Table 1Transition record

art therapisttorecreational therapist

A art therapist already meets 57% of what the recreational therapist role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From art therapist

57%

Overlap1

To recreational therapist

54 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

55.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.6

This move: 55.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the recreational therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the art therapist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 54 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A recreational therapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a art therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held apply art therapy interventions assisting and caring
already held assess art therapy sessions information skills
already held prepare treatment plan for art therapy assisting and caring
already held take referred patients assisting and caring
already held theory of art therapy health and welfare
already held use art in a therapeutic setting assisting and caring

All 54 carried skills, including the 5 the recreational therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 42 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held perform therapeutic musical repertoire required
required, not held respond to incidents in music therapy sessions required
required, not held review music therapy treatment approaches required

optional, not held apply music therapy methods optional
optional, not held apply music therapy treatment methods optional
optional, not held perform therapy sessions optional
optional, not held plan music therapy sessions optional
optional, not held recognise patients' reaction to therapy optional
optional, not held empathise with the healthcare user optional

02 health and welfare 10 supplementary

optional, not held autism optional
optional, not held dance therapy optional
optional, not held music therapy processes optional
optional, not held types of music therapies optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held medical studies optional
optional, not held neurology optional
optional, not held paediatrics optional

03 information skills 7 supplementary

optional, not held apply risk management in sports optional
optional, not held assess music therapy sessions optional
optional, not held diagnose mental disorders optional
optional, not held identify patients' behaviours optional
optional, not held observe healthcare users optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment optional
optional, not held record treated patient's information optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 7 supplementary

optional, not held anthropology optional
optional, not held eating disorders optional
optional, not held psychoacoustics optional
optional, not held reflexion optional
optional, not held peer group methods optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held psychotherapy principles optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held develop a repertoire for music therapy sessions optional
optional, not held perform dances optional
optional, not held work with healthcare users' social network optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

06 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary

optional, not held animal therapy optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a recreational therapist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 54 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess the patient's therapeutic needs skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
already held provide health education skill
already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held applied music therapy knowledge
already held apply art therapy interventions skill
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held apply psychoanalysis skill
already held assess art therapy sessions skill
already held behavioural therapy knowledge
already held cognitive behavioural therapy knowledge
already held cognitive psychology knowledge
already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held contribute to continuity of health care skill
already held deal with emergency care situations skill
already held educate on the prevention of illness skill
already held encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held fine arts knowledge
already held handle patient trauma skill
already held health care legislation knowledge
already held human psychological development knowledge
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held organise relapse prevention skill
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held philosophy knowledge
already held practice gestalt therapy skill
already held prepare treatment plan for art therapy skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held psychoanalysis knowledge
already held psychopathology knowledge
already held psychosociology knowledge
already held refer healthcare users skill
already held relaxation techniques knowledge
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held sexology knowledge
already held sociology knowledge
already held take referred patients skill
already held theory of art therapy knowledge
already held use art in a therapeutic setting skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill
already held victimology knowledge
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held health care occupation-specific ethics optional

08 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held control animal movement optional

09 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply music therapy assessment methods optional

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held psychopharmacology optional

39 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held animal therapy optional
optional, not held anthropology optional
optional, not held apply music therapy assessment methods optional
optional, not held apply music therapy methods optional
optional, not held apply music therapy treatment methods optional
optional, not held apply risk management in sports optional
optional, not held assess music therapy sessions optional
optional, not held autism optional
optional, not held control animal movement optional
optional, not held dance therapy optional
optional, not held develop a repertoire for music therapy sessions optional
optional, not held diagnose mental disorders optional
optional, not held eating disorders optional
optional, not held identify patients' behaviours optional
optional, not held music therapy processes optional
optional, not held observe healthcare users optional
optional, not held perform dances optional
optional, not held perform therapy sessions optional
optional, not held plan music therapy sessions optional
optional, not held psychoacoustics optional
optional, not held psychopharmacology optional
optional, not held recognise patients' reaction to therapy optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment optional
optional, not held reflexion optional
optional, not held types of music therapies optional
optional, not held work with healthcare users' social network optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held empathise with the healthcare user optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held health care occupation-specific ethics optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held medical studies optional
optional, not held neurology optional
optional, not held paediatrics optional
optional, not held peer group methods optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held psychotherapy principles optional
optional, not held record treated patient's information optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

12 held skills the recreational therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role challenge patient behaviour by means of art skill
not needed by the target role define creative components skill
not needed by the target role develop educational materials on art therapy skill
not needed by the target role enable patients to explore artworks skill
not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
not needed by the target role formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy skill
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role neurophysiology knowledge
not needed by the target role psychological theories knowledge
not needed by the target role schedule artistic activities skill
not needed by the target role techniques of practice in art therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role use techniques to increase patients' motivation skill

20 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held animal therapy optional
optional, not held anthropology optional
optional, not held autism optional
optional, not held dance therapy optional
optional, not held eating disorders optional
optional, not held music therapy processes optional
optional, not held psychoacoustics optional
optional, not held psychopharmacology optional
optional, not held reflexion optional
optional, not held types of music therapies optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held health care occupation-specific ethics optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held medical studies optional
optional, not held neurology optional
optional, not held paediatrics optional
optional, not held peer group methods optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held psychotherapy principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from art therapist

Full index of moves from art therapist

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.