The Recreational Therapist’s Guide To Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Part 1

*This course has been pre-approved by NCTRC for 5 clock hours.

Learn about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and how Recreational Therapists can use this therapy in their practices. Learn the background of CBT practice, the CBT step by step therapeutic process, the various CBT applications for specific people groups and diagnoses, the biological changes that happen as a result of using CBT, and what considerations a Recreational Therapist should be aware of when treating patients using CBT. Learner will need to pass a quiz with at least 70% at the end of this course to be awarded the completion certificate. This is ‘Part 1 of 2’ in the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Course
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Course Objectives

*This course is divided into two parts

  • Learner will demonstrate basic understanding of how Recreational Therapists can use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques in their practices

  • Learner will demonstrate background knowledge of CBT practice

  • Learner will demonstrate knowledge of the step by step technique of applying CBT

  • Learner will demonstrate understanding of applications of CBT for various people groups and diagnoses.

  • Learner will demonstrate understanding of the biological changes that will result of using CBT techniques

  • Learner will demonstrate understanding of what considerations a Recreational Therapist should be aware of when treating patients using CBT

Nathan Lamaster, CTRS

Instructor Bio:

Nathan Lamaster is a nationally Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) from Tyler, Tx who has started a handful of both TR and non-TR businesses throughout his career as well as worked in a variety of TR settings as a practitioner. His current TR businesses are SMART CEUs Hub (an online, NCTRC pre-approved source for Recreational Therapy continuing education), CEU Cloud (a mobile phone application for managing your continuing education transcripts/CEUs), and the Rec Therapy Directory (an ultimate resource site for Recreational Therapists). He also has a passion for seeing TR entrepreneurship grow and is both the author of the book “The Entrepreneur Rec Therapist: The Business Education You Missed In School” as well as the creator/moderator for the TR Entrepreneur Connection Facebook group that connects RT entrepreneurs/educates them. Besides these TR businesses, he is also the inventor/creator of the Pill Puncher which is a medical device that opens up blister packs of medication both effectively and sanitarily.

Nathan Lamaster, CTRS

Founder Of SMART CEUs Hub