Importance of Recreation, Social Connection and Quality of Life
For more information or to sign up your team/group, please email us at info@recrespite.com
Fostering a culture of participation has been at the core of what we do in both our one to one supports and group programs, since 2008. Building capacity through collaborative work has been extensive at Recreational Respite with community partnerships across the globe that promote recreation, connectivity, inclusion, and social health. These collaborations have created a unique interdependence that moves away from the myth that we rely on only one source to provide meaningful relationships between the people we support and the services we offer. This multi-strategic approach broadens impact, builds, and strengthens a unique team culture, elevates sustainability, creates consistency, and produces measurable outcomes.
Goals of Importance of Recreation, Social Connection and Quality of Life: we explore the role of recreation in improved social health and emotional well-being outcomes, and how recreation can be leveraged to achieve goals and enhance connectivity for individuals accessing mental health services.
Participants
Here are some suggestions and targeted groups.
- Professionals
- Students
- Volunteers
- Others in mental health services
Outcomes
- Understand the practice of recreation, and the impact of social health and recreation participation towards improved health and quality of life.
- Express the benefit of using recreation as a tool in exploring identity and achieving personal goals for your clients.
- Examine the barriers and challenges of engaging clients living with serious mental illness, sharing strategies and resources that can be applied throughout the nation.
Development Statement
Our workshop(s) have been created with intentions to collectively build capacity and share knowledge of recreation, based on the extensive work of our recreation professional team since 2008. Our workshop committee includes a recreation development specialist who is registered as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) under the Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association. The contributions of the CTRS guide the workshop(s) structured topics and outcomes that will highlight the importance of a person-centered approach to recreation programming, in various capacities.
Cost
Participant cost is $200 per participant (2 hours).
Includes certificate of participation, tools and templates for ongoing success.
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