Therapeutic recreation assistant vs activities director

Differences between therapeutic recreation assistant and activities director duties and responsibilities

Therapeutic recreation assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage one-on-one and group social and physical sessions with long-term nursing and short-term rehabilitation residents
• PAR train & CPR certify.
• Used CPR skills and other medical skills to treat many different situations.
• Specialize in the Alzheimer's lock care unit and plan daily therapeutic activities for residents.
• Coordinate and aid in the daily physical and mental stimulation of people suffering from Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
• Direct psychiatric intervention with adolescent psychiatric and criminally-incline patients in the form of group and individual counseling and teaching sessions.
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Activities director example responsibilities.

• Manage updated JCC social media, including Facebook.
• Manage pet therapy/pat visitation protocol.
• Attend interdisciplinary care plan meetings and document in MDS and resident medical records as appropriate.
• Plan, organize, and run the afterschool
• Create reports, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations.
• Assist teachers with reading and mathematics lessons and activities.
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