Elissa Giammanco of Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital has been working as a therapeutic recreation therapist for a year and a half. As a recreation therapist in a long-term care facility, ...

Erica Yaeger is a Challenge Course Facilitator and Recreation Therapist at the University of Utah's Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI). Personal experiences inspired her to pursue a career in ...

Not many people know what a recreational therapist is, but at its core, the profession is simple: A recreational therapist helps people heal, grow and thrive by doing what they enjoy doing. For ...

HELENA, Mont. — The Montana VA Health Care System will host a Recreational Therapy Open House Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Fort Harrison VA Clinic. The event will give veterans the ...

After her mastectomy, Jennifer LaFleur found herself lying on the hardwood floor in her kitchen. The firm surface seemed to loosen up her tense back muscles, which were sore from the maddening ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — On Thursday in Champaign, dozens worked together to fill a gap in the world of therapeutic recreation. That’s when you use leisure activities for therapy. At Rosecrance, one ...

Meet Joe Walker, MPA, TRS, CTRS, recreational therapist and Challenge Course Coordinator for the ROPES Course at Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI). We asked Joe a few questions about his work at ...

When Ronnie Bernardo steps into the kitchen, she immerses herself in the art of cooking, in focusing on the people she is feeding, and in all the senses that putting culinary creations together ...

Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today the StarPhoenix talks to Crystal Toth who recently opened Flourish YXE, a recreation therapy practice. A big part of ...