So. FL TR Conf. is looking good.

Cory Kapes sent me the following info.:

The Florida Recreation and Park Association has partnered with several Therapeutic Recreation professionals from around the state and is excited to offer the 2011 Therapeutic Recreation Institute. The Institute will join professionals from across TR/RT service delivery areas for two and a half days of education and networking. Come and share best practices, generate new programming and treatment ideas, and explore ways we can work together to strengthen our profession. Presenters with a wide variety of expertise in mental health, physical rehab, and community based programming will provide a solid offering of CEUs that should inspire all
attendees to return to their jobs with new ideas and tools for success.

Sessions Include:
- Clinical RT Interventions with MH Populations
- From Character Education to Character Recreation
- Dementia Care Practices in Non-Dementia Specific Settings
- Promoting TR: A National Perspective
- Opening Session: The Future of TR, Preparing for Prosperity
- Making Co-Treatment Session Happen at Your Facility
- RT and Treatment of Obesity
- Creative Aging Through Recreational Therapy
- Adaptive Kayaking in the Community
- Safe Handling and Transferring of Persons with Disabilities
- Tangled in Treatment: A RT Low-ropes Initiative
- Breaking Barriers: Recreation Therapy within Home and Community
- General Session: Special Events Round Up -- Step in the Spotlight
- Increasing Happiness and Humor for Older Adults
- Music/Art: Clinical RT Interventions with MH Population
- Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program Instructor Training
- Miami Dade Parks Inclusion: What Works
- Stress Less, Live More & Age Well
- Community Reintegration and the Spinal Cord Injured Patient
- Equine Therapy for Veterans with Life-Limiting Illnesses
- Therapeutic Humor with Children and Teens

The cost of the Institute is $120 and includes CEU transcripts
(early registration deadline July 31st).

THE INSTITUTE RATE IS THE SAME FOR FRPA MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS .
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF FRPA, OR BECOME A MEMBER TO ATTEND.

Sessions on Monday August 29 will overlap with the annual FRPA State Conference and therefore attendees are invited to take advantage of additional CEU opportunities being offered that day and are encouraged to attend the Opening General Session on Monday at 4:30 p.m. If you register for both the TR Institute and the Annual Conference you will receive a $50 discount on your registration. You must register for both events at the same time to receive the discount.

August 27–29, 2011
Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center
8101 World Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32821
Call (888) 258-7501. Mention the FRPA Conference to receive the special event room rates.

Check out the Institute Brochure at:

http://web.frpa.org/pdfs/profDev/11TRInstitute.pdf

Register Online at (Non-FRPA members can register online by creating a visitor account):

https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=FRPA&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=2cbbc9b1-7fae-46ed-8065-fc60d0de81fe


Please pass this on to anyone you think might benefit.
See you in Orlando!