A global therapeutic recreation discussion: An overview from Rimini, Italy

Authors

  • Miklos Banhidi, PhD
  • Fran Stavola Daly, EdD, CTRS
  • Eduardo De Paula Azzine, MS
  • Rodney B. Dieser, PhD
  • Shannon Hebblethwaite, PhD
  • David Jones, EdD, CTRS
  • Fumika Kimura, MS
  • Sharon E. McKenzie, PhD, CTRS
  • Charlé Meyer, PhD
  • Marié E. M. Young, DPhil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2013.0053

Keywords:

global therapeutic recreation, National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification, World Leisure Organization

Abstract

The 2012 World Leisure Congress (hosted by the World Leisure Organization) took place in Rimini, Italy, from September 30 to October 3. The World Leisure Organization currently has 12 global commissions on various topics (eg, children and youth, leisure education, tourism and the environment, and women and gender), which is focused on having global interactions and discussions related to the three main objectives of research, information dissemination, and advocacy.1 The purpose of this article is to summarize the World Leisure Commission on Accessibility and Inclusion academic labor related to the topic of global therapeutic recreation. To this end, the question at hand for this global commission to discuss was as follows: Is the United States National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) an appropriate credentialing framework for professionals in different countries who are dedicated to working with people with disabilities/special needs in the area of accessibility, inclusion, and therapeutic recreation? The purpose of this article is to share, to the wider United States therapeutic recreation profession, responses and thoughts of members of the global therapeutic recreation commission.

Author Biographies

Miklos Banhidi, PhD

Department of Recreology, University of West Hungary, Doctoral Superviser, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

Fran Stavola Daly, EdD, CTRS

Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Health, Kean University, Program Coordinator, Recreation Administration and Health, Union, New Jersey

Eduardo De Paula Azzine, MS

Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

Rodney B. Dieser, PhD

Associate Professor, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa

Shannon Hebblethwaite, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Human Sciences, Concordia  University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

David Jones, EdD, CTRS

Chair/Associate Professor, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine

Fumika Kimura, MS

Department of Childhood and Communication Studies, College of Media and Communication, Edogawa University, Nagareyama City, Japan

Sharon E. McKenzie, PhD, CTRS

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Health, Kean University, Asst. Coordinator Gerontology Certificate Program, Union, New Jersey

Charlé Meyer, PhD

Professor , School for Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science, North-West

University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, South Africa

Marié E. M. Young, DPhil

Lecturer and Postgraduate Coordinator, Department Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa

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10/01/2013

How to Cite

Banhidi, PhD, M., Daly, EdD, CTRS, F. S., De Paula Azzine, MS, E., Dieser, PhD, R. B., Hebblethwaite, PhD, S., Jones, EdD, CTRS, D., Kimura, MS, F., McKenzie, PhD, CTRS, S. E., Meyer, PhD, C., & Young, DPhil, M. E. M. (2013). A global therapeutic recreation discussion: An overview from Rimini, Italy. American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 12(4), 7–14. https://doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2013.0053

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Vol. 12 No. 4 (2013): Fall

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