WSTRA Community Therapeutic Recreation Specialist of the Year
For exceptional contribution to community TR. May be bestowed annually to only one (1) community TR specialist.
Criteria
- Certified by NCTRC®.
- Not a WSTRA Board or Professional Recognition Committee member at time of nomination, selection or receipt.
- Two (2) or more years experience providing or supervising the application of TR services in a community setting.
- During preceding year, contributed to community TR in two (2) of following:
- Evidence of creative and/or innovative community TR programs developed to meet a specific population need.
- Documented case study of a client with a positive outcome related to TR programming.
- Evidence of exceptional community TR treatment development and implementation.
- Provision of one (1) or more professional development presentations regarding community TR treatment.
- Authored or co-authored one (1) or more professional development publications regarding community TR treatment.
- Supervision of one (1) or more TR students during practicum or internship in a community TR setting.
- One (1) or more presentations of information related to community TR to secondary school or higher education students.
- Other meritorious contributions to community TR.
Recipients
2009
Alice Busch, CTRS
Therapeutic Recreation, Spokane Parks and Recreation
Spokane, WA
