Therapeutic Recreation Assistant (Gerontology Specialization)

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This program is collaborative and engaging. In your virtual classroom, you will make friends, receive support, and collaborate with classmates to learn and grow together.
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Province

British Columbia

Colleges

Stenberg College

Program Categories

Healthcare

Program Duration

47 weeks

Program Intakes

May & October

Class Type

Virtual

Funding

StudentAid BC, Scholarship, Line Of Credit, Bursary

About the Program
This 47-week online diploma program includes a seven-week practicum in your home community. Theory is delivered entirely online, practicums will take place in your home region.
This program is collaborative and engaging. In your virtual classroom, you will make friends, receive support, and collaborate with classmates to learn and grow together.
This program is purposeful.?Therapeutic Recreation Assistants support and promote optimal health in older adults through recreation and leisure activities that include arts and crafts, music, gardening, games, social events, outings, entertainment, and exercise.?
This program is rewarding.?Taking a person-centred approach, you?ll design and lead programs and activities for older adults that bring joy to their lives, and yet, the joy you receive will be greater than the joy you give.
Admission Requirements
Pre-requisites
19 years of age, or completion of grade 12 graduation, or equivalent
English 12 or equivalent
Passing verbal test if English is an additional language?
Completion of a Criminal Record Consent Form under the?Criminal Record Review Act

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