THERAPEUTIC RECREATION PROFESSSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
CERTIFICATION/RESOURCES/WEB SITES

You will want to write these folks and begin preparing for professionalism and certification.

A. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS - STATE

CPRS-TR Section: California Parks and Recreation Society-TR Section
7971 Freeport Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95832
(916) 665-2777 FAX: (916) 665-9149
WEB: http://www.cprs.org
E-mail: cprs@cprs.org

Senior North Region Representative, TR Section, CPRS

Laura McLachlin (530) 898-5227
Junior North Region Representative, TR Section, CPRS

Jennifer Piatt (530) 534-3348
President, TR Section, District II, CPRS (greater Sacramento area)

Contact Ken Steidley at : DO-IT Leisure
621 1/2 Mangrove
Chico, CA 95926
(530) 343-6055 FAX: (530) 343-2756

Local Districts of CPRS have TR representatives, support groups and workshops. Inquire in your area.

B. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS - NATIONAL
NRPS-TR Section: National Recreation and Park Association
NTRS-National Therapeutic Recreation Society-TR Section
Rikki Ebstein, Director
22377 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148
(703) 858-0784 FAX: (703) 858-0794
WEB: http://www.nrpa.org or NTRSNRPA@aol.com

ATRA: American Therapeutic Recreation Association
P.O. Box 15215
Hattiesburg, MS 39404-5215
(601) 264-3413 FAX: (601) 264-3337
WEB: http://www.atra-tr.org/

AAHPERD: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
1900 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191
(703) 476-3400 FAX: (703) 476-9527
WEB: http://www.aahperd.org

AALR: American Association for Leisure and Recreation
TR-Section under AAHPERD
1900 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191
(703) 476-3472 FAX: (703) 476-9527

C. TR CERTIFICATION BOARDS
CBRPC - California State Board of Recreation and Park Certification
7971 Freeport Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95832
(916) 665-2777 FAX: (916) 665-9149
RTC - Recreation Therapist Certified

NCTRC - National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification
7 Elmwood Drive
New City, New York 10956
(914) 639-1439 FAX: (914) 639-1471
E-mail: nctrc@ix.netcom.com

CTRS - Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
NCB - National Certification Board at NRPA
CLP - Certified Leisure Professional (General Recreation)

Contact NRPA

D. TR BOOKS/PRODUCTS RESOUCES
* CPRS, AAHPERD, NRPS & ATRA: Publish materials: see previous addresses
* Venture Publishing: 1999 CATO Avenue, State College, PA 16801-3238
(814) 234-4561 FAX: (814) 234-1651
E-mail: vpublish@venturepublish.com

WEB: http://www.venturepublish.com

* Idyll Arbor, Inc., 25119 SE 262 Street, P.O. Box 720, Ravendale, WA 98051-9763
(425) 432-3231 FAX: (425) 432-3726 E-mail: IdyArbor@ix.netcom.com

E. TR WEB SITES

1. ATRA - http://www/atra-tr.org/

2. NRPS - http://www.nrpa.org or NTRSNRPA@aol.com

3. Therapeutic Recreation Directory - http://www.pacificnet.net/computrnet/therapeuticrecreation.htm

4. Recreation Therapy Home Page - http://152.30.12.86/hhp/students/JeffMansfield/rt.html
(info / job by states / job links / Prof. Assn. Links / interventions / other TR home pages)

5. Project Train - http://www.uwlax.edu/HPER/RM-TM/index.html

University of Wisconsin at La Crosse Therapeutic Recreation Access to the Internet = TRAIN. Linked to scrutinized information. Great for your research and certification exam review. Courses at University of Wisconsin at La Crosse will be linked to appropriate information (i.e. a class in the line of RLS 106 will be linked to ADA and accessibility references). They will put up information for you per request.

6. Project Life - http://www.missouri.edu/~projlife

(community transition / inclusion projects)

7. Intern-NET - Nation wide listings of Parks and Recreation internships by categories including THERAPEUTIC RECREATION - http://www.vicon.net/~internet

Intern-NET, 404 Shadow Lane, State College, PA 16803