The following is the TENTATIVE program and schedule for the 2024 ATRA Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO. Presentations, times and other details are subject to change between now and the start of the conference in October.
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The Effectiveness of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Recreational Therapy within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Primary Presenter
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ffe3438fbc1f7d149f18cd475112706f.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Juliana Heimann, Shepherd Center")
Juliana Heimann, Shepherd Center
Credentials
CTRS
Biographical Information
Juliana Heimann has been a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) for three years, after the completion of her bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA. Juliana has experience working with older adults, children with intellectual/behavioral disabilities, and now works on the Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury Unit at Shepherd Center. She has been at Shepherd Center for over a year and during her time there she has been involved in growing the Return to Work committee, participating in community programming and various Health and Wellness Clinics, and manage the Recreation Therapy treatment plan for 15 patients.
Co-Presenter/panelists
![[photo]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJpYfqJhB82V3mc4tRj0gNzH_hOnJ9kd5OmVqpjvLhOSf1NrQ=s50-mo "Anna Shaye Thompson, Shepherd Center")
Anna Shaye Thompson, Shepherd Center
Credentials
MA, LRT, CTRS
Biographical Information
Anna Shaye has been a Recreational Therapist on the Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) unit at Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia for two years. She graduated in 2022 from East Carolina University Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Recreational Therapy. Anna Shaye completed her internship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Medical Center on the Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation floor working with teenagers to older adults with diagnoses such as brain injury, spinal cord injury, and other neurological disorders. Upon completion of her internship and passing her certification exam, Anna Shaye accepted a position at the Shepherd Center. At the Shepherd Center, she carries a caseload of three teams which ranges from 14-16 patients, is an active member of the Patient Experience and ABI Holiday Committees, and serves as one of the champions in the recreational therapy department for Virtualis; a rehabilitative virtual reality device used for therapeutic sessions. Anna Shaye completed her Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a primary concentration in Public and Community Health and a secondary concentration in Exercise Science from Liberty University in December 2023. Anna Shaye applies expertise from both degrees to integrate various modalities into treatment sessions with patients.