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/
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 disabling
conditions.
http://www.atra-tr.org
Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association:
Membership organization. Includes variety of online
resources--discussion board, membership information, conference
updates.
http://www.alberta-tr.org/
North Carolina Recreation Therapy Association:
Membership organization. Promotes the benefits of therapeutic
recreation specialists and assistants. Info for recreation therapy
professionals, case managers and consumers.
http://www.ncrta.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/branches/ntrs.htm
Therapeutic Recreation in Schools:
Overview of therapeutic recreation opportunities in public schools
based on USA's Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA).
http://perth.uwlax.edu/trschools/
Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association:
A national membership association. Includes membership and
conference information along with a discussion board.
http://www.canadian-tr.org/
Southeast Therapeutic Recreation Symposium, Inc.:
Held annually in the southeastern United States to disseminate
current information to provide for the continual growth and
development of therapeutic recreation professionals.
http://www.musc.edu/strs/
Arizona State Therapeutic Recreation Association:
A membership organization. Includes information of organization's
mission and board members.
http://www.accessarizona.com/community/groups/ASTRA/index.html
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/
Idyll Arbor, Inc.:
Publishing consulting firm. Offers books, audio tapes, video tapes,
testing tools, posters, games and consultation for everyday
practice. Unique selection of recreation therapy resources
available.
http://www.idyllarbor.com/
Northern Ohio Therapeutic Recreation Association:
A membership organization for TR professionals in Northern Ohio. The
site includes a map to meeting sites, links to TR resources, meeting
minutes, and contact names.
http://www.ashland.edu/notra
