This module will focus on the role of Therapeutic Recreation in an inpatient pediatric setting. For a child, living on an inpatient unit is not “normal” and can create disruption in their development. During this session, we will look at the breakdown of a child’s cognitive development in each of Piaget’s cognitive development stages. We will focus on what play milestones we expect to see at each stage, appropriate interventions we can facilitate to support these milestones, how to incorporate these interventions into an interdisciplinary collaborative effort and finally, discharge recommendations to help support families and their children once returning into the community.

Upon completion of the module, participants will be able to:
1. Identify one appropriate play intervention for each stage of cognitive development
2. Identify three expected play milestones for each stage of cognitive development
3. Identify at least two discharge activities to recommend to families to support community carry over of child’s goals