Recreational Therapy is a field filled with creativity, compassion, and a shared commitment to improving lives. It’s no wonder that when we asked the Rec Therapy Today community what they love about Rec Therapy, the response was overwhelming! The diversity in responses reveals a common thread: a passion for making a difference while having fun.
Our community members cherish Rec Therapy Today for its variety of resources, accessibility, and dedication to supporting professionals in the field. Free and convenient CEUs, newsletters, and engaging webinars are just a few of the things that make it a one-stop-shop for those looking to stay informed and inspired.
But it’s not just about the tools and resources. Our community loves the opportunities Rec Therapy provides to connect with others, whether it’s engaging patients in meaningful activities, helping people find joy in the small things, or celebrating every milestone along the way. They value the creative and adaptive nature of the profession, the individualized care they can provide, and the chance to spread joy and hope in the lives of those they serve.
Recreational therapy is more than just a profession—it’s a purpose. Whether it’s making a resident smile, supporting veterans, or helping someone rediscover a beloved hobby, the heart of rec therapy is about helping others live their best life. Below, you’ll find the unfiltered thoughts of our community members—every single comment shared reflects the profound impact and joy of this field.
- Fun
- Ceu’s
- its fun!
- The cue’s
- Free CEUs
- Everything
- Absolutely
- Everything!
- Everything!
- Everything!
- EVERYTHING!
- Everything!
- The people
- Everything
- Everything
- Everything
- Flexibility
- Everything!
- The webinars
- Game Changer
- Everything !
- helping others
- Helping people
- Being creative
- So convenient
- The creativity
- Helping others
- Fun and Games!
- Helping people
- Actual outcomes
- Being creative
- serving others
- The newsletter
- Helping others
- The activities
- The easy of use
- rewarding career
- Adaptive Sports
- Helping others !
- Holistic approach
- The great articles!
- Monthly newsletters
- making a difference
- The success stories
- Making a difference
- Helping my residents
- Holistic Perspective
- The amazing diversity!
- It’s the fun therapy.
- Making people happy 😌.
- The resources and CEUs
- Ease of collecting CEU’s
- Help people in a fun way
- Individualized treatment
- Being with my residents
- I help people get better
- We treat the whole person
- Watching the clients grow
- the easy way to get CEU’s
- Creating more opportunity
- Making the residents happy
- Connection with resident’s
- Connecting with residents
- The variety of activities
- Supporting quality of life!
- The newsletter and webinar
- it’s my passionate career.
- Too many things to list! 😊
- INSPIRING , CREATIVE and FUN
- Convenient and easy to use..
- The clientele I work with are
- The variation of possibilities
- I can gain some wonderful CEUs
- Free multi session conference
- Our active treatment modalities
- Fun, functional and purposeful
- Love working with the patients
- Making a difference for others
- I love how each day is different!
- monthly newsletters, online classes
- CEU opportunities -on line & free!!
- It’s a one stop shop for therapists.
- It is adaptable to all participants
- The variety of different modalities
- Leading activities for my residents
- The great topics and convenient CEUs.
- It has CEU’s available if I need them
- Helping people achieve leisure goals
- The amazing variety of course options
- There’s always something for everyone.
- I love the joy it can bring to people!
- The impact I’m making on the community
- The great group of people we work with
- The variety of courses offered for CEUs
- I love helping people meet their goals.
- Inspiring and making my residents happy
- Helping others find joy and fulfillment
- ability to help someone feels successful
- Help people to recover while having fun
- Getting to make connections with people
- I love everything about it not just like.
- The chance to work with amazing people!!
- Making a difference in my work kiddos lives
- Helping so many clients and being creative
- The impact it has on all ages and abilities.
- The flexibility and diversity in modalities
- Everything! The memories we help people make
- The different populations you can work with.
- The versatility of activities to help people!
- It’s never the same day in behavioral health
- Helps others & improving their quality of life
- Diversity of diagnosis that you can work with.
- I like that we are so versatile and do it all!
- Helping others and seeing them smile and laugh
- Inclusion and helping people reach their goals
- All the fun resources, CEU’s, infographics, etc
- Making a positive impact in our clients lives.
- Working with people & making their days brighter
- Supporting Clients through meaningful engagement.
- I love helping people and seeing people get well.
- Being able to bring joy each day to my Veterans!
- My ability to improve a persons quality of life.
- Seeing my clients grow in their leisure interests.
- Being able to make a difference in people’s lives.
- Having fun while helping patients learn new skills.
- I love being able to use activities to heal others.
- helping patients overcome different physical ailments
- Providing a therapeutic intervention in a unique way
- The variety of ways we can help our clients/patients.
- Helping others be able to engage in things they love!
