Diversional Therapists

What the job involves

• Planning and implementing leisure activity programs for individuals in health care and in the community to assist in their social development, and promote their sense of wellbeing

• Identifying individual needs through task analysis

• Evaluating and assessing clients' levels of abilities, interests, needs, strengths and weaknesses, and their ability to carry out a range of tasks and interact with others

• Maintaining a knowledge of resources available within a facility and within the community

• Organising leisure and recreational events

• Assisting with training and supervising volunteers and staff

• Providing information on available support resources within the local community

• Encouraging and supporting clients to take part in activities suited to their particular needs and interests

• Adapting programs to suit individual clients' needs, interests, skills and abilities