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American Therapeutic Recreation Association

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29 Apr, 2024
ATRA now has MORE weekly virtual office hours to assist you! Whether you have questions related to our online continuing education offerings, are looking to get involved or want to be connected with others who share your practice community, we're here for you. Our zoom office hours will be available every week at the following times: Every Monday from 2:00pm to 3:00pm eastern time Every Wednesday and Friday from 12:00pm to 1:00pm eastern time Every Thursday from 6:30pm to 7:30pm eastern time You can join any of these office hours by clicking this link . The meeting password is 148772. Looking forward to seeing you there! *Please note office hours will not occur on federal holidays.
13 Mar, 2024
ATRA's Older Adult Task Force created the following statement as an initiative to advocate for the importance of recreational therapy services for addressing social isolation for older adults. Education about recreational therapists' ability to directly contribute to the MDS' new focus on social isolation during our nation's "epidemic of loneliness" is detailed in the statement below. ATRA Statement on RT's Addressing Social Isolation
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