programmes and services
Therapeutic Recreation
The Alzheimer Society of Montréal offers and organises a range of activities as part of a therapeutic recreation programme led by certified staff members in the field of Therapeutic Recreation and Special Care Counselling.
What is Therapeutic Recreation?
“Therapeutic recreation recognizes leisure, recreation and play as integral components of quality of life.”1 At the Alzheimer Society of Montréal, therapeutic recreation activities, such as art therapy, are offered to people with the disease and their caregivers.
Benefits
According to the Canadian Association of Therapeutic Recreation, this form of therapy helps to:
- Improve physical, social and cognitive skills;
- Boost confidence;
- Promote autonomy and greater independence;
- Manage stress;
- Enrich one’s inner self through personal development;
- Improve interpersonal communications skills;
- Reduce fear;
- Express emotions;
- Learn through practice and assimilation of new methods.
To find out more about therapeutic recreation activities at the Alzheimer Society of Montréal, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Art therapy at the Alzheimer Society of Montréal: click to see images
1 Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association
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