Diversional Therapists

Diversional Therapists plan, design, coordinate and implement recreation and leisure-based activity programs to support, challenge and enhance the psychological, spiritual, social, emotional and physical wellbeing of individuals.

• 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