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Resource Operations Workshop
Register Online Now!
Thursday, October 24
Cabela's, Hamburg, PA
This workshop is designed for parks and recreation field staff, public works maintenance personnel, natural resource technicians, school maintenance staff, park resource students and park professionals.
Tracks:
- Chain Saw Safety Training
- Playground Maintenance
- Vehicle & Trailering Laws of PA-CDL & Pesticide Update(PDA credits: 2 Core Pesticide Credits available)
For more details, click here.
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Conference News
Thank you to all who submitted session proposals. We look forward to confirming our speaker lineup over the next few weeks.
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Save the Date!
67th Annual State Conference
March 22-26, 2014
Seven Springs Mountain Resort
For more information and prices for the PRPS Conference, click here.
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DCNR Fall Webinar Series
Community Parks and Recreation Board
2013 Fall Webinar Series
Mark your calendars for these FREE Webinar Events!
"Recreation and Parks Board Basics 101"
Saturday, October, 5
"Financing Community Parks and Recreation: Budget for Success -Part 1"
Saturday October, 19
"Recreation and Parks Board's Biggest Job-Developing Community Support"
Saturday, October 12
"Financing Community Parks and Recreation: Master Your Budget-Part 2"
Saturday, October 26
Click here for more information or to register.
For questions about these events, contact Linda Manning at linmanning@pa.gov or call (717) 783-4736.
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Pavilion Fees
Darlene Howell, Findlay Township Recreation Coordinator is looking for some feedback regarding pavilion pricing. Please respond to Darlene at dlarson@findlaytwp.org.
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 Leadership Living
the MasterPoint™ Series for the ascendant professional
by Tim Herd, CPRE
Shutting down the problem factory
Come to Crazy Ernie's Discount Problem Emporium of Total Workplace Madness! Need mountains from mole hills? We'll custom build on your lot or ours! How about random reasons why something can't be done? We've got dumpsterfuls-for immediate delivery! Looking for Blame? We ship blame to anyone anywhere anytime! Pyrotechnics? We invented Blowing Your Top! And don't forget to ask about our weekly specials on Excuses - poor, run-of-the-mill, custom, good, or ironclad - we've got them all!
To read more, click here.
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PRPS Training
- Park Resource Operations Workshop
- October 24, 2013 - Cabela's, Hamburg, PA
- For the brochure click here.
- Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course (Registration online is now available)
- December 2-4, 2013 - Greater Plymouth Community Center, Plymouth Meeting
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Other Training
Professional Development Symposium
Join local education, park and recreation, and landscape architecture professionals for a complimentary Play Symposium! Sponsored by Bitting Recreation and GameTime!
Wednesday, September 26 - South Park Home Economics Building, South Park
Topics include: Inclusive playground design, best practices for play and recreation initiatives, integrating nature into the play space
Learn more and register here!
Thursday, September 26 - Derry Township Parks & Recreation, Hershey
Topics include: New ADA standards for public playgrounds, inclusive playground design principles
Learn more and register here!
Lunch, educational resources, and continuing education certificates will be provided.
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PA Therapeutic Recreation Society News
by Anne Wieland, CTRS, MHA RT Licensure in Pennsylvania
There are over 700 "certified" Recreational Therapists (RTs) in Pennsylvania. Although certification ensures that basic competency of skills are met, it doesn't protect the public from harm. In the eyes of the law, "certification" is optional. This means that individuals who are not certified as a CTRS are still allowed to practice. In order to prohibit people who are not certified from practicing (and subsequently reducing the risk of harm to citizens), RT needs to be licensed.
Utah, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and New Hampshire have RT licensure and many other states have developed RT licensure bills that are under review (e.g., New York). Both NCTRC and ATRA support RT licensure and are providing licensure help to states. An "RT Licensure Coordinator" has been identified in every state to lead the effort for their state. In Pennsylvania, Dr. Heather Porter at Temple University is the RT Licensure Coordinator. Under her direction, an RT Licensure Committee for PA was formed and the committee is working hard to move this agenda forward.
What we need YOU to do:
- Fill this survey: If you are a CTRS who lives in Pennsylvania, complete the RT Licensure Survey here.
- Sign the petition: Go here and electronically sign the petition for RT Licensure in PA. It only takes about 30 seconds to do this. Then, send this link to all of the people on your contact lists (family, friends, co-workers, Facebook friends and colleagues) and ask them to sign the petition. Politicians will not support this bill unless they hear from the people that this is wanted. Every time someone signs this peti-tion ALL of the PA Senators and Representatives will receive an automatic email alerting them that another person has signed the petition. WE NEED LOTS OF SIGNATURES! THIS IS IMPORTANT!
- Send an email to Rep. Sabatina: Representative John Sabatina has already stepped up in support of RT licensure in PA and has requested a bill to be drafted. Send an email to Rep. John Sabatina simply saying "thank you for supporting RT licensure in PA" (jsabatina@pahouse.net). THIS IS IMPORTANT! The more words of "thanks" he hears, the harder he will work for us.
- Join the RT Licensure email list: Send Dr. Porter an email at hporter@temple.edu indicating that you would like to be periodically updated about RT licensure in PA (indicate your full name and preferred email address in the body of the email). Your name will then be added to the RT Licensure Update email list.
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