Recreational therapy ppt

using the recreational activities to treat the person with illness which will help in recovering of physical, psychological wellbeing.

1. RECREATIONAL THERAPY Ms. Priyanka Kumari F.Y. M.Sc. Nursing

2. 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.

3. Aims To encourage social interaction. To decrease withdrawal tendencies. To provide outlet for feelings.

4. To promote socially acceptable behavior. To develop skills, talents and abilities. To increase physical confidence and a feeling of self-worth.

5. 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.

6. Types of Recreational Activities Motor forms: These can be further divided into fundamental and accessory. fundamental forms are such games as hockey and football.

7. while the accessory forms are exemplified by play activity and dancing.

8. Sensory forms: These can be either visual, e.g. looking at motion pictures, play, etc., or auditory such as listening to a concert.

9. Intellectual forms: These include reading, debating and so on.

10. Suggested Recreational Activities for Psychiatric Disorders Anxiety disorders Aerobic activities like walking, jogging, etc.

11. Depressive disorder Non-competitive sports, which provide outlet for anger, like jogging, walking, running, etc.

12. Manic disorder One-to-one basis individual games like badminton, ball .

13. Schizophrenia (paranoid) Concentrative activities like chess, puzzles.

14. Schizophrenia (catatonic) Social activities to give client contact with reality, like dancing, athletics.

15. Dementia Concrete , repetitious crafts and projects that breed familiarization and comfort.

16. 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.

17. Adolescents fare better in groups; provide gross motor activities like sports and games to use up excess energy.

18. Mental retardation: Activities should be according to the client's level of functioning such as walking, dancing, swimming, ball playing, etc .

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. Bibliography R Sreevani , A guide mental health nursing, 4 th 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.