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Other Professional Occupations in Therapy and Assessment (3144)

Job titles

  • art therapist
  • art therapist (health and social services network)
  • art therapists' supervisor
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Nature of work

This unit group includes specialized therapists not elsewhere classified who use techniques such as art, athletic, dance, music or recreational therapy or remedial gymnastics to aid in the treatment of mental and physical disabilities. They are employed by establishments such as hospitals, rehabilitation centres, clinics, recreational centres, nursing homes, educational institutions, prisons and day-care facilities or may work in private practice.

Fields of interest

  • Counseling, helping others
  • Providing others with care and assistance
  • Writing, working in communications and information

Main duties

  • Therapists and other professionals in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:
  • - Assess patients and review reports from physicians, psychiatrists, counsellors, teachers and others to determine patients' current and potential functioning level
  • - Prepare individualized and group treatment plans either independently or through an interdisciplinary team approach
  • - Implement treatment plan by carrying out specialized therapy sessions employing techniques such as art, athletic, dance, drama, music or recreational therapy or remedial gymnastics
  • - Observe and analyze patients during treatment sessions
  • - Record observations, write progress reports and consult with other health care professionals to evaluate treatment plan
  • - Initiate, design and implement specialized therapy programs for the general patient population or in the community
  • - May conduct research in respective field of specialization.

Main characteristics of the occupation

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Other Professional Occupations in Therapy and Assessment (3144)

Employment requirements

  • * Athletic therapists usually require a bachelor's degree in sport studies or exercise science with a specialization in athletic therapy or a college program in sports injury management.
  • * Art therapists require a graduate degree in art therapy.
  • * Dance therapists require a bachelor's degree in psychology, dance, drama or movement therapy
  • or
  • An approved graduate program in dance, drama or movement therapy.
  • * Music therapists usually require a bachelor's degree in music therapy.
  • * Recreational therapists usually require a bachelor's degree or college program in recreation with a specialization in therapeutic recreation.
  • * Remedial gymnasts require completion of an approved college program in remedial gymnastics.
  • * Supervised practical training is usually required for occupations in this unit group.
  • * Creative or technical ability in the field of specialization is usually required.
  • * Certification or membership with the appropriate national professional association or provincial counterpart may be required.

Skill type

  • Health occupations

Skill level

  • Professional

More information

  • * There is no mobility between the different occupations in this unit group.

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