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Home > Programs > Full Time > Recreation and Leisure > Recreation Therapy
Recreation Therapy
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Program Code Campus Program Length Start Date
010407 College Drive Four semesters (two years) September
Recreation Therapy
 

You can make a difference!

The opportunity to positively impact the quality of life of an individual with an illness or disability is extremely rewarding. Therapeutic Recreation is one of the fastest growing professions in health care.

Recreation therapists participate in the assessment, planning, and delivery of activities to help people lead more fulfilling and independent lifestyles. This two-year diploma program prepares you for a career in clinical and community-based settings.

Canadore College’s Recreation Therapy program offers you:

  • Applied leadership, program planning, and supervisory skills and experiences.
  • Theory and practices for performing standardized assessments.
  • Documentation procedures as prescribed by Therapeutic Recreation Ontario.
  • Procedures and strategies relating to leisure education and counselling.

Students will also experience practical work placements, under the guidance and supervision of a recreation professional (students complete 400 hours of work placement, including a seven-week internship in the final semester).
Admission requirements


Ontario Secondary School Diploma at or above the general level or its equivalent. Grade 12 English or equivalent is required.

Mature Students:
Applicants aged 19 or over without OSSD will be considered on the basis of their results on the College’s Mature Students Test.

Graduates of the new Ontario Secondary School Curriculum:
Ontario Secondary School Diploma with courses from the College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) preparation levels.

Required Courses:
Grade 12 Compulsory English (ENG 4C or ENG 4U).

 
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STUDENT QUOTES
 
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“Therapeutic Recreation allows you to experience the benefits of helping others increase or maintain their quality of life by treatment, leisure education, and participation. This is an exciting and rewarding profession and Canadore College provided me with the skills and confidence necessary to succeed.”
Mandy Quenneville
Recreation Therapist, Cassellholme for the Aged, North Bay
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“After graduating from university with a psychology degree, I decided to take Canadore College’s one-year, fast track recreation program. It turned out to be a great decision. The faculty are awesome and the program was exactly what I was looking for. I even had a part-time job working in therapeutic recreation while attending Canadore.”
Pamela Collins
Recreation Graduate
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates work in various health, social service and recreation agencies including long-term care facilities, youth assessment centres, rehabilitation centres, hospitals, group homes, mental health settings, adult day centres, correctional facilities, municipal recreation centres and agencies working with people with developmental disabilities.
 
CURRICULUM
 

Note: Prior to commencing placement, students must have current Emergency First Aid and CPR courses and a criminal reference check. Students may be required to provide a record of immunization and a tuberculosis test. All associated costs are the responsibility of the student.
PERSONAL ASSETS
  • Caring, patient, respectful
  • Sense of humour
  • Excellent communication
  • Energetic and enthusiastic
  • Team player
  • Ability to keep matters confidential
 
DIPLOMA DEGREE OPTION
The program curriculum is designed to offer students the opportunity to obtain two diplomas in three years. Graduates of the Recreation Therapy program are eligible to transfer directly into Year II of Canadore’s Recreation and Leisure Services program or Year II of Canadore’s Sport Conditioning program.
 
ARTICULATION OPTION

Graduates also receive advanced standing at Brock University towards a Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies degree with a major in Inclusive and Therapeutic Recreation. Also, an agreement is pending to offer graduates advanced standing in Laurentian University’s Bachelor of Arts degree program with a major in Gerontology.
 
WORK PLACEMENT
North Bay offers outstanding therapeutic recreation placement opportunities. Students work with a faculty advisor and therapeutic recreation professional to plan and complete 400 hours of placement including a seven-week internship at the end of the last semester. Students must be prepared to travel to and from placements at their own expense.
 

If you have a college diploma or university degree, you may be eligible to obtain our Therapeutic Recreation diploma in one year. When applying through OCAS, please request entry into Semester 3 of the program of your choice.
 
For Program Information Contact

Dave de Jourdan
Professor
(705) 474-7600 ext. 5223
dave.dejourdan@canadorec.on.ca
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