- Being the light for all who are in state of recovery.
- Showing people how simple and great recreation can be.
- Fostering joy and hope along someone’s rehab journey.
- The amount of hope that we can bring to people’s lives
- The opportunity to help others lead a meaningful life.
- The ability to make a difference in my patient’s lives
- That I get to have fun and help people at the same time.
- I love that we make everyday a fun day for most people.
- Allowing individuals to maintain a positive active life.
- The flexibility of being able to work in different areas.
- Being able to be creative and run activities for seniors
- Everything! People, difference made, process! Everything!
- How my clients are able to return to life with new skills
- Motivating patients, helping them find their purpose again
- Taking Veterans to various different recreation activities
- I love to be creative and challenge myself with recreation.
- CEUS, articles, game of the month, videos, books, all of it
- Being able to help people no matter what their abilities are!
- Flexibility, accessibility, variety of routes to serve people.
- The people we get to meet, coach, lead and learn from each day!
- Engaging patients and seeing their realization of the benefits!
- Finding new and exciting ways to help people reach their goals.
- I like the diversity in therapeutic activities that we can use.
- The progress I see from initial admit to discharge from patients
- Ability to help others participate in their favorite activities.
- Helping those with disabilities improve their quality of life!!!!
- Learning about the featured recreational therapist of the month.
- The ability to be creative in designing and implementing programs.
- Meeting new people and helping them have a better quality of life
- I like all the newsletters, books being mentioned, and worksheets.
- I love helping and watching others enjoy their lives to the fullest
- I love being able to reach clients in a way other disciplines can’t.
- Watching my clients grow and meet goals while doing things they enjoy.
- I lOVE helping others and the day to day challenges that are presented
- Bringing Joy to patient lives while providing therapeutic interventions
- Working with the residents and making their lives as happy as possible
- The impact that is made for those feeling at their lowest. I work in MH
- Getting to offer my patients a sense of normalcy at their lowest points
- Interaction and helping others in a way to help them meet their needs .
- The endless possibilities for interventions & how client-centered it is.
- My wonderful clients—I learn so much from them! They are my inspiration!
- Showing people that you CAN do anything regardless of your ability level
- The abilities to be creative and innovative while helping others recover.
- I like giving people a new view of what well – being looks like for them.
- The creativity and the positive effects it has on peoples quality of life.
- Being able to be creative and improve lifestyles from different modalities
- That I can help improve the quality of life of the individuals I work with
- Making a difference in someone’s life though leisure activities they love.
- I love that I get to help people get better but have fun at the same time.
- doing multiple of different activities and changing them for each population
- I get to see a different side of the patients having fun while helping them.
- The opportunity to be RT of the month, give aways, & free CEU opportunities!
- That there are a wide variety of modalities that you can use with the clients.
- the ease of being able to earn CEUs from my computer and the variety of lessons
- The fact that it is a lifelong therapy that can truly impact the lives of many.
- I love being able to meet new people and helping them to feel more human again.
- Engagement in resident daily activities of choice and interest to the individual
- The ability to use leisure as a healing tool and bring joy during difficult times
- The newsletter and the opportunity to complete a variety of courses at my leisure.
- I like helping others mentally, physically, and socially. Because, EVERYONE matter!
- Everything! I love helping people achieve their goals through leisure activities!!!
- The versatility of the field. Being able to help so many people in a variety of ways
- Watching how my clients respond, and seeing how much they look forward to my groups.
- I help patients use recreation and leisure to cope with their mental health symptoms.
- Being able to give people an outlet to do things they wouldn’t normally be able to do
- I like that I get to make a real difference in peoples lives every day when I go to work.
- Creativity, Fun, adaptability, educational, helping clients/patients live their best life.
- The opportunity and experiences to help people play again, fullest life with the best quality
- Serving people when they’re facing challenges in life and celebrating progress and successes.
- Our exclusiveness. Our demand. Our knowledge of adaptability and community. We are priceless.
- Being able to see the joy in someone when they do something they wouldn’t otherwise be able to.
- That it’s really for everyone. We all need Recreation in order to have the best quality of life.
- Being able to bring a smile to someone’s face and brighten their day even if it is for a few moments
- The amazing residents when they learn a new skill. Their smiles are worth all the bad dementia days!
- It has something for everyone! We get to be creative on how to apply a wide variety of activities 🙂
- Leisure Education! I’m passionate about teaching my patients about living a healthy leisure lifestyle!
- The uniqueness that comes with every client and the freedom to do things that other professions can’t do.
- It’s fun, underestimated at times, therapeutic, loved by all who’ve had the opportunity to be changed by it
- I love improving quality of life for my residents and finding ways to bring meaning and purpose to their days.
