There is a position or a CTRS in behavioral medicine (Oklahoma).
Go here for details about this postion:
https://ssmhc.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=16016347&lang=en
Month: November 2016
Rec Specialist II needed
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CTRS needed
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Senior, skater is going to be a Rec Therapist!
I was very happy to read about a senior in a rec therapy degree program in the news.
Tamara Shannon is a skater for the Ithaca League of Women Rollers. What a rough sport. I’m so glad to hear she is passionate.
And so happy to see she is going to be a rec therapist.
I was a skateboarder. It has some common elements with her type of skating. Like:
1.) practice to get better. 2.) It is very intrinsic/ self-motivated. 3.) fall down – get back up again. 4.) goals – aim to go beyond your current skills.
Here is a link to her article:
http://www2.cortland.edu/news/detail.dot?id=a63903f2-5b6d-4318-bf8e-d18490cf4d90
Special Kids – receives grant!
I interviewed Becky Bachelor, CTRS a few months ago to provide us with recreational therapy for children with special needs. I thought it was a great webinar. I found it very informative.
Becky works at “Special Kids,” in TN.
I was happy to see that a grant has been provided to help kids.
The money from the grant (over $1,000) will go towards their “Play with a purpose” program.
The article provides an overview of what their Recreational Therapists do.
http://www.wgnsradio.com/special-kids-receives-nashville-predators-foundation-grant-cms-36312
Rec Therapy Stories do reach millions
Hey Chicken Soup for the Soul —
You claim there are not enough recreational therapists to create a book and that your company would need a large audience with millions of potential readers in order to make the very large financial investment required.
The truth is – Recreational Therapy stories inspire and they do reach millions of people.
Here are some world-famous examples of Recreational Therapy that got readers:
- Bethany Hamilton (Soul Surfer) had lost her arm in a shark attack. She had rec therapy to help her regain life skills. Plus – She is known to volunteer with Access Surf, an organization provided by Recreational Therapists to help people. Source: http://dannypettry.blogspot.com/2011/08/mark-marble-ctrs-bethany-hamilton.html
- Jaycee Dugard (A stolen life) was held captive for 18 years. She attributes horse-therapy as a major part of her healing. Her foundation provides funding so for animal therapy and other recreational therapies. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/jaycee_dugard/jaycee-dugard-horse-therapy-18-year-abduction/story?id=14150520
- Aron Ralston is the author of “Stuck between a rock and a hard place.” He survived six days with his arm stuck under a bolder. He attributes his recreational therapist for teaching him how to use prosthetics and to get back out to daily functioning like driving a car, and eventually by to climbing. Source: http://aronralston.org/aron-ralston-getting-back-to-climbing/
- What about the veterans who receive recreational therapy through V.A. hospitals and wounded warriors?
- What about the children with illness who are at children’s hospitals who receive recreational therapy?
Recreational Therapist provide amazing services and their stories need to be told.
I think Chicken Soup should reconsider and give a book on Recreational Therapy a chance.
Sincerely yours,
Rec Therapy Today
Thanksgiving Trivia
Here are some interesting Thanksgiving trivia activities from pinterest:
Kelly Anne Crossland
Kelley Anne Crossland is a junior therapeutic recreation major at Temple University.
She has created a really neat TR Portfolio website.
She outlines her education and experience in the field at her site.
Danny Pettry comments: I was at a conference in West Virginia about 10-years-ago or maybe more. I was eating lunch or dinner with Charlie Dixon (the operator of the TR Directory online) who is from Morgantown, West Virginia. We discussed how we were both surprised at the lack of webistes for our profession at the time. One of us pointed out that it was odd that two of the only people with web-sites in our profession were both from West Virginia, including: Charlie’s TR Directory, and myself, DannyPettry.com and TeachLeisure: Resources.
Here is the link to Kelley Anne Crossland’s TR portfolio:
https://sites.temple.edu/kelleyc623/academic-program/
Rec Therapy Careers
There are several Rec Therapist jobs posted at indeed.
Go to this link:
CTRS needed in MN.
Do you want to work in Minnesota?
There is a CTRS position posted here:
Rec Therapy Today with Danny Pettry 