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NYSTRA GUESTBOOK - 2003
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Just want to Wish you all a Healthy & Happy Holiday Season.
See you in 2004.
Sue
Sue Drumgould
Poughkeepsie, NY USA - Tuesday, December 09, 2003 at 07:51:45 (EST)
The Department of Therapeutic Recreation of the Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center
will have two full time temporary positions available in the late spring of 2004.
Two staff members will be taking a four month maternity leave. This position
will be available for a recreation therapist or therapeutic recreation leader
who has at least one year full time experience working in a nursing home. Documentation
experience with the MDS and care plan is essential. Interested candidates can
send their resume to Karen Nash, Therapeutic Recreation Director. E-mail:
knash@gurwin.org.
Karen Nash
Commack, NY USA - Monday, November 10, 2003 at 14:50:18 (EST)
The Department of Therapeutic Recreation of the Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center
invites NYSTRA members to a workshop titled: "T'ai Chi Chuan: A Beneficial Component
for Fall Prevention. Date: Thursday, January 15, 2004. Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Place: Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center 68 Hauppauge Road Commack, NY 11725 Fee:
$25.00 CEU's: .15 Make check payable to Karen Nash. Advance registration only.
Deadline for registration is January 3, 2004. The presenter is David Berlin,
President of the American T'ai Chi Associates, Inc. The American T'ai Chi Associates,
Inc. set the standards for the President's Fitness Award and is recognized as
the foremost authority on T'ai Chi in the U.S. by the President's Council on
Fitness and Sports. For information, contact Karen Nash
(631) 715-2635.
Karen Nash
Commack, NY USA - Monday, November 10, 2003 at 14:45:41 (EST)
Just a reminder the Recreation & Leisure Dept. at Cortland is hosting a two
day conference this Thursday & Friday. You can get detailed information at http://www.cortland.edu/rec/2003-conference.pdf
The NYSTRA board will be meeting on Thursday at the conference.Please feel free
to contact me anytime if you have any questions or opinions you wish to share
with the board. Thank you.
Ron Becker
new york, ny USA - Tuesday, November 04, 2003 at 17:41:07 (EST)
Just a reminder the Recreation & Leisure Dept. at Cortland is hosting a two
day conference this Thursday & Friday. You can get detailed information at http://www.cortland.edu/rec/2003-conference.pdf
The NYSTRA board will be meeting on Thursday at the conference.Please feel free
to contact me anytime if you have any questions or opinions you wish to share
with the board. Thank you.
Ron Becker
new york, ny USA - Tuesday, November 04, 2003 at 17:37:56 (EST)
Well done NYSTRA--I have been a life member since retiring in 1984. I have
a website should anyone be interested in obtaining science lessons. http://www.sciencelessons.org
Always glad to"hear" from collegues. Happy Holidays to all.
Edward Burger
Edgewater, FL USA - Monday, November 03, 2003 at 02:49:53 (EST)
Hi colleagues, I am seeking your help on reimbursement. Does anyone know of
a facility that is being reimbursed for TR Services through third party payers?
Please e-mail me with a contact number at your earliest convenience. I will appreciate
it very much.
Thanks,
JRobertson, CTRS
janet robertson
bronx, ny USA - Wednesday, October 08, 2003 at 16:09:02 (EDT)
Hi again. My email for your resources (see posting below)is tifkel@aol.com
Thanks again. Isabel
Isabel Kellerman
N. Bellmore, N.Y. USA - Monday, September 29, 2003 at 20:12:16 (EDT)
Hi Everyone. I am starting a resource file for the NYSTRA website and NYSTRA
NEWS. Please email any resources to me-on anything related to TR-crafts, newsletters,
websites, creative arts, sports, music, disabilities, adaptive equipment-anything
you think others might benefit from. Thanks. Isabel
Isabel Kellerman
N. Bellmore, N.Y. USA - Monday, September 29, 2003 at 20:09:22 (EDT)
Hello members, You should be receiving your newsletter any day if you haven't
already. I hope you take the time to fill out the various questionnaires and
return them to help us better serve you. Two seminars on Licensure took place
over the last two weeks and provided those attending an opportunity to express
their views and share their ideas/knowledge on the topic. I will be elaborating
on this, our latest board meeting, and other topics in the coming weeks via the
President's Message. Advocate, educate, recreate. Enjoy the process.
