Recreation Therapy InternshipsAt — AbilityFirst

AbilityFirst provides programs and services for children and adults with disabilities. Established in 1926 as the Crippled Children’s Society of Southern California, our mission is to help people with disabilities realize their full potential throughout their lives. AbilityFirst is an approved Therapeutic Recreation Internship site through the California Board of Recreation & Park Certification. Under the supervision of a Certified Recreation Therapist, the RT intern can gain practical experience in community-based non-profit therapeutic recreation programs. Assignments may include but are not limited to, hands-on care with both children and adults, which includes hand-over-hand activities, toileting, swimming, feeding and diapering, program planning, implementation, evaluation: client assessment, developing an individual program plan, other documentation, developing a program proposal and program budget, developing community resource file, assisting with a major special event, assisting staff and volunteers, attending trainings, implement adaptive activity training and community meetings.