WSTRA Continuing Education

Contact Hours
Courses
Auditing
Publications
Presentations

Educational Contact Hours

1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU = 1 credit

10 contact hours = 1.0 CEU = 10 credits

Academic Coursework

1 semester credit = 15 credits

1 trimester credit = 14 credits

1 quarter credit = 10 credits

Audited Academic Coursework

1 semester credit = 8 credits

1 trimester credit = 7 credits

1 quarter credit = 5 credits

Publications

Published professional book (original/revised) = 25 credits

Authored unpublished masters/doctoral thesis = 20 credits

Published editor of a professional book/journal = 15 credits

Published professional book chapter (original/revised) = 15 credits

Authored article in refereed journal = 15 credits

Published book review = 10 credits

Editorial review of professional journal article = 5 credits

Published research abstract/proceeding = 5 credits

Published article in professional magazine = 5 credits

Published professional newsletter article = 2 credits

No more than 25 credits in the areas of Publications and/or Presentations will be allowed toward Recertification Requirements.

Presentations

Professional conference presentation = 2 credits

Research or program poster = 2 credits

No more than 25 credits in the areas of Publications and/or Presentations will be allowed toward Recertification Requirements.

Annual Symposium
Experiential Workshops

13th Annual Northwest TR Symposium: Better Together

April 20-21, 2012

Tawanka Commons and Challenge Course, Eastern Washington University; Morning Star Boys' Ranch

Cheney, WA

Symposium Brochure

Online Registration (payment accepted via PayPal, you do NOT need a PayPal account)

To register by mail, send the Registration Form, located at the end of the Symposium Brochure, along with your check or money order (credit card not accepted for registration by mail) to:

WSTRA Symposium Registration

PO Box 1395

Duvall, WA 98019

Symposium Working Scholarships Professional Student

EWU Campus Map

SCHEDULE
Friday, April 20
9:00 - 9:45 AM	Check-in at either EWU Challenge Course or Morning Star Boys' Ranch
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Pre-Symposium Sessions: Experiential Ropes Course Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (ends at Noon)
1:00 - 1:45 PM	Check-in at Tawanka Commons
2:00 - 3:45 PM	Plenary Session A: What is an ICF and Why Does a Recreational Therapist Care
4:00 - 5:30 PM	Concurrent Session 1: Healthcare Issues Faced by LGBT Older Adults Nickel Basket
5:45 - 6:45 PM	Plenary Session B: Speed Dating the RT Way
7:00 PM	Social: Destination Dinner
Saturday, April 21
8:00 - 8:45 AM	Check-in at Tawanka Commons
8:45 - 10:00 AM	Keynote: It All Starts With Outcomes
10:15 - 11:45 AM	Concurrent Session 2: Integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy and RT in Mental Health Dementia and Intellectual Disabilities
Noon - 2:00 PM	Annual Meeting Luncheon: Advancing the Professional and WSTRA to Licensure
2:15 - 3:45 PM	Concurrent Session 3: Clinical Reasoning: Understanding and Application, Part 1 TR Programming for the Forensic Mental Health Setting
4:00 - 5:30 PM	Concurrent Session 4: Clinical Reasoning: Understanding and Application, Part 2 Private Practice in TR
5:45 - 7:00 PM	Plenary Session C: The Use of Evidence-Based Practice Techniques in TR Programs for Children with Autism

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

Pre-Symposium Session: Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy

Megan Ferney, Equine Program Supervisor, EAGALA Certified EAP Practitioner, Morning Star Boys' Ranch and Diane Thompson, MS, LMHC, Clinical Services Coordinator, Morning Star Boys' Ranch

Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) is an experiential modality implemented at Morning Star Boys' Ranch (MSBR) through the model presented by the Equine-Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA). Some things addressed in these sessions include anger, anxiety, depression and self esteem. Participants will have an opportunity to participate in an EAP session at MSBR. Please dress for weather as this will take place in an outdoor arena.

