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The Hennepin County Recreational Therapy Department
in Psychiatry is committed to providing comprehensive, high quality service
to inpatients, the Day Treatment Program, and the Partial Hospital Program.
Recreational Therapy is provided for clients in these programs to encourage
and enable the development and maintenance of a healthy leisure lifestyle.
Goals
The goal of therapeutic recreation is to work as
part of the interdisciplinary team enabling the client to perform at their
highest level of functioning. The Therapeutic Recreation Department provides
basic skill development groups, leisure education groups and recreation
opportunities to aid in the achievement of that goal.
The Therapeutic Recreation Department is committed
to providing each client with the opportunity to participate and develop
an awareness of their leisure values and attitudes and provide
recreational opportunities and community reintegration.
Treatment Team
The inpatient psychiatry program has 11 therapeutic
recreation specialists; Day Treatment Program has four therapeutic specialists;
and the Partial Hospital Program has two therapeutic recreation specialists.
Group Programming Structure
Inpatient Psychiatry: 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. seven
days a week.
Day Treatment: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Partial Hospital: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Groups Offered:
- Leisure Education
- Chemical Dependency Leisure Education
- Stress Management
- Women’s and Men’s Groups
- Life Skills
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- Community Outings
- Self-Esteem
- Relaxation
- Healthy Relationships
- Exercise/Movement
- Goal Setting
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