Employment Requirements Athletic therapists usually require a bachelor's degree in physical recreation with a specialization in sports medicine or a college program in sports injury management. Art therapists require a graduate degree in art therapy. Music therapists usually require a bachelor's degree or two-year college program in music therapy. Recreational therapists usually require a bachelor's degree or college program in recreation with a specialization in therapeutic recreation.
Remedial gymnasts require completion of an approved college program in remedial gymnastics.
Supervised practical training is usually required for occupations in this unit group. Creative or technical ability in the field of specialization is usually required. Accreditation or registration with the appropriate national professional association or provincial counterpart may be required. This unit group includes specialized therapists not elsewhere classified who use techniques such as art, athletic, dance, music or recreational therapy or remedial gymnastics to aid in the treatment of mental and physical disabilities. They are employed by establishments such as hospitals, rehabilitation centres, clinics, recreational centres, nursing homes, educational institutions, prisons and day-care facilities or may work in private practice.