Pre-Symposium Session: Experiential Ropes Course

Chris Cindric, Director, Challenge Course, Eastern Washington University

Through an experiential session on the EWU Challenge Course, TR professionals will be given the opportunity to not only experience the ropes course as an option for therapeutic intervention, but will also participate in the different levels of the ropes course. TR professionals will be educated on and given the opportunity to experience team work, develop trust amongst each other, learn how to work towards individual and group goals and as well as how to plan for integration and inclusion within a ropes course.

Keynote Address: It All Starts With Outcomes

Candace Ashton, PhD, LRT/CTRS, Professor, TR, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

What are the client and program outcomes you are addressing? Are they important to your clients and administrators? Are you meeting those outcomes? How do you know? Lets' find out!

Plenary Session: Advancing the Profession and WSTRA to Licensure

Patty Irvin, CTRS, MPA, Rehabilitation Services Director, Eastern State Hospital; President-Elect, WSTRA

Welcome to another defining year for Recreation Therapy. To move forward, we will review where we've been, where we are and most importantly continue perfecting the definition of our practice through thought and a plan for future strategic action!

Plenary Session: Speed Dating the RT Way

Debbie Pate, MS, CTRS/R, Director, Recreation Therapy, Mental Health Service, Black Hills VA Health Care System; Treasurer and Webmaster, WSTRA and Randee Young, CTRS Activities Coordinator, Fairwinds-Redmond; West Representative, WSTRA

Whether you are an experienced or new professional or a student, ask questions of those with more experience and share wisdom with those with less experience using the “speed dating” method of meeting. Bring your questions, wisdom and treatment ideas!

Plenary Session: The use of Evidence-Based Practice Techniques in Therapeutic Recreation Programs for Children with Autism

EWU Senior TR Students enrolled in the Program Planning and Evaluation in TR course, under the direction of Emily S. Messina, PhD, CTRS

Three separate posters, completed by three separate student groups, will describe the use of evidence based practice with children with autism; including the utilization of existing research on the activity, as well as the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation process used. Each poster will describing the use of a different activity.

Plenary Session: What is an ICF and Why Does a Recreational Therapist Care

Debbie Pate, MS, CTRS/R, ATRA ICF/WHO Team; Director, Recreation Therapy, Mental Health Service, Black Hills VA Health Care System

Overview of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), underpinnings, coding system and RT practice application as well as updates regarding American Psychological Association’s ICF Procedural Manual and 2nd edition of the Recreational Therapy Handbook of Practice: ICF by Heather Porter, PhD, CTRS, will be discussed.

Concurrent Session: Clinical Reasoning: Understanding and Application (2 parts)

Susan Collins CTRS/R, Recreational Therapist, Physical Rehabilitation, Harborview Medical Center; Regan Dolloph CTRS/R, Recreational Therapist, Inpatient Psychiatry, Harborview Medical Center and Chrystal Williams CTRS/R, Recreational Therapist, Acute Psychiatry, Harborview Medical Center

During this two part session, gain a comprehensive understanding of the clinical reasoning concept through exploration of conceptual frameworks and competencies needed for effective decision making regarding client assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. A review of educational strategies will provide clinicians, students and educators with tools to incorporate clinical reasoning skill development into Recreation Therapy practice. Engage in an interactive portion to allow the clinical reasoning skill base to be further examined and practiced to enhance the critical application of the clinical decision making process. You must attend both sessions to receive CEUs.

Concurrent Session: Dementia and Intellectual Disabilities

Lisa Turner, MS, Executive Director, L. Turner Associates, Inc.

Overview of dementia characteristics and their frequency for intellectually disabled. Discussion of early symptoms, cognitive and behavioral aspects of dementia, and how to stimulate interests, maintain skills and compensate for decline.

