recreational therapy

recreational therapy

[rē′krē·ā′shənəl]

Etymology: L, recreare, to renew

a form of adjunctive treatment in which games or other group activities are used as a means of modifying maladaptive behavior, awakening social interests, or improving the ability to interact and function in socially acceptable ways.

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recreational therapy

Play therapy 'Any free, voluntary and expressive activity…(which may be)…motor, sensory, or mental, vitalized by the expansive play spirit, sustained by deep-rooted pleasurable attitudes and evoked by whole emotional release.' See Art therapy, Dance therapy, Laughter therapy, Music therapy.