Maine Recreational Therapy Association Therapeutic Recreation Conference

The USM Recreation and Leisure Studies Department and the Maine Recreational Therapy Association (MERTA) proudly present:

The Annual Therapeutic Recreation Conference

Maine's premier conference on Therapeutic Recreation is a unique chance to meet different leaders and practitioners to share perspectives and experiences and to build institutional capacity in designing and implementing therapeutic recreation.

The MERTA Therapeutic Recreation Conference is a one day event to earn ATRA CEUs* that provides learning opportunities, networking, sessions held by contemporary pioneers. Lunch will be provided by locally sourced businesses.

Schedule Overview:

• 7:30am-8:00am: Registration

• 8:00am-8:15am: Welcome

• 8:15am-9:15am: Session #1: Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy by Janis Albright (.1 CEUs*)

• 9:15am-9:30am: Break

• 9:30am-11:00am: Session #2: You Don’t Have to be an Artist: Using Art in Therapeutic Recreation to Help People with Mental Illness/Chemical Dependency by Marly Sargent (.15 CEUs*)

• 11:00am-12:00pm: Lunch

• 12:00pm-1:30pm: Session #3: Providing a Collaborative Approach to Meaningful Engagement in Assisted Living and Long Term Care Settings by Angela Mastrella, CTRS, Nichole Doyer, RN, Heather LaFramboise, CTRS (.15  CEUs*)

• 1:30pm-3:00pm: Session #4: Building Confidence through Adapted Recreation and Leisure after Brain Injury by Tobie Colgan, CTRS (.15 CEUs*)

• 3:00pm-3:15pm: Break

• 3:15pm-4:45pm: Session #5: Meeting the Challenges of Difficult Behavior for Individuals with Dementia through a Holistic Approach by Patricia Burke, CTRS & Halee Jandreau, CTRS ( .15 CEUs*)

*CEUs pending ATRA approval