Concurrent Session: Healthcare Issues Faced by LGBT Older Adults

Candace Ashton, PhD, LRT/CTRS, Professor, TR, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Older LGBT adults are more marginalized, isolated and vulnerable than their heterosexual peers, especially in health care settings. We’ll discuss how recreation therapists can address the issues and barriers faced by our older LGBT clients.

Concurrent Session: Integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Recreation Therapy in Mental Health

Teresa Duncan-McDonald, LMHC, CTRS/R, Mental Health Counselor/Recreational Therapist, Mental Health Unit, Swedish Edmonds Hospital

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) focuses on life skills that help clients change. This session will help you understand DBT skills and introduce creative ways to integrate DBT in Recreation Therapy groups.

Concurrent Session: Nickel Basket

Maria L. Goff, CTRS/R, Recreation Therapist, Adult Psych and Forensics, Eastern State Hospital

Nickel Basket explores and allows clients a safe and positive environment in which their sensory components can be addressed. The treatment focus is a 1:1 program that covers the five senses; thus, The “Nickel Basket”. The five senses are tactile, olfactory, visual, auditory and gustatory. Equipment, sensory items, facilitation and sequencing of the program, assessment and evaluation of patients' responses, goals and risk management will be discussed.

Concurrent Session: Private Practice in Therapeutic Recreation

Lisa Turner, MS, Executive Director, L. Turner Associates, Inc.

Overview of the major components of a private practice, from finding out if you are really the entrepreneurial type, to business models, marketing, financing, and building your client base.

Concurrent Session: Therapeutic Recreation Programming for the Forensic Mental Health Setting

Emily S. Messina, PhD, CTRS, Assistant Professor, TR, Eastern Washington University

An overview of the forensic mental health population, goals for the population, unique TR programming options for the population and open discussion to share programming ideas.

Online Registration

Symposium Brochure with Postal Mail Registration Form

Symposium Working Scholarships Professional Student

EWU Campus Map

Photos of previous Symposia

Summer Experiential Workshop

First Swing Golf Clinic at the Boeing Classic

To be annouced

ATRA Newsletter
Annual Conference
Professional Issues Forum
Webinars
Dementia Practice Guidelines
ATRA Annual

ATRA Newsletter

ATRA members may read the ATRA newsletter, answer ten multiple choice questions about the content and return that page of the newsletter with $10 to be eligible for 0.1 CEU. Archived editions are available for credit for one year after initial distribution. Members must log in to view archives.

2012 ATRA Annual Conference: Kick up Your Knowledge in the Wild, Wild West

October 12 - 15, 2012

Pointe Hilton Squaw Peek Resort, Phoenix, AZ

Peg Connolly Scholarship

Eight stipends for undergraduate and graduate TR students are available to attend ATRA’s Annual Conference. Stipend includs conference registration, lodging accommodations and $100 for meals. Students are responsible for their transportation to/from the conference. The scholarship is a “working scholarship”. Students assist in various aspects of implementing the conference such as room hosting, registration and monitoring social events.

Apply by March 23, 2012

2013 ATRA Annual Conference

September 29 - October 2, 2013

Sheraton Station Square Hotel, Pittsburg, PA

ATRA Mid-Year Professional Issues Forum: Taking Charge of Your Profession

February 26-28, 2012

Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD

ATRA Webinars

Areas include Evidence-Based Practice, Professional Issues, Behavioral Health, Geriatrics, Management, Physical Rehabilitation, Generations in the Workplace, Clinical Internship Instructor Training, TR for Ventilator-Dependent Pediatric Patients, Animal-Assisted Therapy and Social Skills for Adolescents with Autism.

