Table 1Transition record

animal assisted therapisttorecreational therapist

A animal assisted therapist already meets 26% of what the recreational therapist role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From animal assisted therapist

26%

Overlap1

To recreational therapist

19 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

80.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance A rebuild

80.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the recreational therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animal assisted 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 5 of its required skills as things a animal assisted 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
provide health education

What stands in the way is 3 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 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 animal assisted therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held animal therapy agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held assess the patient's therapeutic needs information skills
already held handle patient trauma assisting and caring
already held work with healthcare users' social network communication, collaboration and creativity
already held behavioural therapy social sciences, journalism and information
already held human psychological development social sciences, journalism and information

All 19 carried skills, including the 5 the recreational therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 77 missing skills fall into 12 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, 18 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 art therapy interventions optional
optional, not held apply music therapy methods optional
optional, not held apply music therapy treatment methods optional
optional, not held apply psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice optional
optional, not held ensure safety of healthcare users optional
optional, not held organise relapse prevention optional
optional, not held perform therapy sessions optional
optional, not held plan music therapy sessions optional
optional, not held practice gestalt therapy optional
optional, not held prepare treatment plan for art therapy optional
optional, not held recognise patients' reaction to therapy optional
optional, not held use art in a therapeutic setting optional
optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
optional, not held empathise with the healthcare user optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held take referred patients optional

02 health and welfare 13 supplementary

optional, not held applied music therapy optional
optional, not held autism optional
optional, not held dance therapy optional
optional, not held music therapy processes optional
optional, not held psychopathology optional
optional, not held theory of art therapy 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 social sciences, journalism and information 13 supplementary

optional, not held anthropology optional
optional, not held cognitive behavioural therapy optional
optional, not held eating disorders optional
optional, not held psychoacoustics optional
optional, not held psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held psychosociology optional
optional, not held reflexion optional
optional, not held cognitive psychology optional
optional, not held peer group methods optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held psychotherapy principles optional
optional, not held sexology optional
optional, not held victimology optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 12 supplementary

optional, not held accept own accountability optional
optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
optional, not held apply context specific clinical competences optional
optional, not held develop a repertoire for music therapy sessions optional
optional, not held encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring optional
optional, not held perform dances optional
optional, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams optional
optional, not held communicate in healthcare optional
optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

05 information skills 9 supplementary

optional, not held apply risk management in sports optional
optional, not held assess art therapy sessions 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 manage healthcare users' data optional
optional, not held record treated patient's information optional

06 arts and humanities 3 supplementary

optional, not held fine arts optional
optional, not held health care occupation-specific ethics optional
optional, not held philosophy optional

6 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 19 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 animal therapy knowledge
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held behavioural therapy knowledge
already held contribute to continuity of health care skill
already held control animal movement skill
already held deal with emergency care situations skill
already held handle patient trauma skill
already held human psychological development knowledge
already held refer healthcare users skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held sociology knowledge
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill
already held work with healthcare users' social network skill

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held health care legislation optional

08 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held pedagogy 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

11 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held relaxation techniques optional

12 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional

74 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held applied music therapy optional
optional, not held accept own accountability optional
optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
optional, not held anthropology optional
optional, not held apply art therapy interventions optional
optional, not held apply context specific clinical competences 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 psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held apply risk management in sports optional
optional, not held assess art therapy sessions optional
optional, not held assess music therapy sessions optional
optional, not held autism optional
optional, not held cognitive behavioural therapy optional
optional, not held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice 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 encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring optional
optional, not held ensure safety of healthcare users 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 organise relapse prevention 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 practice gestalt therapy optional
optional, not held prepare treatment plan for art therapy optional
optional, not held psychoacoustics optional
optional, not held psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held psychopathology optional
optional, not held psychopharmacology optional
optional, not held psychosociology 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 theory of art therapy optional

34 further entries not listed here

11 held skills the recreational therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role animal behaviour knowledge
not needed by the target role assistive instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluation of psychological performance knowledge
not needed by the target role instruct animals for therapy purposes skill
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role palliative care knowledge
not needed by the target role performance diagnosis knowledge
not needed by the target role promote animal welfare skill
not needed by the target role recruit animal handlers skill
not needed by the target role select therapy animals skill
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill

33 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 applied music therapy optional
optional, not held anthropology optional
optional, not held autism optional
optional, not held cognitive behavioural therapy 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 psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held psychopathology optional
optional, not held psychopharmacology optional
optional, not held psychosociology optional
optional, not held reflexion optional
optional, not held theory of art therapy optional
optional, not held types of music therapies optional
optional, not held cognitive psychology optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held fine arts optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held health care legislation 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 pedagogy optional
optional, not held peer group methods optional
optional, not held philosophy optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held psychotherapy principles optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional
optional, not held sexology optional
optional, not held victimology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from animal assisted therapist

Full index of moves from animal assisted 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.