Therapeutic Recreation at the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent provides supported recreation and leisure opportunities for children and youth with identified needs. Programming is offered both at the centre and in the community and is designed to enhance a child/youth’s physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development.

Therapeutic Recreation Services are available to clients ages 3-18 (up to 21 if they are still actively in high school).

Who We Are:

The Therapeutic Recreation team is made up of a Recreation Therapist and Program Assistant.

Our recreation therapists are required to have a degree in Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation and Leisure Studies with a therapeutic recreation focus or relevant university degree with a post-graduate diploma in Therapeutic Recreation.

Registration:

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What We Provide:

Therapeutic Recreation programs/ services may include:

• Recreation and sport-skill development
• Social-skills development
• Adapted recreation equipment loans
• Consultation/ support with community integration
• Linkage to community-based recreation and leisure opportunities
• Leisure awareness and education
• Recreation-specific funding

Examples of programs offered include:

• Challenger baseball
• Sledge hockey/ skating
• Dance
• Adapted music lessons
• Blacklight theatre
• Tween/ teen socials
• Cooking/ baking
• Equine-assisted programming
• Gymnastics
• Martial arts
• Sensory-art programs
• Special family events and more!