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2010 Therapeutic Recreation Network Meeting Schedule
All meetings are scheduled for Thursdays at 9:00am
April 8
Denver Parks & Rec
May 13
ARO, Ft. Collins
June - No meeting
July - No meeting
August 12
Broomfield Rec
September 9
Apex Parks & Rec
October 14
Wheat Ridge
November 11
Lakewood R.I.S.E.
December 9
Luncheon-TBA
Please contact Aspen DeField if you would like to be added to the email list for directions & details. |
Up Coming CO-OP Activities
Dive In Movie at Wheat Ridge
April 9 (Fri)
$12 per person
Adapted "TRY"athlon
April25 (Sun)
Invoice $20 per person
Dodgeball & Hot Dogs in Boulder
May 6th (Thur) @ South Boulder Recreation Center
5:30-7pm
Boulder charges : $20 (R)/ $25(N)
New ideas?
* Bowling Alley Tour
* Extreme Makeover
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Annual TR Spring Workshop: Achieving Great Things by Working Together
Speakers:
Marie Teague - Wellness Life Coach: Creating Balance to Prevent Burnout
Evan Zislis- Program Director at YouthZone: Successful Networking and Effective Collaborating
Pam Vigil- Adaptive Yoga: Benefits, Theory, and How-to
Friday, April 23 8am-3pm Green Valley Ranch Recreation Center
4890 Argonne Way, Denver, CO 80249
For registration forms or more information about CEUs, prices and scheduling please click here. |
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Metro State Rummage Sale!
Sponsored by the Students of Recreation Society to help fund events and professional development for students. See attached flyer for more information.
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Professional Development in Therapeutic Recreation
by: Jane K. Broida, CTRS, CPRP
Vice President, CTRS Board
The importance of remaining current, with updated professional knowledge and skills, is paramount to the delivery of safe, efficient, and effective therapeutic recreation services to consumers. The Board of the Colorado Therapeutic Recreation Society is committed to assisting professionals in meeting their professional development needs and recently completed a survey to ascertain training interests. Twenty-two individuals responded to the online questionnaire and the results are summarized below.
10 Highest Rated Topics for Professional Development
Average Topic
3.36 Programming: holistic health
3.15 Personal development: how to negotiate
3.09 Developing partnerships and collaborations
3.05 Programming: aquatic therapy
3.05 Personal development: stress management
3.00 Programming: outdoor recreation
2.91 Volunteer program/management
2.91 Personal development: enhancing your marketability
2.90 Programming: play and therapeutic plan
2.86 Programming: animal-assisted therapy
The majority of respondents preferred short program sessions, ranging from one to two hours (45.5%), with three-hour and half-day sessions equally following in preference (36.4%). The most important factor influencing attendance at the CPRA conference was pertinent sessions (70%), followed by affordability (55.6%), and pertinent sessions offered on one/two days (53.3%).
The data, while limited in representation, will help the CTRS Board plan the Spring Workshop, annual conference, and grand rounds offered throughout the year. The Colorado Therapeutic Recreation Society is committed to ensuring professionals have opportunities for growth and development and welcomes your continued input (contact Jane Broida, Vice President, broidaj@mscd.edu). |
Exploring the Arts!
By: Kara Wright, TR Intern
Denver Parks & Recreation Special Needs Program
In my own life my passion for making and appreciating art of all types has helped me express myself in many ways. As an intern with the Denver Parks & Recreation Special Needs Program I decided to combine my own artistic passion with a desire to provide an opportunity for our participants to explore their creativity.
This season we will be holding a new program, "Exploring the Arts", which will allow participants to experiment with different mediums each week. We will explore a variety of projects; pinhole photography, paper mache, acrylic painting and ceramics.
I also feel that a valuable part of the art process is sharing it with others. To provide this opportunity for our participants, endowing them with a sense of pride, we will be holding an Art Show to conclude the class. Allowing them to share with family, friends and the public what they have created.
Please join us on the evening of April 9th from 6 to 8 pm for the first annual Exploring the Arts Gallery Showing, sponsored by the Special Needs Program. Come celebrate our participants and all they have accompished this session. The Art Show will be held at Washington Park Recreation Center in Denver. Please call Kara Wright at 720-865-0820 for more information. We look forward to seeing you at our event!
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Call out for Proposals in November in Illinois
2010 Education Session Proposals deadline is Friday, March 19 [Read More] |
 CPRA Foundation Professional Scholarship Available
Our scholarship cycle begins in March of each year. It's open to all CPRA members. The only requirement is that you're a current member. There are a number of scholarships available- professional development scholarships, section scholarships, tuition only scholarships, etc. Most can be used for any professional development of your choice, not just CPRA events! It's an easy process to apply so look for the 2010 application on the CPRA website. The more involved you are with CPRA, the "higher ranking" your application is scored.
Applications are available for download from our website every March and are due back to our offices by 5:00 pm April 15.
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 National ADA Symposium*Recreation-Specific Track Available!*
June 20-23 in Denver, CO
Hyatt Regency Colorado Convention Center
Visit website for schedule of daily events & session descriptions: www.adasymposium.org
Features of the 2010 National ADA Symposium
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The latest information on new regulations and the ADA Amendments Act from the federal agencies that write the regulations.
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48 sessions on a variety of significant issues related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Presenters include representatives from the US Departments of Justice, Education, Defense, National Homeland Security/FEMA, the EEOC, US Access Board, and the International Code Council.
