Recreational Therapist Additional Resources
The American Therapeutic Recreation Association
Largest US, national professional organization representing the interests and needs of recreational therapists. Defines therapeutic recreation as the provision of Treatment services and the provision of Recreation services to persons with illnesses or dis
http://www.atra-tr.org
National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification
Nationally recognized credentialing organization for the profession of therapeutic recreation in the US.
http://www.nctrc.org/
Therapeutic Recreation Directory
Presents a wide variety of resources including employment, internship, association, academic, activity ideas, and discussion forums. Probably the largest therapeutic recreation/recreation therapy site.
http://www.recreationtherapy.com/
New York State Therapeutic Recreation Association
Membership organization. Includes news updates, jobs listing, along with board and membership information.
http://www.nystra.org/
National Therapeutic Recreation Society
A membership organization and a branch of the National Recreation and Parks Association. Defines therapeutic recreation as a continuum of services: treatment, education and recreation.
http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=530
Recreation Therapy and Child Life at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Offers services to patients of the Psychiatric, Rehabilitation, Burn/Plastics/Renal, Cardiology, Hematology/Oncology, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Trauma and Medical Surgical Units. The Child Life program offers programs for pediatric patients.
http://www.wfubmc.edu/recther_childlife/
Dept of Veterans's Affairs: Recreation Therapy Service
Provides clinical treatment interventions for veterans and other beneficiaries.
http://www1.va.gov/health/Natrecth/index.html
Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association
Membership organization. Includes variety of online resources--discussion board, membership information, conference updates.
http://www.alberta-tr.org/
Electronic Therapeutic Recreation/Recreation Therapy
Links to many therapeutic recreation directories and documents.
http://www.uwlax.edu/rmtr/tr/
Chesapeake Area Recreation Therapy Association
A membership organization. Includes membership information and expanded links for members only.
http://www.gocharta.org/