Graduate Certificate in Therapeutic Recreation (TREC)
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Nov 2024
TUITION FEES
CAD 9,925 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* *international fall semester fee / international winter and summer semester fee: $8,536 | domestic fall semester fee: $2,969/ domestic winter and summer semester fee: $2,312
Introduction
Restore health and well-being with a career as a recreational therapist
Use your skills to help improve/restore health and wellness. Small class settings, knowledgeable, friendly faculty, and hands-on learning.
Students learn to provide client-centered, strength-based therapeutic recreation services using the therapeutic recreation process. Students acquire the skills to complete client assessments and to develop, implement, and evaluate group and individual therapeutic recreation programs. A variety of facilitative techniques are explored in order to assist individuals to participate in meaningful recreation and leisure experiences that will achieve health-related goals, improve functional ability, and increase quality of life.
Graduates of this program are eligible to become registered members of Therapeutic Recreation Ontario (R/TRO). Membership type will depend on the postsecondary credentials they hold:
- R/TRO for graduates with degrees
- R/TRO DIP for graduates with diplomas
Graduates may also apply to become a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) using one of two specific pathways (equivalency path A or B).
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Scholarships and Funding
Postsecondary education is an investment in your future. We know many students find it tough to make ends meet, which is why we offer so many options to help you pay your way to graduation.
Georgian offers awards, scholarships, and bursaries to students of all walks of life — domestic, international, and Indigenous, full-time and part-time, first years, upcoming graduates, and everyone in between. You can afford this!
Curriculum
Semester 1
- TREC 1002 Assessment Processes of Therapeutic Recreation
- TREC 1003 Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation
- TREC 1004 Adapted Recreation for Therapeutic Recreation
- TREC 1005 Recreation Therapy with Selected Populations
- TREC 1012 Therapeutic Relationships in Recreation Therapy
- TREC 1014 Biological Sciences in Therapeutic Recreation
Semester 2
- TREC 1007 Leisure Education
- TREC 1008 Issues and Trends in Therapeutic Recreation
- TREC 1009 Organizational Leadership: Therapeutic Recreation
- TREC 1010 Facilitative Techniques in Therapeutic Recreation
- TREC 1011 Research in Therapeutic Recreation
- TREC 1015 Nature of Disabilities in Therapeutic Recreation
Semester 3
- TREC 1017 Internship
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the program may find employment in health or human service organizations such as:
- Acute, chronic care, and other specialized hospitals
- Provincial agencies or facilities for individuals with psychiatric or developmental disabilities
- Rehabilitation programs
- Children’s treatment centers
- Municipal recreation departments
- Long-term care facilities/adult day programs
- Correctional programs and facilities
- Community or private agencies serving people with illness or disability
- Private practice