part of the standard care year after year through techniques, and evaluation of create peace of mind team visit. This session creative program program. through expressive arts will provide basic development, strategic and storytelling. principles in developing, planning, and refocused implementing, and staff development. The evaluating the benefits of more proactive and early introduction, at key positive your changes the developmental more your passion starts milestones, of therapeutic to grow. recreation services, in a pediatric clinical setting. 3:15 3:30 Break – 3:30 5:00 #12 Diversity, #13 Behavior Health #14 Virtual Reality Music #15 Best Buddies: – Diligence, and and the ELT Making for Health Promotion Promoting Inclusion .15 CEU Determination as Experience, Through and Rehabilitation Through Friendship, Stepping Stones to the Lens of a CTRS Employment, and Positive Outcomes Rhonda Nelson, Ph.D., CTRS Self-Advocacy Dr. Jo Ann Coco-Ripp Assistant Professor Larry Davis, MS, CTRS Ph.D., CTRS University of Utah & Lauren Lee Danielle Pestel, MSLP Activity Director Associate Professor Isaacs, MS, CTRS Program Manager The Belmont at Twin Winston-Salem University Doctoral Student Best Buddies Creeks & M.A., University of Utah International Melissa Davis, LRT/CTRS This session will provide San Antonio Behavioral Virtual Reality (VR) is rapidly Best Buddies Friendship information and promote Hospital gaining popularity and has Programs offers three, discussion about diverse introduced new ways to unique friendship environments, diligent This session will focus on experience recreational program opportunities: behaviors, and the power some lessons learned from activities. VR interventions are Best Buddies Middle of positive determination the experience of two also recognized as a Schools, Best Buddies to attain positive CTRS's through the valuable addition to treatment in High Schools, and Best outcomes. framework of the rehabilitation settings and have Buddies Colleges. Each Experiential Learning been linked to a variety of program matches Theory. Training can positive health outcomes. This students in one-to-one enhance the application of session introduces Jam Studio friendship opportunities learning from experiences VR, a virtual reality music making with their peers with for both the therapist and program that enables intellectual and the service recipient. participants to manipulate developmental disabilities. Friendship
part of the standard care team visit. This session will provide basic principles in developing, implementing, and evaluating the benefits of early introduction, at key developmental milestones, of therapeutic recreation services, in a pediatric clinical setting. year after year through creative program development, strategic planning, and refocused staff development. The more proactive and positive your changes the more your passion starts to grow. techniques, and evaluation of program. create peace of mind through expressive arts and storytelling. 3:15 – 3:30 Break 3:30 – 5:00 .15 CEU #12 Diversity, Diligence, and Determination as Stepping Stones to Positive Outcomes Larry Davis, MS, CTRS Activity Director The Belmont at Twin Creeks This session will provide information and promote discussion about diverse environments, diligent behaviors, and the power of positive determination to attain positive outcomes. #13 Behavior Health and the ELT Experience, Through the Lens of a CTRS Dr. Jo Ann Coco-Ripp Ph.D., CTRS Associate Professor Winston-Salem University & Melissa Davis, M.A., LRT/CTRS San Antonio Behavioral Hospital This session will focus on some lessons learned from the experience of two CTRS's through the framework of the Experiential Learning Theory. Training can enhance the application of learning from experiences for both the therapist and the service recipient. #14 Virtual Reality Music Making for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation Rhonda Nelson, Ph.D., CTRS Assistant Professor University of Utah & Lauren Lee Isaacs, MS, CTRS Doctoral Student University of Utah Virtual Reality (VR) is rapidly gaining popularity and has introduced new ways to experience recreational activities. VR interventions are also recognized as a valuable addition to treatment in rehabilitation settings and have been linked to a variety of positive health outcomes. This session introduces Jam Studio VR, a virtual reality music making program that enables participants to manipulate #15 Best Buddies: Promoting Inclusion Through Friendship, Employment, and Self-Advocacy Danielle Pestel, MSLP Program Manager Best Buddies International Best Buddies Friendship Programs offers three, unique friendship program opportunities: Best Buddies Middle Schools, Best Buddies High Schools, and Best Buddies Colleges. Each program matches students in one-to-one friendship opportunities with their peers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Friendship
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