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Location: Indiana, United States

I became a Professor Emeritus after serving 29 years as a recreational therapy faculty member at Indiana University. I'm a long-time Hoosier, having grown up in Hanover, Indiana. My RT practitioner work was in psych/mental health. After completing my Ph.D. at the University of Illinois, my first faculty position was at the University of North Texas. RT has been a wonderful profession for me as I have had the opportunity to serve as an author and national leader.

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Complete Program for Madison RT Workshop

Below is the full program for the Madision RT Workshop coming up June 7 & 8 at the Madison State Hospital in Madison, Indiana....

Madison State Hospital RT Workshop Program 2007
June 7-8, 2007


Thursday, June 7, 2007

8:15 – 8:45 a.m. Registration

8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Why would you do that? Using theory as a basis for practice
Bryan P. McCormick, Ph.D., CTRS

This session will provide an approach to using social-psychological theory as a basis for practice. As recreational therapy practice is increasingly being asked to be accountable for outcomes, theory provides a basis for the answering questions of external stakeholders about our rationale for services. Two theories that can be broadly applied in recreational therapy practice will be introduced with examples for application

10:15 --10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 – noon Recreational Activities as Fuel for Interpersonal Change
Leann Terry, Indiana University

This presentation will outline how recreational activities provide a basis for facilitating interpersonal learning. A brief theoretical overview of interpersonal therapy will be given with specific application to activity-based interventions with groups. Special attention will be paid to how activities can be used as tools for assessing and intervening with clients' maladaptive interpersonal patterns.

Noon – 1:00 Lunch on your own

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Assessing the needs of our clients: Tools for Recreational Therapists
Marieke Van Puymbroeck, Ph.D., CTRS, CRC

This program will introduce participants to a variety of public domain assessments specifically focusing on adult and older adult populations. These assessments will assist in measuring recreational therapy practice outcomes.

2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 – 4:15 p.m. Independent Practice: The Medicaid Waiver Program in Indiana
Julie Foster, MS, CTRS

This session will provide information on the involvement of recreational therapy in the Indiana Medicaid waiver program. This program allows clients to receive services in their own homes from recreation therapists working as consultants. Information will be provided on the types of services provided as well as the steps required to become a Medicaid waver provider.

Friday, June 8, 2007

8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Recreation Therapy and Early Intervention Services…Where do we fit in?
Heather Sedletzeck, CTRS

The session will detail information for Recreation Therapists who have an interest in practicing in the area of Early Intervention Services. Information will be shared on how therapists in Indiana have navigated the credentialing process as well as information on treatments sessions with young children.

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 – noon These Times They Are A-Changin:' Music Therapy to Support Patients' Medical & Wellness Goals
Jenny Branson, MT-BC, NMT

The session will provide an overview of medical music therapy. Specifically, this session will demonstrate how music therapy can impact such outcomes as grounding/orientation, relaxation, pain management, emotional expression and comfort care.

Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. “Teaching Tips”
David R. Austin FALS, Ph.D.

20 teaching tips for application in RT groups or the classroom will be presented. Also presented will be the traits of the best and the worst teachers.

2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 – 4:15 p.m. International Developments in Recreation Therapy
Bryan P. McCormick, Ph.D., CTRS

The purpose of this session is to identify where and how the practice of RT is developing in other parts of the world. The presenter will discuss how the use of recreational activity as a developmental tool is being implemented in a variety of other parts of the world. Specific focus will present experiences from an international summer school in Finland in 2007.

4:15 – 4:30 p.m. Evaluation

2 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

I am not able to make it to the workshop but I am very interested in learning more about the international scope of RT. Are you by chance aware of references for this presentation or anything that I could check out to provide me with more information?

1:57 PM  
Blogger Hoosier RT said...

Professor Bryan McCormick, from IU, is doing the session on internatinal RT at the Madison RT Workshop. If you have interest, I'd recommend you contact Bryan at bmccormi@indiana.edu

Professor Marjorie Malkin,from SIU, is chair of ATRA's International Relations Committee.

10:20 PM  

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