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2.5 hour sessions that allow for dynamic, interactive, in-depth training.
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Pre-conference designed for newcomers to the ADA.
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Opportunities for networking with people directly involved in ADA implementation throughout the United States.
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All participants will receive a USB Flash Drive containing materials from all sessions!
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Continuing Education Units available including International Code Council (ICC) CEUs.
Fee: $500 (includes 6 meals)
20% discount for groups of 5+ (only $400 per person!)
1.2 CEUs available
Event Coordinator
Great Plains ADA Center
100 Corporate Lake Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
573-882-3600 (V/TTY)
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Let's Talk About It:
A Special Needs Approach to Teaching about Personal Safety
Offered by the Denver Children's Advocacy Center, in collaboration with Project Pave, this workshop aims to increase awareness of exposure to the topics of personal safety and abuse prevention within the special needs community, as well as build understanding
of sexual development and safety for participants.
This workshop is encouraged for educators, caregivers, parents, therapists, healthcare professionals,daycare providers, and others who regularly interact with the special needs community.
Date: Wednesday, April 21
Time: 9 am - 4 pm
Cost: $110 individual
$85 groups of 4 or more
$40 with valid student ID
$130 day of event
Location: PPA Event Center
2105 Decatur
Denver, CO 80211-5125
303-433-8247
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Paralympics Fill Olympic Withdrawals
by: Robin Lofton
Suffering from Olympic withdrawals? Why not watch the Paralympics (also officially known as the X Paralympic Winter Games)? The 2010 Winter Paralympics will be celebrated in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia between March 12-21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony will take place in BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2010 will be the second time Canada has hosted the Paralympic Games, following the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto. Paralympic Sport TV (paralympicsport.tv) which is the Internet TV Channel of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will offer international free online live and recorded coverage of the games, everyday from 9:00 to 22:30 PST.
There will be five sports on the 2010 winter games program: Alpine skiing, Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Wheel chair curling, and Sledge hockey competing from thirty-three participating nations. Each sport has physical disability groups: Amputee/Dwarfism/Other, Blind/Visually Impaired, Spinal Cord Injury/Paralyzed/Wheelchair-User, and Traumatic Brain Injury/CP/Stroke.
A subdivision of the Paralympics games is the Paralympic Experience. This program introduces individuals with physical disabilities (ages 14-19) to Paralympic sport on the local and international levels. The goal of the program is to show individuals with physical disabilities how participation in sports and living a healthy, active lifestyle can have a profoundly positive impact on their lives. Sound familiar? Paralympic Sport Clubs, located in more than 100 communities (16 located here in Colorado) across the US, annually host a one-day Paralympic Experience event that exposes local participants to a variety of Paralympic sport opportunities available in the community. To find a Paralympic Experience in your community, visit the Paralympic Activity Network.
The introduction of the mascot, Sumi, an angel guardian spirit with the wings of the Thunderbird and legs of a black bear, is the first time the Olympic and Paralympic mascots were introduced at the same time. To commemorate the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, seventeen new Canadian coins are being issued for general circulation. Two of the circulation coins will honor Paralympic sports. The two sports being featured include wheelchair curling (released on July 11, 2007) and ice sledge hockey (to be released on March 18, 2010).
The Paralympics is making huge strides in the magnitude and aftershock of the Olympics in terms of athletes, support staff, media coverage, and financial incentives (both direct and indirect for athletes). They are honoring tradition - cross country events have been a part of the Paralympic Winter Games since the sport was first introduced at the Ornskjoldsvik (Sweden) Games in 1976, as well as honoring modern sports - wheelchair curling made its debut at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Torino as a medal event. The Paralympics themselves are a fitting way to end the Olympic cycle with the triumph of the human spirit, evident in every one of the participants of the Winter Games - both Games. |
Employment Opportunities
Life Care Center of Littleton, 1500 W. Mineral Ave.
We are a 120 bed Skilled Nursing Facility in Littleton, CO. We are currently looking for a full time Recreation Therapist. A little about the job....
We have 70 beds that are specified for sub-acute patients who are discharged home after recovery. The additional 50 beds are occupied by our residents who live at Life Care as their home. Our programming is very comprehensive and includes a focus on leisure education. We have an animal assisted therapy program and work with PT, OT & ST. We have a high degree of family involvement and have over 80 volunteers.
Our ideal candidate will have good organizational skills with the ability to work in a fast paced enviorment; will be creative, efficient, positive and high energy; will possess skills and knowledge in assessment, care planning and the MDS process (an awareness of the state interpretive guidelines is a plus); possess a general knowledge of medical diagnosis and appropriate interventions; a willingness and enthusiasm of working with the elderly in both long term care and rehabilitation settings; have flexibility and adaptability and be able to work effectively with a large interdisciplinary team and present themselves as a professional and essential team member. This person will also want to grow in their profession and bring new and innovative ideas to our team. Primary work schedule will be weekdays with one evening per week and occasional weekends and holidays.
Requirements for this position include a degree in Recreation Therapy with CTRS certification or CTRS eligible. Life Care supports continuing education. We offer great pay and benefits including health, dental, vision and 401K.
Please call Melissa Brondel, CTRS, Recreation Therapy Director or Laura Maguire, CTRS, Assistant Director at (303) 795-7300, fax resume to the attention of Melissa at (303)795-6210 or e-mail Melissa at mbrondelctrs@yahoo.com if interested in this fun and rewarding position!
Looking to hire very soon!
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