Therapeutic
Recreation Students
Important Internship Information
- When do I do my
195D or 295D TR Internship?
Your very last semester in school, after all of your RLS courses have been taken and passed (no incompletes allowed). You legally must have the coursework finished for client protection and for your own benefit in regards to being available for jobs and certification applications.
- Where do I intern?
TR students must intern in CBRPC state approved agencies, if in California. Out of state options are available.
- How many hours?
Current certification requirements ask 400 hours minimum (10 units). A 600-hour (15 units) internship is recommended. Currently, you must work for a minimum of 10 consecutive weeks and have 400 hours total internship hours for credit, in an approved site, supervised by a certified recreation therapist on site and have a certified faculty advisor during the internship. In 2002 it will be 480 hours, 12 consecutive weeks minimum. Prerequisite hours - You must have 600 hours of related professional experiences paid or non-paid completed prior to the internship. You are responsible for documenting this with your faculty advisor.
- Your authorization
form, learning objectives, proof of agency supervisor certifications
and a current copy of transcript are due for signature and review a
minimum of 3 weeks before final semester before you intern. The TR advisor
must review for appropriateness and sign as well as DFE coordinator.
Spring internship paperwork is due December 1. Summer or fall internship
paperwork is due May 1.
- The semester prior
to interning you are required to attend the final TR Intern Seminar
held from 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. the last Friday of finals.
| The TR Internship
process is influenced by 2 certifying bodies, NCTRC and CBRPC - both
with different requirements. In order to fully understand what you
must do to comply - a series of TR meetings/resources are designated
for the purpose of informing you on how to successfully intern. They
are: (1) The TR Intern Preparation Meeting - held early every semester in order to help you select the proper intern setting. (2) The Final TR Intern Seminar - held the last Friday of finals 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. This meeting serves as a closure for those interns in the field and an orientation for those about to intern. It is a required meeting. These meetings are posted in a TR Meetings and Activities Schedule published each semester. (3) A booklet called TRIGS - Therapeutic Recreation Internship Guidelines has been developed by Dr. Stensrud and serves as your main guide to selection of agency, assignments, certification and job placement. It is available at the Hornet Bookstore. You are requested to bring TRIGS to the TR Internship meetings and into your actual internship. |