FROM THE
PRESIDENT'S DESK
Isabel Kellerman, M.S.Ed., CTRS
Think
Spring, Think Saratoga!
Wow, do you believe in déjà vu? Here I am
coming to the end of my term as NYSTRA President-again.
Seems I’ve done this be-fore! I’ll save my big
thank yous till after the conference. Right now I just want
to thank Joanne Auerbach and Lorrie Prescott for NYSTRA’s
leadership of the Downstate Conference. They did an outstanding
job!
Thank you to MaryBeth and Loretta for the countless hours
spent in putting our upcoming 15th Annual Conference together.
Jug-gling work, family and NYSTRA is quite an achievement!
I just want to repeat what I’ve said before. There
is so much we can accomplish, but it takes all of us. What
is it that Hillary Clinton said, “It takes a village”,
well it takes our village, the TR village and working together
we can do it. The title for this year’s confer-ence
is “Honoring our Past, Building our Future”.
We have a strong foundation to build upon and the future
belongs to all of us. Take a look at the US Bureau of Labor
Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition
under Recreational Therapists. Employment as an RT is projected
to grow faster than the average. Applicants will face competition
for jobs. Four states now have licensure and we will be
next!
Think spring, think Saratoga! I look forward to seeing all
of you March 20-23rd at our 15th Annual Conference. It is
not only a celebration of 15 years of our annual confer-ence,
it is a celebration of all of us-TR, RT, licensure, you,
me, my residents, your cli-ents, everyone. Hope you’ll
be there.
Have you looked at the RT videos on YouTube? They are amazing.
In particular take a look at “I’m Going to Major
in Recreational Therapy”. It’s a college student’s
discovery of TR. I thought it was funny, touching and so
true. I look forward to hearing from you with your thoughts
and comments. Isabelkel@aol.com or (718)298-7840.
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Page 3 NYSTRA Board
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Page 5 Member News, Drumming Program
Page 6 Member Application
Page 7 NYS IRRC Opportunities
Page 8 15th Annual Conference
Page 9 Hospitality Events
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