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Recreational Therapy (RT) for Whole-Person Health in Austin, TX
Recreational Therapy (RT) for Whole-Person Health in Austin, TX
Recreation-Based Integrative Medical Treatment for Emotional, Physical, and Social Health
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Our Therapeutic Recreation Practice Model: 
Health Protection/ Health Promotion 

Our practice purpose "is to assist persons to recover following threats to health (health protection) 

and to achieve as high a level of health as possible (health promotion)."

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What is a Practice Model?

What is a Therapeutic Recreation Practice Model?

It is a framework for delivery of services as a Recreational Therapist. It "guide[s] the outcomes toward which the professional will strive and everything that is done in practice to achieve those outcomes[.]” 

- Candy Ashton-Forrester, PhD, CTRS/LRT, FDRT and Jo-Ellen Ross, PhD, CTRS, FDRT

What is Health Protection?
What is Health Protection?

View Educational Video from Health Education England (HEE) - NHS:

What is Health Promotion?
What is Health Promotion?

View Educational Video from Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) teacher in Australia:

What is Health Protection/ Health Promotion Model?

The Health Protection/ Health Promotion Model "stipulates that the purpose of therapeutic recreation is to assist persons to recover following threats to health (health protection) and to achieve as high a level of health as possible (health promotion)." 

- Austin, D. R. (1998), The Health Protection/ Health Promotion Model.  Therapeutic Recreation Journal , v32 p109-117

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IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY 

CALL 911.


FOR MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS 

CALL 988 (Veterans Press 1) or 

TEXT HELLO to 741741.


FOR OVERDOSE -

HELP (from Travis County, Texas)


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Membership Info
Our services require monthly membership.
The monthly membership fee is $399 and includes 4 private therapy sessions (45 minutes each) per month + access to signup for optional groups (sign-up is based on availability, maximum of 4 groups per subscription per month).
A member may add minor children under 18 for an additional $49 per month per child (to share one membership together).
A member may add adults over 18 for an additional $99 per month per adult (to share one membership together).

Lifestyle Foundation Program
About Lifestyle Foundation Program

All New Members are Enrolled in our Lifestyle Foundation Program

The program is 2-6 months (based on client goals and plan) and is paid via monthly membership subscription. 

Members may pause or cancel membership subscription at any time 

(cancellation effective at the conclusion of their current prepaid month).

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