Recreational Therapy Leisure Education Worksheet
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HappierTherapy
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What are the theories behind this worksheet?
The concept behind the Recreational Therapy Leisure Education Worksheet is the hierarchy of needs proposed by Abraham Maslow. The hierarchy of needs suggests that human needs have a structure that needs to be followed for a healthy and satisfied life.
These concepts focus on using leisure activities to enhance the physical, emotional and social needs of an individual which further promotes life satisfaction. Recreational Therapy Leisure Education engages in activities that are enjoyable and contribute to the overall well-being of an individual.
How will this worksheet help you?
This worksheet can encourage introspection on the preferences and choices the user makes in their day-to-day life. It will provide a better understanding by focusing on their physiological, safety, social, esteem and self-actualization needs and how they can use these needs to perform enjoyable activities.
How should you use this worksheet?
This worksheet can be used by anyone for self-reflection. Revisiting this worksheet could help track the progress the user makes in their day-to-day life. By doing this, the user can make adjustments in the recreational leisure activities they do to promote happiness and overall well-being.
This worksheet can also be used by therapists to guide their clients on how to explore activities that can be adjusted to their needs.
