Therapeutic Assessment and Intervention:
Recreational Therapy (RT)
What is a Recreational Therapist?
Recreational Therapists are specialised allied health practitioners with expertise in supporting people of all abilities to develop the skills, knowledge, confidence and independence to participate in activities and experiences they love. Recreational Therapists (RT’s) use a strengths-based and holistic approach to build relationships and develop individualised programs designed to promote quality of life and wellbeing for people living with a disability. As leisure and Recreation interests are specific to each and every one of us, the scope of Recreational Therapy is broad, exciting and continually expanding.
“Recreation Therapy is a client-centred practice that recognises that leisure and recreational experiences are the right of all individuals.”
Green Ant’s RT Support Process
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If you have goals around:
exploring new recreational and/or leisure activities
returning to old recreational and/or leisure activities
making adaptions to recreational and/or leisure activities that you engage in
Then we are confident that engagement with recreational therapy is for you.
If you’re still not sure, lets work it out together! Pre-referral consultations are encouraged and welcome.
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RT’s are NDIS approved allied health professionals providing therapeutic support and intervention to people with disability across Australia. As per the NDIS Price Guide, RT supports are typically charged under the ‘CB Daily Living’ category under ‘other therapy’. Green Ant charges as per the rates outlined the NDIS Price Guide.
Green Ant is currently not a registered NDIS provider. This means that only participants who are ‘plan managed’ or ‘self managed’ can access our therapeutic services.
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The peak body for degree-qualified Recreational Therapists is the Australian Recreational Therapy Association (ARTA). ARTA registered Recreational Therapists are required to Continuing Professional Development alike other Allied Health Professionals in Australia.
The ARTA website hosts a broad range of resources that promote the work that RT’s undertake:
https://www.recreationaltherapy.au/about/
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That would be Jessica Murray! Learn more about Jess below.
Meet Green Ant’s RT: Jess
Hello from me, Jess! Living on Larrakia Country in Darwin where I was born and raised, I am thrilled to be part of a practice founded on the community values of a Territory icon - the Green Ant!
I am a qualified Recreational Therapist and have worked in the health sector since 2012. I am a degree-qualified member of the Australian Recreational Therapy Association with a Bachelor of Health Science in Therapeutic Recreation and Health Promotion and have previous academic experience teaching units in this course.
I am passionate about supporting people of all ages and abilities to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to participate in leisure and recreation experiences they love. Some leisure and recreational experiences that bring me joy include spending time outdoors with my family and three dogs, hearing/reading a great story and dancing.
I have specialised skills in traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury rehabilitation and intellectual, developmental and neurological conditions, developed across several years of work with a leading rehabilitation and disability service across NSW. I have extensive experience providing holistic, therapeutic support to individuals and their families across inpatient acute, inpatient rehabilitation, specialised and supported disability accommodation and community-based settings. I have previous experience in NDIS coordination and working with the icare lifetime care and support scheme (NSW).
Other areas of my expertise include leisure education, adaptive equipment trials and accessible technology prescription (including adaptive sport equipment), wheelchair skills and social and community access.