BANDI-RT This assessment is designed to follow the MDS 3.0 and to help the practicing recreational therapist review all relevant areas of function and design a RT Care Plan.
It's all About the Approach: A Recreational Therapist Approach to Person Centered Care (.15 CEUs) The presenter will discuss how to form an approach that utilizes recreational therapy and person centered care. Feel like you're running out of ideas and you just...
RT Utilizing the Health Equity Promotion Model to Improve Health Outcomes Among Trans* Older Adults (.1 CEUs) The aging population in the United States (U.S.) is growing faster and becoming more diverse. As of 2017, it is estimated there are 2.7 million Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand (.1 CEUs) This presentation will share how cognitive stimulation therapy enhances residents’ cognition and psychological well being in New Zealand (NZ) care homes. Depression...
The Joy of Dementia (You gotta be kidding!) (.1 CEUs) Across the globe, practitioners and patients are working to use play, performance, the arts and improvisation to challenge the “tragedy narrative” of dementia and...
Life Care Planning and the Implications for Recreational Therapy Practice ( .1 CEUs) To support health promotion, prevention of secondary conditions, and quality of life, recreational therapists, particularly in private practice, should consider...
Activities of Daily Living Categories: What Does this Mean for Recreational Therapy? (.1 CEUs) As recreational therapists, we should be aware of the three categories of ADLs as well as those activities that fall into the appropriate category. However, we believe...
Bingo+ Exercise= Bingocize®: An Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults (.1 CEUs) This module will introduce the audience to Bingocize®, an evidence-based health promotion program focused on fall prevention and social engagement developed for older...
Engaging the Body, Mind, and Spirit: RT Interventions for Older Adults (.1 CEUs) This module will present information on three different interventions aimed at engaging the body, mind and spirit of older adults in different settings. Boxing (body),...
Healthy Caring: The Marathon Strategy (.1 CEUs) In this module, we will explore ways to manage, maintain and renew ourselves professionally, in order to ensure high-quality service provision, and self-preservation....
Modern Mindfulness for the Rest of Us: Recreation Therapists Approach to Teaching Mind-Body Techniques (.3 CEUs) With the growing popularity of wellness and mind-body techniques, Recreation Therapists are poised to embrace complementary and integrative methods. Two recreation...
Bibliotherapy as an Intervention for Family Caregivers of Patients Diagnosed with Dementia (.1 CEUs) For decades, bibliotherapy has been used successfully to treat addiction, PTSD, childhood and adult trauma, and mental illness. This session will discuss the history...