February is National Recreation Therapy Month
February is National Recreation Therapy Month! We want to acknowledge and thank the hardworking, passionate, and dedicated therapeutic recreation professionals in Northern Health, including recreation...
Recreational Therapy Month
Virtual curling competition a hit with long-term care residents
“It was so nice to curl against another team; it’s nice to get the chance to get to know our neighbors!” That’s what one resident of The Pines long-term care home in Burns Lake had to say a...
“We see happy people in our profession”: February is Therapeutic Recreation month
February marks Therapeutic Recreation month in Canada. Therapeutic recreation, also called recreational therapy, helps people to stay involved in healthy habits and activities. The Canadian Therapeuti...
Celebrating Recreational Therapy Month
You’ll likely get a wide variety of responses when you ask someone what a recreation therapist does. After nearly 15 years in the field, I still sometimes have trouble explaining exactly just what I...
