Treatment Formats
To Start Individual, Relationship or Collective Recreational Therapy:
1. Sign up for membership (which includes automatic enrollment in the Lifestyle Foundation Program).
Private Sessions
Private Session =
- Therapy for an individual; or
- Two people in a relationship that they did create (friend, etc.) or did not create (family, neighbor, sports team, workplace, etc.); or,
- Small collective group (maximum of 4) in a relationship (family, friendship, sports team, workplace, etc.).
Who? You and treatment team staff.
Who? You and coaching staff.
Who? You + a person you are in a relationship with that you did not create (family, sports team, workplace, etc.) and treatment team staff.
What? Recreational Therapy to treat conditions impacting functionality of mental/behavioral health or progress towards peak wellness.
Who? You + a person you are in a relationship that you did create (your friend) and treatment team staff.
What? Recreational Therapy to treat conditions impacting functionality of mental/behavioral health or progress towards peak wellness.
If you have a relationship that is meaningful to you that needs support in achieving optimal outcomes, we are here to help.
Business Owners, Co-workers, Dating, Divorced, Engaged, Friends, Married, Neighbors, Relatives, Roommates, Siblings, Sports teammates, Work Teams or any other important relationship in need of assistance
(2- 4 individuals in the session and should be on shared membership plan).
We are here to explore pathways for progress together.
Who? You + up to three people you are in a sports team relationship with and treatment team staff.
What? Recreational Therapy to treat injury or conditions impacting functionality of physical, mental/behavioral health or progress towards peak wellness.
Who? You + up to three people you are in a relationship with that you did not create (family, workplace, etc.) and treatment team staff.
What? Recreational Therapy to treat conditions impacting functionality of mental/behavioral health or progress towards peak wellness.
Optional Groups
Group Session = Recreational Therapy for members to participate in community events, share in specialized activities or support each other.
Groups are only available to members as optional services.
To start Group Recreational Therapy:
1. Sign up for membership (which includes automatic enrollment in the Lifestyle Foundation Program).
2. In your first session Assessment, share with the Recreational Therapist that you want to join one or more optional groups.
3. After your Assessment, you will schedule the optional groups that you want to attend. Maximum of four groups per subscription per month.
Adult Groups
ONLINE FORTNITE GROUP
- The National Institute of Health reports that "roughly one in thirteen" US adults experiences "inappropriate, intense, or poorly controlled anger" that "interferes with work, school, or social relations."
- This group is for those individuals experiencing loss of control of anger to learn how to manage their emotional regulation and stress response systems. They will then gain control of their behavior and their lives. Causes of anger, impacts of loss of control of anger and solutions are explored in this group. As per the specialized field of Recreational Therapy, attendees will engage in leisure activities during these group sessions (e.g., games, etc.).
- This group is to support and enhance father and infant interaction as, "Father-infant bonding is important for child development." The benefits of a strong relationship last longer than childhood as "a strong father-son bond forged during childhood may help men deal with everyday stress later in life."
- In the research article, "What about dad? Psychosocial and mental health issues for new fathers," evidence shows that "the father-infant relationship is influenced by the partner relationship as well as the fathers psychological wellbeing."
- Also, "Results indicate that father–child interactions, even from a very young age (i.e., 3 months) may influence children's cognitive development. [...][T]he association between paternal interactions and cognitive outcome is evident at a very early age; therefore, putting preventive measures in place in early infancy to support fathers to better interact with their children is of immense importance."
- "Pregnancy has been described as the most difficult period in terms of psychological adjustment for fathers (Condon, Boyce, & Corkindale, 2004; Genesoni & Tallandinin, 2009)."
- Men and women have similar mental health issues, yet men are less likely to receive help than women.
- In this group we focus on general life challenges (e.g., family, finances, work, physical health, emotional health and wellness) with techniques for stress management, coping skills, anxiety and emotional regulation management.
- As per the specialized field of Recreational Therapy, attendees will engage in leisure activities during these group sessions (e.g., games, etc.).
Pediatric Groups
This is an optional group provided for our under 18 client members (sign up based on availability).
Research shows that some children don't participate in sports due to personal barriers.
This skills group is intended to address those issues.
- NOTE: This is NOT a competitive team.
- This is a skills group where all abilities and backgrounds are able to learn how to play sports without fear of being "good enough."
The purpose of this group is to support the psychosocial development of minors by enhancing their ability to participate in sports. Attendees will be taught basic skills of several different sporting games.
Personal barriers to children’s participation in sport.
Somerset, S., Hoare, D.J. Barriers to voluntary participation in sport for children: a systematic review. BMC Pediatr 18, 47 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1014-1
- Studies have shown that, "It is recommended that community sport participation is advocated as a form of leisure time PA [Physical Activity] for children and adolescents, in an effort to not only improve physical health in relation to such matters as the obesity crisis, but also to enhance psychological and social health outcomes. "
- Also, "Social interactions and feelings of relatedness with others are inherent aspects of team sport participation. Consequently, it is not surprising that involvement in organized youth team sport has been associated with better mental health[.]"
- Clients may choose to join team sports in the future or they may use the knowledge and acquired skills to enhance their ability to interact with peers in relation to sports (as a fan, etc.).
- In this group, clients will also develop and enhance their prosocial behavior and social development.
Access to sign-up for all available optional groups is included with each active monthly membership subscription to Inclusion Therapies (maximum of four groups per subscription per month).
