Session 101

Instructional Level: Introductory

People of all abilities have a need to engage in healthy recreation and leisure opportunities daily. Recreation & leisure opportunities are an important part of life and provide an outlet to help regulate emotions, improve self-esteem, gain independence, decrease depression, improve social skills, reach goals as well as many other benefits. Sometimes, finding the resources or opportunities for recreation and leisure opportunities can be challenging, especially for people with co-occurring disorders. In this session, we will identify the various benefits of recreation and leisure for people with co-occurring disorders as well as identify resources within various communities, and how to adapt activities as needed.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify at least 3 benefits of recreation or leisure opportunities.
2. Identify 2-3 resources in their community that can help them or their loved ones engage in recreational or leisure opportunities.
3. Identify 3 barriers to recreation or leisure opportunities and ways to adapt to or overcome those barriers.