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.
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Improving Parental Efficacy through Intentional Family Leisure
Primary Presenter
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f4aa54ebd2beb329442c113c8fb859b3.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Hannah Wells")
Hannah Wells
Credentials
MS, CTRS
Biographical Information
Hannah Wells is a recreational therapist with the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion. Hannah received her masters in recreational therapy from Clemson University and also serves as an adjunct professor for Kean University. In her role at Temple, she serves as a community inclusion specialist, provides support and supervision to the certified peer specialists, and develops and coordinates the knowledge translation efforts of the center. Hannah is passionate about advancing the education of recreational therapists to enhance community participation.
Co-Presenter/panelists
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c5630080fad59a53aa92435d12f9c47d.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Dr. Gretchen Snethen, CTRS, PhD, Temple University")
Dr. Gretchen Snethen, CTRS, PhD, Temple University
Credentials
PhD, CTRS, FDRT
Biographical Information
Gretchen is an associate professor at Temple University in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. She is also the Associate Director of the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion. Her research focuses on exploring factors that impact community participation among adults who experience serious mental illnesses as well as developing and testing interventions that aim to increase social connectedness, improve independent participation, and improve mental health outcomes. She currently has research projects aimed at supporting parents with mental illnesses to use leisure and recreation activities to improve parental efficacy and enhance parent-child relationships; increase community participation among young adults with mental illnesses; and increase independent transportation skills. In addition to research, Dr. Snethen works to develop accessible resources that can be accessed and used by individuals with lived experience and practitioners to increase community participation.
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f588a8ff15b807fa02af7e9f8b0ca209.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Bryan McCormick, Temple University")
Bryan McCormick, Temple University
Credentials
PhD, CTRS, FALS, FDRT
Biographical Information
Dr. Bryan McCormick is a professor of health and rehabilitation sciences in the College of Public Health at Temple University, and a principal investigator with the Temple University Collaborative. His work focuses on supporting individuals with mental health challenges to engage and participate in their communities. He is currently the principal investigator on a project to reduce social isolation and loneliness through building social connections that matter.