Table 1Transition record

music therapisttorecreational therapist

A music therapist already meets 77% of what the recreational therapist role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.

From music therapist

77%

Overlap1

To recreational therapist

70 Skills carried over

0 Required, not held

34.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Very strong match

77%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

34.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the recreational therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the music 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.

Why

Why this move works

A recreational therapist role treats 8 of its required skills as things a music therapist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

assess the patient's therapeutic needs
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
listen actively
maintain healthcare user data confidentiality
perform therapeutic musical repertoire
provide health education

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 70 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 music therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform therapeutic musical repertoire assisting and caring
already held respond to incidents in music therapy sessions assisting and caring
already held review music therapy treatment approaches assisting and caring
already held apply music therapy assessment methods management skills
already held apply music therapy methods assisting and caring
already held apply music therapy treatment methods assisting and caring

All 70 carried skills, including the 8 the recreational therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 8 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 10 supplementary

optional, not held apply art therapy interventions optional
optional, not held apply psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held handle patient trauma optional
optional, not held perform therapy sessions optional
optional, not held practice gestalt therapy optional
optional, not held prepare treatment plan for art therapy optional
optional, not held refer healthcare users optional
optional, not held use art in a therapeutic setting optional
optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
optional, not held take referred patients optional

02 health and welfare 4 supplementary

optional, not held autism optional
optional, not held dance therapy optional
optional, not held theory of art therapy optional
optional, not held human physiology optional

03 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held apply risk management in sports optional
optional, not held assess art therapy sessions optional
optional, not held diagnose mental disorders optional
optional, not held observe healthcare users optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held perform dances optional
optional, not held work with healthcare users' social network optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary

optional, not held eating disorders optional
optional, not held psychology optional

06 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary

optional, not held animal therapy optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 70 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 perform therapeutic musical repertoire skill
already held provide health education skill
already held respond to incidents in music therapy sessions skill
already held review music therapy treatment approaches skill
already held accept own accountability skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held anthropology knowledge
already held applied music therapy knowledge
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held apply music therapy assessment methods skill
already held apply music therapy methods skill
already held apply music therapy treatment methods skill
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held assess music 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 develop a repertoire for music therapy sessions skill
already held disability types knowledge
already held educate on the prevention of illness skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held geriatrics knowledge
already held health care legislation knowledge
already held health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
already held human psychological development knowledge
already held identify patients' behaviours skill
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held medical studies knowledge
already held music therapy processes knowledge
already held neurology knowledge
already held organise relapse prevention skill
already held paediatrics knowledge
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held peer group methods knowledge
already held philosophy knowledge
already held plan music therapy sessions skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held psychoacoustics knowledge
already held psychoanalysis knowledge
already held psychopathology knowledge
already held psychopharmacology knowledge
already held psychosociology knowledge
already held psychotherapy principles knowledge
already held recognise patients' reaction to therapy skill
already held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment skill
already held record treated patient's information skill
already held reflexion knowledge
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 types of music therapies knowledge
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 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held fine arts optional

08 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held control animal movement optional

26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held animal therapy optional
optional, not held apply art therapy interventions optional
optional, not held apply psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held apply risk management in sports optional
optional, not held assess art therapy sessions optional
optional, not held autism optional
optional, not held control animal movement optional
optional, not held dance therapy optional
optional, not held diagnose mental disorders optional
optional, not held eating disorders optional
optional, not held handle patient trauma optional
optional, not held observe healthcare users optional
optional, not held perform dances optional
optional, not held perform therapy sessions optional
optional, not held practice gestalt therapy optional
optional, not held prepare treatment plan for art therapy optional
optional, not held refer healthcare users optional
optional, not held theory of art therapy optional
optional, not held use art in a therapeutic setting optional
optional, not held work with healthcare users' social network optional
optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
optional, not held fine arts optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held take referred patients optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

40 held skills the recreational therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply music therapy termination methods skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role conduct musical ensembles skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate a technical foundation in musical instruments skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate musicianship skill
not needed by the target role design evaluation methods in music therapy skill
not needed by the target role design music therapy termination plan skill
not needed by the target role design musical events involving patients skill
not needed by the target role develop educational materials on music therapy skill
not needed by the target role develop original melodies skill
not needed by the target role developmental possibilities in music therapy interventions knowledge
not needed by the target role direct movement experiences 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 history of musical instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role identify characteristics of music skill
not needed by the target role implement evaluation methods in music therapy skill
not needed by the target role integrate scientific findings into music therapy practice skill
not needed by the target role inter-professional communication in the psychosocial field knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role meet the requirements of legal bodies skill
not needed by the target role meet the requirements of social security reimbursement bodies skill
not needed by the target role music therapy schools knowledge
not needed by the target role music therapy theories knowledge
not needed by the target role neonatology knowledge
not needed by the target role neurophysiology knowledge
not needed by the target role organise group music therapy sessions skill
not needed by the target role palliative settings knowledge
not needed by the target role perform musical improvisations in therapy skill
not needed by the target role personal development knowledge
not needed by the target role planning principles for music therapy interventions knowledge
not needed by the target role play musical instruments skill
not needed by the target role provide directions in music therapy sessions skill
not needed by the target role provide feedback on patient's communication style skill
not needed by the target role provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health skill
not needed by the target role psychiatric diagnostics knowledge
not needed by the target role psychological theories knowledge
not needed by the target role use music according to the needs of patients skill
not needed by the target role use techniques to increase patients' motivation skill
not needed by the target role use therapeutic communication techniques skill

8 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 autism optional
optional, not held dance therapy optional
optional, not held eating disorders optional
optional, not held theory of art therapy optional
optional, not held fine arts optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held psychology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from music therapist

Full index of moves from music 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.