Recreational Therapy

OTM will offer recreational therapy for individuals of all ages across many different categories of health goals. We will offer a safe and welcoming space where each individual can come and receive treatment and maybe have limitless fun doing so. We will challenge and inspire all clients while promoting healthy independent leisure lifestyles, exciting community recreation, and lifelong skills. Our highly structured program and trained professional staff are here to provide each client interventions and activities that addresses the physical, emotional, social and cognitive domains as a vital rehabilitation strategy.

• Injury, illness, or surgery rehabilitation.

• Motor skills improvement

• Recovery from a substance use disorder

• PTSD

• Treatment(s) for cancer

• Recovering from a stroke

• Increase self-esteem

• Functional independence

• Anxiety relief

• Traditional therapy (physical/ PT and occupational/ OT) PT helps to restore or maintain a person’s ability to move and walk. OT helps improve a person’s ability to perform activities of daily living, such as dressing, bathing, and eating.

• Sporting and board games

• Creative writing

• Drama

• Yoga and meditation

• Cooking classes

• Scavenger hunt

• Adaptive swimming

• Art therapy

• Music therapy (dancing, singing and learning instruments etc)

• Adventurous obstacles and programs

• Fishing

• Sports (original, unique and otherwise)

• Aquatic Therapy For those clients who cannot tolerate traditional exercise or treatments (due to weakness or pain), therapists will utilize the therapeutic pool to assist in their treatment plans. This allows for balancing activities, faster recovery, improved mobility and functions, and a decrease in the patient’s pain.

• Animal interactions (therapeutic horseback riding / Equine therapy)

TYPES OF CONDITIONS SUITED FOR RECREATIONAL THERAPY

TYPES OF ACTIVITIES OFFERED

RECREATIONAL THERAPY OVERVIEW

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELING

OTM vocational rehabilitation counselors will work with each individual who wants to return to the workforce, many of whom have a disability that prevents them from doing so on their own. Such disabilities include developmental disorders, physical injuries, psychological conditions and more. Clients who seek out vocational rehabilitation have experienced significant life obstacles. It can be frustrating to cope with serious injuries or disabilities, so empathy and a strong sense of compassion are essential for professionals in this field. In addition some clients (ie clients who have suffered a stroke) may have cognitive disabilities. Because of this, our OTM professionals understand the importance of being able to share information in a way that all clients can understand.

VALUABLE SKILLS FOR OTM VOCATIONAL REHABILITATIONAL COUNSELORS

Interpersonal skills
Patience
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Active listening skills

We are here to help those with disabilities plan careers. Our counselors will assist in helping our clients to find and keep satisfying jobs.

EACH CLIENT WILL BE EVALUATED ON

Education and job training history before their disability
Skills and training potential since the disability
Personal interest and motivation
Financial needs
Progress after job placement

OTM Vocational rehabilitation counselors' goals will be to educate our clients who are disabled about their rights and protection based on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 which has also been amended. Our professional staff can serve as mediators for clients and their employers regarding proper accommodations in the workplace. Vocational counselors are responsible for our clients continued counseling, reevaluation, and reeducation of the person with regard to vocational issues.

Traditional treatment (which will include counseling)
Take what is learned from traditional treatments and apply it to recreational therapy.
Take traditional treatments and recreational treatments and combine and restructure them to apply to obstacles and/or mazes. At the end of each completed treatment within the obstacle and or maze, a medal will be awarded to each person, signifying the client/patient has completed their treatment plan(s). The medal will read, "I Overcame the Madness” which will include OTM logo, client/patients name and the year of rehabilitation completion.
(Optional) The last and final stage is vocational rehabilitation counseling. This portion of the stage determines a client's or patient's employment opportunities. These opportunities will be customized and based on the abilities of the client.