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Empowering People * Strengthening Families * Achieving Goals * Having Fun
Our Mission
is to empower people and strengthen families by helping them to achieve their goals and to have fun while they do it. We do this by providing individual and inclusive opportunities for people of all ages and ability levels to participate in constructive recreational and educational opportunities where they can discover their strengths and unique gifts, make positive choices and are able to grow and learn the life skills they need to be successful. At Creekside Recreational Therapy Services, we believe that everyone has the potential to be a valuable member of our community.
Some of these life skills include:- setting and achieving goals
- communication and social skills
- resisting negative peer pressure
- using positive coping skills to handle feelings and emotions
- cooperation and teamwork
- functional skills
Our goal is to respond to the needs of our community by providing the people we serve and their families with innovative and effective Recreational Therapy services. We are committed to fostering the development, growth and success of children, adolescents and adults with and without disabilities by providing individualized attention as part of structured, nuturing and fun individual and/or group programs, Therapeutic Recreation activities, outings and trips.
We want to make a difference in people's lives, help them grow and positively affect our community!
To learn more about recreational therapy and the services we provide, please visit the Services link.
To learn more about the benefits Recreational Therapy, please visit the Benefits of RT link.
Our Values
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Collaboration, Cooperation and Teamwork:
working together toward a common goal. Connection to ourselves, each other, the environment and our sense of meaning and purpose is vital. Respect and Responsibility:
showing consideration for feelings, rights and property of self and others and embracing diversity and differences in others and accountability for one's behavior, duties and obligations. Effective Communication:
sending and receiving positive messages to build up one another Empowerment:
the ability to use a person's knowledge and experience to increase control over and make positive changes in one's life. Each person is the expert in his or her own life. Kindness and Compassion:
an understanding of the challenges of others which creates an urge to help Safety and Fun:
physically and emotionally taking care of each other & having a great time!! Integrity and Honesty:
being truthful, fair, sincere and straightforward Development and Growth:
living up to one's potential and discovering personal meaning, purpose and one's passion for life. Everyone should have the opportunity to be a successful member of their community. Encouragement:
giving each other courage, hope, confidence, support and help
Our Vision and Our Dream...
is to provide a variety of services for people of all ages and ability levels including individual and group Recreational Therapy, Parenting Education, Therapeutic Recreation Activities and Training and Educational Services consisting of Integrated Play Groups (IPG), Circle of Parents (CoP), outdoor adventure, service learning, and other groups focusing on communication skills and socialization, cooperation & teamwork, coping skills, parenting education, character education, acceptance of others/anti-bullying, etc. at a time and location that is convenient to parents and participants (including after school and during the summer).
is to move to a "home base" (maybe a house with a decent sized yard) in New Bern, in a fairly well traveled area, so we can have an office and a place to do groups and hold meetings, etc. in an easily accessible environment that people feel comfortable in.
is to be financially stable enough to provide the programs and services the will meet the needs of people and families in our communities throughout Eastern North Carolina.
is to spread the word about Creekside RTS (Marketing) through the website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, the blog, newsletters, email newsletters, brochures, flyers, events, health and wellness fairs, festivals and anywhere else we can share how we help meet the needs of people in our community.
is to be permanently located in a camp setting in Eastern North Carolina and have the land and natural resources available to provide more services and meet more needs. These may include opportunities for people to get out in Creation and learn about themselves, each other, the world, and their effect on it. Through the use of Adventure Based Therapy, Experiential Education, ropes courses (with both high and low elements), water (including creeks and other bodies of water) and Eastern North Carolina's natural areas (forests, creeks, etc.) Creekside Recreational Therapy Services will be able to provide quality Recreational Therapy and other services including family weekend retreats as well as additional activities for individuals, groups, families, youth groups and others.
Help make our dream reality!Be a part of Creekside Recreational Therapy Services -- Get Involved!
For additional information, to volunteer, donate or to schedule an appointment email Creekside Recreational Therapy Services at recreational.therapist@gmail.com or call 252-349-0220. Appointments can generally be scheduled within ten business days.
