*Write a press release-Read: An ImPRESSIVE Press Release
*"What is Therapeutic Recreation?" article by Mandy Kuykendall, CTRS
*Announce in facility newsletter
*Let department heads and corporate headquarters know
*Mail letters to family members
*Put up flyers and posters
*Decorate a bulletin board
*Make photo albums and scrapbooks and put on display in common areas of the facility or agency
*Ask residents/patients/clients what they like about the Therapeutic Recreation program and post their comments in the newsletter or on a bulletin board
*Get a proclamation. Contact your state officials and ask that a proclamation be issued.
* Make sure your state Therapeutic Recreation Association is listed on important local websites
*Display your digital photos in a digital photo frame in a prominent location like the front desk in the lobby. A picture is worth a thousand words!
*Create a mini-movie using photos and/or a video of patients/clients/residents engaging in therapeutic recreational activities. You probably have windows Movie Maker on your computer and don’t even know it. It’s time consuming, but easy to use. Click here to learn more about Windows Movie Maker. Have your videos and/or movies on display in various locations or at scheduled events/in-services. FYI: Movies made on Windows Movie Maker can only be burned onto a CD. If you want to burn your movie onto DVD, it must be converted to a MPG2, a DVD format. Ask a professional for help with that.
*Post your movie on You-Tube to heighten awareness of our profession! Be sure to get photo consents! |
The National Therapeutic Recreation Society established National Therapeutic Recreation Week in 1984. This special week has been celebrated during the second week of July annually since then. ATRA has recently resumed responsibility and has deemed the month of February as Therapeutic Recreation Month so be sure to check out the 
RT/TR Month Flyer
*Create storyboard tri-folds. Paste on pictures, news clips, articles, and poems, such as