Mindfulness. Creative arts. Nature-based experiences. Fitness.
There are many ways to help people enhance their quality of life, foster social connections, support independent living, and have fun too. Recreation therapists are health care providers who address emotional, physical, and social needs – and use leisure, recreation, and play to help people meet their goals, whatever they are.
With your degree from Waterloo, you’ll gain high-calibre academic and practical experience to prepare you for a career in Therapeutic Recreation. That means learning how to develop formal, evidence-based programming in class and getting valuable hands-on experience through a required 105-hour practicum placement and a required 560-hour internship.
Throughout your degree, you can pursue the requirements for the academic pathway to certification through the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification. Upon graduation, you’ll also be eligible for registration with Therapeutic Recreation Ontario.
Have your sight set on another professional health program? Therapeutic Recreation can also be a stepping stone to fields like occupational therapy.
