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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.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Got in My ATRA Membership

I received a notice in the mail from ATRA reminding me it was time to pay my membership dues. In fact, the letter stated it was a second reminder. I honestly can't recall getting the first notice -- but I have to assume one was sent to me. At any rate, I wrote out the check for my membership dues and mailed it in.

Going through this process reminded me of the importance of each of us continuing to support our national professional association. It is a matter of professionalism to be a member of a professional society.

I believe we should be members of both our national and state professional associations. I'm proud to say that I am a Founding Member of both the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) and the Recreation Therapists of Indiana (RTI).

1 Comments:

Blogger Danny Pettry said...

Wonder when ATRA will release their newsletter.

11:21 PM  

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