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2024 ATRA Annual Conference - Together We Thrive, Together We Rise

del 12 al 15 de October del 2024

Kansas City, MO - KC Marriott Country Club Plaza

The following is the FINAL program and schedule for the 2024 ATRA Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO. Presentations, times and other details have been finalized but may change onsite due to unforeseeable circumstances. 

Regarding CEUs, NCTRC has pre-approved all educational sessions. Poster presentations are not eligible for CEUs. For specialty certification designation, please check the pdf version of the program.  

Please note that all attendees, exhibitors, and guests are expected to follow the ATRA Conference Code of Conduct. To review this, please visit https://www.pathlms.com/atra/courses/63978/documents/98441

 

Finding the Support to Thrive, Part 2: Resources for Finding & Writing Grants

martes, el 15 de octubre de 2024 a las 11:00–12:30 CDT
Seville 1 & 2

Primary Presenter

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Aurora Verlin, MS, CTRS, Temple University
Credentials

MS, CTRS

Biographical Information

Aurora Verlin, MS, CTRS is the Undergraduate Program Director and Instructor of recreational therapy at Temple University. After practicing recreational therapy with older adults in a variety of settings, and serving as a personal care home administrator, she now focuses on teaching students about older adult care, professionalism, administrative issues, and the clinical process. She is one of the creators of the Engagement in Preferred Activities Scale, and the co-creator of the EPASS Online Toolkit. Aurora also serves as the Past President of the Recreational Therapy Foundation, and is the co-founder of the RT Student Summit, a conference for recreational therapy students. She is committed to involving students in this profession.

Co-Presenter/panelists

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Gena Bell Vargas, Ph.D., CTRS, Temple University
Credentials

PhD, CTRS

Biographical Information

Gena Bell Vargas, PhD, CTRS, is the MSRT Program Director and an Associate Professor of Instruction in the RT program at Temple University. Her clinical background includes an urban acute psychiatric inpatient setting working with people experiencing symptoms of depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, as well an inpatient physical rehabilitation with persons that have experienced strokes, TBIs, SCIs, and amputations. Recently Gena has been getting back into the world of adventure programming while also pursuing the scholarship of teaching and learning. She is a member of the ATRA Academic Taskforce.

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