Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs and the Committee on Accreditation of Recreational Therapy Education: A long-needed initiative for the profession

Authors

  • Thomas K. Skalko, PhD, LRT/CTRS
  • Ray E. West, MS, LRT/CTRS
  • Peg Connolly, PhD, LRT/CTRS
  • Terry Kinney, PhD, LRT/CTRS
  • Pam Wilson, MS, LRT/CTRS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2010.0006

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Author Biographies

Thomas K. Skalko, PhD, LRT/CTRS

Professor, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.

Ray E. West, MS, LRT/CTRS

Consultant, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Peg Connolly, PhD, LRT/CTRS

Associate Professor and Director, Recreational Therapy BS Degree Program, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Terry Kinney, PhD, LRT/CTRS

Chair, Department of Health and Applied Human Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina.

Pam Wilson, MS, LRT/CTRS

Associate Director, Department of Recreation Therapy, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

References

O’Morrow GS: Therapeutic Recreation: A Helping Profession. Reston, VA: Reston Publishing, 1976.

National Park and Recreation Association: Academic accreditation. Available at http://www.nrpa.org/coa/. Accessed May 7, 2010.

North Carolina Recreational Therapy Association: Accreditation of Education for Recreational Therapy Practice. North Carolina: NCRTA, 2010.

Riley B, Connolly P: NCTRC summary report: Current status of professional preparation in therapeutic recreation. In Carter MJ, Folkerth JE (eds.): Therapeutic Recreation Education: Challenges and Changes. Ashburn, VA: National Recreation and Park Association, 2006, 187-215.

American Therapeutic Recreation Association: Code of ethics. Available at http://www.atra-online.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=41. Accessed May 7, 2010.

West RE, Kinney T, Witman J (eds.): Guidelines for Competency Assessment and Curriculum Planning for Recreational Therapy Practice. Hattiesburg, MS: ATRA, 2008.

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Published

01/01/2010

How to Cite

Skalko, PhD, LRT/CTRS, T. K., West, MS, LRT/CTRS, R. E., Connolly, PhD, LRT/CTRS, P., Kinney, PhD, LRT/CTRS, T., & Wilson, MS, LRT/CTRS, P. (2010). Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs and the Committee on Accreditation of Recreational Therapy Education: A long-needed initiative for the profession. American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 9(1), 7–8. https://doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2010.0006

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2010): Winter

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Editorial

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