Recreational Therapist - PRN - Fort Worth - TX

Company: WellBridge Healthcare
Location: Irving
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Description
Kindred Behavioral Health is seeking a passionate, creative and goal-oriented PRN Recreational Therapist to join the team at the behavioral health unit located in Fort Worth, TX. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization for acute mental health and substance use disorders. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care and follows the core principles of resilience, recovery and restoration.
We are looking for someone who will have an immediate impact on expanding on our success, growing our services and fulfilling our mission of improving the lives of all we touch
This role is responsible for performing therapeutic recreational assessments, recommendations for therapeutic interventions and carrying out general and specialized activity therapy interventions and programs in assigned treatment areas. This role provides direct patient care to various patient populations including children, adolescents, and adults.
Essential Functions :

1. Planning and implementation of group sessions for each population

2. Planning and implementation of individual sessions

3. Documentation of group sessions and individual sessions

4. Completion of Activity/Recreational Therapy assessments

5. Planning and assisting with programming outside of normal group hours for special events

6. Maintaining and ordering appropriate materials and supplies for interventions.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations:

--- Must read, write and speak fluent English.

--- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Therapeutic Recreation, or related field and minimum

one year experience providing direct individual or group therapeutic services required

Licenses/Certification: Certified Recreation Therapist

Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience in psychiatric setting.

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