Recreational Therapy for IEPs

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), students with a qualifying disability must be provided with an Individualized Education Program (IEP).  The IEP is an educational map for children with disabilities; required components of the IEP include the child's present level of performance and measurable annual goals; the child's progress towards meeting annual goals is measured and reported.  

Recreational Therapy is a related service outlined in IDEA Section 300.34 that supports students accessing Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). Offering specialized services such as Recreational Therapy can increase positive peer-to-peer and student to educator interactions, positive prosocial skills, and other skills needed for success in the school environment to increase.

We offer assessments, IEP Goals/ Outcomes, Attending IEP meetings, Individual Sessions, and Group sessions.

We want your students to experience the benefits of Recreational Therapy, including improved physical, cognitive, behavioral, and social-emotional functioning:

• Physical Functioning

  • Through adaptive fitness programs, Recreational Therapy can help individuals with physical disabilities improve their range of motion, strength, and endurance. I am a Certified Inclusive Fitness Trainer and can provide specific programs to fit each individual's needs.

• Cognitive functioning

  • We are improving decision-making, attention span, problem-solving, and creative expression.

• Behavior functioning

  • We are improving emotional intelligence, understanding emotion, increasing self-awareness, valuing clarification, learning social skills, understanding individual and others' boundaries, increase knowledge of skills needed for community integration.

• Social and Emotional functioning

  • Understanding boundaries, learning self-advocacy skills, practicing communication skills, learning team dynamics, building social skills, free time/leisure skills, activities of daily living, online safety, overall wellness, and emotional expression through art, learning and practicing coping skills.

• Independence

  • Time management, building self-awareness, learning advocacy skills, increasing the ability to make plans, self-management skills, and understanding how to plan for community outings financially. Practice skills needed for activities of daily living.