“Promoting Diversity and Cultural Competence as Vital Elements of Recreational Therapy Practice and Education”
Session Description (for use in the program and for marketing purposes)
While it is imperative to have cultural competency as a skill set for all Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, there are vague and ambiguous guidelines in both higher education and practice. Both ATRA and NCTRC are faced with the challenge of “recognizing that diversity is vital to all elements of recreational therapy practices and education”.
This session presented by ATRA’s Diversity Chair will seek to look at the issues identified from ATRA’s 2018 Conference presentation, “Promoting Diversity and Cultural Competence: The Future of ATRA ("A Panel Discussion), by discussing feedback by conference participants, with the goal of addressing ways in which both diversity and cultural competency can be reflective of the TR/RT profession.
Participants will understand the role that the recreational therapy practitioner and instructor can play in promoting diversity in the RT/TR field, while offering best practices/recommendations to serve as a guide for implementation.