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Recreation and creative arts therapy at VA Spokane health care

VHA health service name and description
Description

We offer a wide range of activities (arts and crafts, games, sports, exercise) that we can adapt to your needs.

Type of care
Social programs and services
Health Service API ID
recreationTherapy
Type of Care
Counseling services
Service description
Military service can affect your emotional, mental, and physical health. We offer recreation and creative arts therapy through activities that can be adapted to your needs.
This is a required Vet Center service
No
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VAMC system description

Recreational therapy is a structured process that utilizes recreation and other activity/whole health-based interventions to address assessed needs of individuals with illnesses and/or disabling conditions. Interventions are specific and Veteran-centered to prevent, increase, and/or maintain loss of functioning in all areas of recovery including social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and spiritual well-being.

Veterans who have expressed difficulty coping with new or chronic injury/illness, mental health conditions, loneliness, loss of purpose, terminal illness, general loss of functioning in any area of wellness, those interested in learning more about Whole Health concepts or Adaptive Sports.

To learn more, contact us at 509-434-7018.