reading.

"Recreational therapy also provides patients a metaphor for their mental health treatment, he said. The act of creating something out of nothing but dirt and water takes time, takes small failures and setbacks, takes patience and making connections, Forson said. All of that can be a metaphor for the path toward recovery from a severe mental illness, and it often helps patients understand that path and why they can't recover immediately."