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Recreational Therapy

Recreational therapy uses planned leisure activities to encourage social interaction and develop skills in people with psychiatric limitations. It aims to decrease withdrawal, provide an outlet for feelings, and promote socially acceptable behavior. Recreational therapists work with clients to develop tailored interventions involving physical activity to improve mental, physical and emotional well-being. The nurse's role is to provide a non-threatening environment and activities that are relaxing, enjoyable, and help patients express themselves without rigid guidelines.

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Recreational Therapy

Recreational therapy uses planned leisure activities to encourage social interaction and develop skills in people with psychiatric limitations. It aims to decrease withdrawal, provide an outlet for feelings, and promote socially acceptable behavior. Recreational therapists work with clients to develop tailored interventions involving physical activity to improve mental, physical and emotional well-being. The nurse's role is to provide a non-threatening environment and activities that are relaxing, enjoyable, and help patients express themselves without rigid guidelines.

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RECREATIONAL

THERAPY
Mr. Kishore singh
rathore
Recreational Therapy
Recreation is a form of activity therapy used in most
psychiatric settings. It is a planned therapeutic activity that
enables people with limitations to engage in recreational
experiences.
Aims
 To encourage social interaction.
 To decrease withdrawal tendencies.
 To provide outlet for feelings.
To promote socially acceptable behavior.
 To develop skills, talents and abilities.

 To increase physical confidence and a 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-frames.
 Provide activities that are enjoyable and self-
satisfying.
Types of Recreational Activities

Motor forms: These can be further divided


into fundamental and accessory.
fundamental forms are such games as hockey and
football.
 while the accessory forms are
exemplified by play activity and
dancing.
Sensory forms: These can be either visual, e.g.
looking at motion pictures, play, etc., or auditory
such as listening to a concert.
Intellectual forms: These include reading,
debating and so on.
Suggested Recreational Activities for
Psychiatric Disorders

Anxiety disorders
Aerobic activities like walking, jogging, etc.
Depressive disorder
Non-competitive sports, which provide
outlet for anger, like jogging, walking, running,
etc.
Manic disorder
One-to-one basis individual games like
badminton, ball.
Schizophrenia (paranoid)
Concentrative activities like chess, puzzles.
Schizophrenia (catatonic)
Social activities to give client contact with reality,
like dancing, athletics.
Dementia
Concrete, repetitious crafts and projects
that breed familiarization and comfort.
Childhood and adolescent disorders
It is better to work with the child on a one-to-one
basis and give him a feeling of importance. Some
activities include playing, story-telling, and
painting.
Adolescents fare better in groups; provide
gross motor activities like sports and games to
use up excess energy.
Mental retardation: Activities should be
according to the client's level of functioning
such as walking, dancing, swimming, ball
playing, etc.
Role of nurse in recreational therapy
Encourage the patient to communicate and express
his feelings.
She must provide a nonthreatening and non-
demanding environment.
She must providing activities that are relaxing and
without rigid guidelines.
Nurse must help the patient to develop skills,
talents abilities.
She must frequently observe clients behavior
throughout the abilities.
She must provide activities that are enjoyable and
self-satisfying.
Recreation therapists work with clients to develop a
tailored approach to help them increase their
mental, physical and emotional well-being through
interventions that may include physical activity.
Recreation therapy is one of the essential
treatment areas within the health care team.
Bibliography

 R Sreevani, A guide mental health nursing, 4th edition, Jaypee


publication.
 Townsend Mary C, (2007) psychiatry mental health nursing, fifth
edition, Jaypee publication.
 Manisha Gupta, A textbook of therapeutic modalities in
Psychiatric Nursing, Jaypee publications.
 https://www.slideshare.net>nicoleearl>recreationaltherapist.

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