Graduate Certificate - Therapeutic Recreation (TREC)

Program Description The Therapeutic Recreation program prepares you to work within recreation, health, or social service delivery systems serving individuals with illness or disabilities. You will acquire the skills to complete client assessments, develop and evaluate group and individualized programs, and use a variety of facilitative techniques to assist individuals to participate in meaningful recreational activities that will enhance health, improve functional ability, and increase quality of life. The program is based on a firm belief of the inherent benefits of play, recreation and leisure to all individuals. You will learn to adapt recreation activities so individuals with a variety of disabling conditions can participate and to use recreation as a therapeutic tool to improve/restore health and wellness. Graduates of the program should find employment in health or human service organizations such as: Acute, chronic care and other specialized hospitals Provincial agencies/facilities for individuals with psychiatric or developmental disabilities Rehabilitation programs Children''s treatment centres Municipal recreation departments Long term care facilities/Adult day programs Correctional programs and facilities Community/private agencies serving people with illness disability