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十大彩票网投平台专业
Recreational therapists work in a range of environments, including healthcare and 社区设置. Therapists use life skills, expressive arts, aquatics, adaptive sports and other techniques to treat and maintain the health of individuals with disabling 条件.
康乐治疗职位
- 物理康复治疗师
- Long term care/assisted living/adult day care worker
- 行为健康咨询师
- Practitioner at nonprofit agency serving people with disabilities
- 社区 parks and recreation worker
- Children’s or veterans hospital therapist
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Finding a Career Where Her Heart Is
When 玛格丽特·巴纳德 was 15 years old, she spent the summer working at Alabama’s Special Camp for Children and Adults, one of the largest therapeutic recreation programs 在这个世界上.
“I absolutely fell in love with it,” she said. “My family and I still work with them.”
Barnard chose the 十大彩票网投平台 because she wanted to major in recreational 治疗. She wants to improve the quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities.
She grew up in Houston, a small town in north Mississippi. 她是36名大四学生之一 who graduated from the Tupelo Christian Preparatory School.
“Coming to 南 was a big adjustment,” she said. “My residence hall here was bigger 比我们整个学校.”
When Barnard lived on campus, her favorite spot was a picnic table near the cafeteria. When she got an apartment, she still did homework on that table.
“I started out at a camp and I’d like to end up at a camp.”
在南, she paid for school with the help of three part-time jobs. 她曾担任 a personal care assistant for a patient with a brain injury. 她参加了活动 center at Kaleidoscope, an adult day care program in Mobile. 她是一名救生员 在学生娱乐中心.
She wanted to gain experience in recreation and patient care. 这是很重要的一部分 她的教育.
“这就是我们的目标，”她说. “Building up the resume and making sure I’m prepared 为了我事业上的一切.”
Barnard planned to do an internship with an adaptive program in Colorado, teaching people with physical and intellectual disabilities how to ski and snowboard. 在一些 point, she’d like to work at a facility with summer programs.
“I started out at a camp and I’d like to end up at a camp,” she said. “这就是 我的心.”
你知道吗??
- The recreational 治疗 program incorporates labs, practicums and an internship for students to learn and practice skills
- 南’s recreational 治疗 faculty are nationally recognized for their teaching 以及在这个领域的研究.
- 校友 have built successful careers as recreational 治疗 practitioners, directors and teachers as well as in related fields such as occupational 治疗, physical 治疗 还有医师助理.
联系人:
苏珊•蒙哥马利
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Department of Health, Kinesiology and Sport
(251) 341-3856
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