Developing New Therapeutic Recreation Web Sites

How are the over 30,000 people employed in therapeutic recreation staying current in their field? A number of therapeutic recreation professionals have designed web sites with information specific to the therapeutic recreation field. The two national organizations (ATRA and NTRS) and the national certification council (NCTRC) also maintain web sites. In addition, a few therapeutic recreation professionals maintain up-to-date web sites with agencies now developing their own web sites. Although these sites exist, it is sometimes difficult to locate them. This poster session will introduce five existing therapeutic recreation websites at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse that are related to accessing therapeutic recreation information over the World Wide Web. These sites include project TRAIN (Therapeutic Recreation Access to the Internet) TRIPS (Therapeutic Recreation In Public Schools), WINTR (WIsconsin Network of Therapeutic Recreators), TRIC (Therapeutic Recreation Internet Connections) and TREAT (Therapeutic Recreation Educational Access to Technology Sources). All of these sites can be accessed at: http://perth.uwlax.edu/hper/RM-TR/threc.html