- Helping people find new recreational interests and assisting modifications to activities already interested in
- Doing what I love and making a difference in my residents lives through therapeutic fun and leisure engagement
- Connecting with patients via less “serious” modalities. Patients feel more relaxed and open up more in session.
- Seeing the smile on the clients face when they realize they can do something that they thought they could not do!
- Feeling I am giving people who may be having a lot going on in their lives, some pleasure playing a game they like.
- The opportunity to continue to gain knowledge and grow in the field of rec therapy. Thank you so much for all you do!
- When one of my patients gets really excited about a leisure interest they plan to follow up with outside of the hospital
- Our incredibly unique and creative ways that we understand and rehabilitate the minds, bodies, and souls of our patients.
- I love the different fields that we can work in and with a variety of populations. There are a lot of opportunities for us.
- I love rec therapy because it gives my residents an opportunity to build skills (like fine motor skills), all while playing games.
- I love that as a CTRS, not only do we get to do fun things, but we get to help people to have better lives and reach different goals.
- It bring person you’re working with into their whole self(Spiritual mental, physical or emotional,), you helped them thier their joy.
- I like that I get the chance to be in my resident’s lives and bring activities that help them thrive and be excited about being alive.
- Getting to present information in a way that my patients are engaged and will remember (the purpose and the activity) vs just talk therapy
- Providing patients with an opportunity to assist them in continuing to engage in leisure activities they once enjoyed with modifications as needed.
- I love the interactions with the patients and them realizing their potential to do well though the use of activities and positive social interactions
- Being able to show individuals how simple activities can decrease stress and improve overall health, improve mental health, and encourage, social leisure.
- Being able to provide great recreation opportunities for residents that have TBIs. Being able to help them enjoy things they love despite their limitations.
- it continues to challenge me daily while working in the hospital. TR opens so many doors and creates so many positive experiences to increase quality of life.
- Allowing others to feel connected to their environments and learning how to make adaptations in order to participate in everyday leisure and recreational activities
- I love to be a part of the healing process while utilizing recreation activite/tools, and reminding people of the joy they can experience during the journey called life
- I love the variety of things that we get to do each day. We are able to do so many things in the week verses other disciplines are just stuck doing the same things each day.
- To change lives and give others a voice and encourgement just when they feel they have lost the confidence or hope…and to help them remember they are not their circumstances…😊
- I’ve been a recreation therapist for almost 30 years, it’s been the most amazing career being able to make a difference in the lives of individuals ranging from children to seniors.
- Seeing my patients go from not being interested in an activity to taking a leap of faith and trusting me to smiling and socializing with their peers. That is the best part of my career!
- I have feel in love with the population I am working with. They have truly become my family and hanging out with them daily and participating in these fun meaningful activities is the best!
- The field itself or Rec Therapy today. I like the field because there are so many opportunities to help people using creative interventions. I like Rec Therapy today because they provide so much needed information!
- Providing opportunities for the Severely Mentally Ill residents of my community to have a safe place to explore healthy coping strategies in leisure and to learn evidence based ways to manage their thoughts/feelings.
- I have been a practicing recreational therapist for over 35 years and I still love my profession. I have worked in mental health for the majority of my career and it has given me the opportunity to be creative and innovative on a daily basis.
- I love the variety of activities that we can do with clients, and seeing how these activities can boost their mood or help them de-stress/calm down. I love how inclusive it is and how it encourages us as professionals & humans to have empathy and understanding for those who are different from us!
- I love being able to collaborate with other disciplines and use our skills in different, but similar ways, to accomplish the same goals. I love being able to be creative with RT as well, using my creative side to plan groups and programs to meet the needs of clients and gain their interest in my groups and programs.
- Rec therapy is reaching out to others who can’t help themselves as well . To help them with their leisure lifestyle and /or to adapt activities to meet their needs Thru various populations (geriatrics , adults, children and teens who may have substance abuse , needing memory care , mentally challenged ( resident’s /registrants /patients etc ) .
- What I love about rec therapy is the mindset. I believe the values we uphold and the common phrase of “meeting people where they’re at” says a lot about someone. I love that we look at people and the world differently and choose to spread the same outlook in a respectful manner. No one is perfect, but the lifestyle we help nurture within ourselves and others can be a masterpiece.
Our community loves the opportunities to help clients and residents learn, heal, and thrive, and they’re proud to be part of a field that values each individual’s journey. From veterans to seniors, children to adults, and every ability level, rec therapy is about creating a positive impact—and doing so with heart.
Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts! Your dedication is what makes Rec Therapy Today such a special community. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, continuing education, or just a place to connect with others, we’re here to support you on this amazing journey. Keep making a difference, one joyful moment at a time!