Scott Favors ARTA But Will Support Our Association No Matter the Vote

I wanted to share what I think is an excellent post from Vicki Scott, M.S., CTRS, that appeared on the ATRA Members'Forum. Vicki wrote:

There have been many eloquent speakers post their thoughts on the name change to date so I will be brief. Since I started in the field in the 70's I have been a recreational therapist because that was the term that the consumers understood whether they were patients, co-workers on the team, administrators or legislators. The emphasis being on the therapy aspect in returning patients to independence. Therefore I think that our professional association should reflect this name and I would like us to think about taking it even further to become the International Recreational Therapy Association.However the vote turns out I will continue to support our profession by being involved in the organization.