TR Links

(in alphabetical order)

 

American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA)

The American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) is the largest, USA membership organization representing the interests and need of recreational therapists.

 

Back-Up NZ

Back-Up New Zealand is a national charity which has been created specifically to offer people with disabilities the same outdoor pursuit opportunities as people without disabilities. Back-Up New Zealand Courses are used as a catalyst to break down barriers and push people out of their comfort zone, encouraging personal development and awareness.

 

Enable

Enable New Zealand is a multi-service organisation working to assist disabled people and their families/whanau/hapu, employers, health professionals and disability support organisations.

 

Find Articles

An excellent website that has many full text articles from the Therapeutic Recreation Journal available online and for free. In addition, it has access to articles from a variety of other sources that may be of interest to you. For the TRJ, just type Therapeutic Recreation Journal in the find area and begin to explore.

 

Health Promotion Forum of NZ

Health Promotion Forum is a national umbrella organisation for health promotion in Aotearoa-New Zealand working for a healthier society. The Forum provides advocacy, training and skills development to both member organisations and the health promotion workforce at large.  The Forum also facilitates networking, informed debate and contributions to policy development at regional, national and international levels.

 

Idyll Arbor, Inc.

Publisher of many TR related resources. Also provides a guide to published articles in Recreational and Adjunctive Therapy.

 

National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification

NCTRC is the North American recognized credentialing organisation for the profession of therapeutic recreation. Established in 1981, as an independent non-profit organization, NCTRC represents over 16,000 Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists employed within a variety of healthcare and human service settings.

 

National Therapeutic Recreation Society

The National Therapeutic Recreation Society is a branch of the National (USA) Recreation and Park Association. NTRS specializes in the provision of therapeutic recreation services for persons with disabilities in clinical facilities and in the community.

 

Recreation Therapy

Resources for Therapeutic Recreation Professionals (USA site)

 

What Everyone Keeps Asking (weka)

Weka is New Zealand's disability information web site, for people with disabilities, their families, whanau and caregivers, health professionals and disability information providers.