What is Rec. Therapy?

"Therapeutic Recreation/Recreation Therapy is a health profession that utilizes a therapeutic process, involving leisure, recreation and play as a primary tool for each individual to optimize the health and well-being of individuals with illnesses and disabling conditions."

https://www.alberta-tr.ca/  

"The purpose of the RT process is to improve or maintain physical, cognitive, social, emotional and spiritual functioning in order to facilitate full participation in life. Services are provided or directly supervised by a “Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist” (CTRS).

https://www.nctrc.org/about-ncrtc/about-recreational-therapy/ 

"Recreation Therapists are among the allied health professionals who work in a variety of health care settings. Recreation Therapists use forms of recreation, leisure, and play as treatments modalities to support purposeful and meaningful interventions that are based on individual strengths and values, and are guided by assessments. These health care professionals utilize the APIED (Assess, Plan, Implement, Evaluate, and Document) process to direct service delivery."

https://canadian-tr.org/about-recreation-therapy/