ATRA Dementia Practice Guidelines Workshops

Working as a recreational therapist with individuals who have dementia and Alzheimer's Disease can be challenging, especially when you encounter behavioral problems. This all day intensive course will provide you with ATRA's exclusive training for utilizing Dementia Practice Guideline for Recreational Therapy: Treatment of Disturbing Behaviors, authored by Linda Buettner, Ph.D., CTRS and Suzanne Fitzsimmons, MS, RN. After completing the course and passing the competency exam with a score of 70% or higher, participants holding a CTRS will receive a Certificate of Training (those not holding a CTRS will receive a Certificate of Completion.), and CTRSs will be listed in ATRA's Dementia Practice Guidelines Certification Directory. The competency certificate and training is valid for three years. Join us for the day while learning to use interventions to minimize challenging behaviors and effectively enhance the quality of life of individuals with dementia.

ATRA Annual

ATRA Annuals are collections of research articles and post-tests. These are available to ATRA members for CEU credit up to five years after publication.

E-Learning
Congress and Exposition

NRPA E-Learning

Online Learning Center

Investing in yourself and your career is the ultimate long-term investment. The NRPA's enhanced online learning center course catalog has a selection of over 30 course offerings, including the ADA, aquatics, behavior management, health and wellness and inclusion.

Knowledge Center

NRPA Members can view documents created by agencies from all over the country in order to stay up to date with the newest trends and best practices in the field.

Webinars

Opportunities to obtain professional development and education through subject matter experts in an easy, interactive, cost-effective manner. Live and archived sessions are available. Topics include "Building Inclusive Communities Through Play", "Making Golf a Game Fore All" and "Leap Into Leadership".

NRPA 2012 Congress: Innovate Today, Strengthen Tomorrow

October 16 - 18, 2012

Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA

Pacific Northwest
Outside the Pacific Northwest

Conferences Within the Pacific Northwest

33rd Annual Duncan Seminar

Adulthood Here We Come: Smoothing the Healthcare Transition for Kids with Disabilities

Friday, March 30, 2012

Seattle Children's Hospital

Wright Auditorium

Before March 16th: $175; After March 16th: $190

Children with developmental disabilities and their families need adequate skills and knowledge to make a successful healthcare transition into adult care. Less than 50% of families nationwide indicate that their children and youth with special healthcare needs have received the services necessary to make appropriate transitions to adult healthcare, work and independence. Limited resources and gaps in health professions training are perceived as barriers to successful transition. This conference provides a forum to address these issues for the state of Washington.

Northwest AEE Regional Conference: Finding Your Edge in Experiential Education

April 13 - 15, 2012

Camp Squamish, British Columbia

PNWATRA Annual Spring TR Forum

May 11, 2012 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Oregon State Hospital, State Employment Building Auditorium

Salem, OR

For more info, contact Shannon Wesson at (503) 945-9974

Conferences Outside the Pacific Northwest

Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association Conference and Trade Show

March 6 - 8, 2012

Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center

Sturbridge, MA

Packages from $120

Aging in America Conference

March 28 - April 1, 2012

Marriott Wardman Park and Omni Shoreham Hotels

Washington, DC

Mideastern Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation

Southeast Recreational Therapy Symposium

EWU
Florida
Indiana
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Online
Correspondance

Eastern Washington University

under Emily Messina, PhD, CTRS

Courses include:

Current Trends in TR
Processes and Techniques in TR
Program Planning and Evaluation in TR
Assessment Techniques in TR
Supervision of TR Services
Legal Issues in Recreation and Leisure Services
Administration of Recreation and Leisure Services
Professional Internship

For more info, contact Dr. Messina.

University of Florida

Program Planning for Therapeutic Recreation

1.5 CEUs

$150

Planning, implementing and evaluating TR programs. Topics include:

Philosophy of TR
Client-centered programming
Ethics
Accessibility
Documentation
Health and Human Services
Trends

Once you register you will have exactly 24 weeks (168 days) to complete the course before your access expires.

Indiana University

under Bryan McCormick, PhD, CTRS

Master’s courses in therapeutic recreation through distance learning. These courses are offered via a closed-circuit TV system that allows students direct audio access to the instructor. Complete one course or a full Master of Science degree (35 semester credits).