Leisure Education Program

A leisure education program will best suit the group goals and reinforce the AA 12 step program this mental health facility incorporates into their philosophy. The Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 12 Step program “is concerned solely with the personal recovery and continued sobriety of individual alcoholics who turn to the Fellowship for help” (What is AA, 2016). From this philosophy, leisure education sessions with a CTRS will play a very important role in personal recovery and sobriety. “Recreational therapists assist in structuring free time through leisure education and community resource awareness for the identification of appropriate activities” (Thomas, TR Services for Substance Abuse). Another important role by the CTRS that will be highlighted
For example, the person find out their dog passed away; having their comfort box with things that help soothe them will be very beneficial to guide the person towards positive coping skills instead of abusing drugs or alcohol. There are several negative effects from drugs and alcohol that leisure education sessions can combat. Some negative effects of abusing drugs ad alcohol are include decreased financial resources, anxiety, loss of interests, impulsivity, withdrawal from family or friends, impaired cognitive and emotional functionality, and many more (Thomas, TR Services for Substance Abuse). The vast variety of negative effects from abusing substances allows for the CTRS to implement a vast variety of leisure education sessions since leisure education encompasses an expansive range of instructional techniques. “Leisure education is a broad category of services that focus on the development and acquisition of various leisure-related skills, attitudes, and knowledge. The establishment and expression of an appropriate leisure lifestyle appears to be dependent on the acquisition of diverse knowledge and skills” (Stumbo & Wardlaw,