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Recreational Therapy.: Sohail Ahmad Bhatt. BSC Hons (N) 3 Year

Recreational therapy involves planned activities to enable people with limitations to engage in enjoyable experiences. It aims to encourage social interaction, decrease withdrawal, promote healthy behaviors, and develop skills. Recreational activities should provide a non-threatening environment with relaxing pursuits that have no rigid timelines. The nurse's role is to encourage communication, provide a safe setting, help patients find satisfying activities, and observe their behavior during recreational therapy.

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Recreational Therapy.: Sohail Ahmad Bhatt. BSC Hons (N) 3 Year

Recreational therapy involves planned activities to enable people with limitations to engage in enjoyable experiences. It aims to encourage social interaction, decrease withdrawal, promote healthy behaviors, and develop skills. Recreational activities should provide a non-threatening environment with relaxing pursuits that have no rigid timelines. The nurse's role is to encourage communication, provide a safe setting, help patients find satisfying activities, and observe their behavior during recreational therapy.

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Recreational Therapy.

Sohail Ahmad bhatt.


Bsc Hons(N) 3rd year.
Recreational Therapy.

 Recreation Is form of activity therapy used in most


psychiatric settings.
 Its is a planned therapeutic activity that enables people with
limitations to engage in recreational expriences.
Aims

 To encourage social interaction.


 To decrease withdrawal tendencies.
 To provide outlet for feeling.
 To promote socially accepted behaviour.
 To develop skills , talent and abilities.

 To increase physical confidence and feeling of self


worth
Points to be kept in mind
 Provide a non-threatening and non-demanding
environment.
 Provide activities that are relaxing and Without
rigid guidelines and time frame.
 Provide activities that are enjoyable and self
satisfying.
Types of Recreational therapy

 1.Motor type:-these can be further divided into


Fundamental and accessory.
 Fundamental forms are such games as football
and hockey.
While the accessory are exemplified by play activity
and dancing

 2. Sensory type:- These can be either visual e.g
looking at motion pictures , play etc,. Or auditory
like Listening to a concert.
 3.Intelluctual forms:- These include reading
debating and so on.
Suggested Recreational activities for
Psychiatric disorders
 Anxiety disorders:- aerobic activities like
jogging, walking etc.
 Depressive disorder:- Non- competating Sports,
which provides outlet for anger, like jogging,
walking, running etc.
 Manic disorder:- one to one basis individual
games like badminton etc.
 Dementia:- Concrete , repetitious crafts and
projects that breed familiarization and comfort.
 Childhood and adolescent disorders:-
it’s better to work with the child on a one to one
basis and give him a feeling of importance.e,g
playing , story telling,and painting.
 Adolesents feel better in groups; provide gross
motor activities Likes sports and games to use up
excess energy.
Role of nurse in recreational Therapy

 Encourage the patient to communicate and express


his feelings.
 Nurse must provide non-threatening and non-
demanding environment.
 Nurse must provide activities that are relaxing and
without rigid guidelines.
 Nurse must help patient to develop skills , talent
and abilities.
 She must observe clients behaviour throughout the
abilities.
 She must provide activities that are enjoyable and
self-satisfying.
Conclusion
 Recreation therapists work with the clients to develop a
tailored approach to help them increasing their mental,
physical,and emotional well-being througj interventions
that may Include physical activity.
 Recreation therapy is one of the essential treatment areas
within the health care system.

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