Ron Becker
Roosevelt Island, NY USA - Friday, September 26, 2003 at 10:38:45 (EDT)
Just wanted to remind those members who are interested in presenting at the
NYSTRA's Annual Conference in April the abstract have gone out and are due no
later than October 3rd.
Denise
Massapequa Park, NY USA - Monday, September 01, 2003 at 12:45:37 (EDT)
Any educators interested in visiting the North Fork of Long Island(wine
country), we have a special discount for you at our B and B. This applies only
to mid week stays. Hope to hear from you, and check us out at the web site submitted.
Location: Southold,L.I., N.Y.
kevin j.leavay
5 August 2003 @ 16:55:32 pm
The ATRA Academy is pleased to announce a summer CEU session: "Dementia
Practice
Guideline Evidence-Based Competency Training" presented by: Linda Buettner,
Ph.D., CTRS co-author of Dementia Practice Guideline and nationally recognized
dementia expert.. Friday August 1, 2003 8:00 am-5:00 pm. Williamsport Hospital
Amphitheater, Williamsport, PA. Please phone the ATRA office at 703-683-9420
with
questions.
Kim
29 July 2003 @ 21:11:25 pm
We are pleased to inform you that NYSTRA has established a new committee
entitled "State Recogintion Options Committee". This committee
evolved from the NYSTRA multi day conference held this past April.
Robin Kunstler graciously hosted our first meeting at Lehman College,
Bronx, New York. Over ten NYSTRA members attended.
The goal of the committee, chaired by Fred Greenblatt, past President,
NYSTRA is to raise the standards of TR departments and TR personnel. Several
issues were discussed including:
-The need to standardize and upgrade TR departments so they include a continuum
of activities including leisure activities, recreation therapy and Therapeutic
activities.
-The need to standardize TR college curriculums to support the development
and upgrading of TR departments.
-The need to review and support the use of TR standards of practice.
-The need to change the State Department of Health Hospital Code to ensure
requirements of a TR director are upgraded.
-The need to educate administrators and others regarding the importance of
TR.
The committee has decided to focus on trying to get the State code
changed for long term care facilities. At the next committee meeting the
state code will be reviewed. Other state and national organizations will
be contacted to see if they would be interested in working with this committee
to help change the code.
If you have anye questions, would like to offer any informations or
would like to serve on the committee, you can contact Fred Greenblatt either
through email at: fgreenblatt@jhha.org or by calling Fred at 718-579-0213.
miriam levi
9 June 2003 @ 17:59:24 pm
Hi, I teach a program of adapted seated folk dances in nursing homes
and other institutions in Calgary and have done workshops in Toronto, Vancouver
and other centres training people how to teach the program. I would like to swap
ideas with anyone who is teaching adapted sit down dance.
Jacqueline Mills
25 April 2003 @ 19:14:11 pm
Great conference this year! A special thanks to the entire team headed
up by Denise and Justin. You guys always bring quality to every aspect of
the time we have together.
Susan Wilson
11 April 2003 @ 11:16:21 pm
Wow, Another Successful NYSTRA Conference: To all who where involved
Great Job!!!!!!!!!
Susan Drumgould
9 April 2003 @ 11:06:13 pm
I just wanted to extend one more thanks to the conference committee
as well as the NYSTRA members for once again making this year's conference
a huge success. As Matt said in the endnote...."it's time to celebrate!" Thanks
and see you next year!
Justin Merkey
8 April 2003 @ 18:55:54 pm
To The NYSTRA Board and Committee Members,
Just wanted to takethis opportunity to thank each one of you for all the hard
work that has gone into this years Conference. I am glad that Iam apart
of such a wonderful organization. Can not wait until next year!!! Planning
starts in about three weeks so take this opportunity for a rest well deserved
by all.
Denise Horton
8 April 2003 @ 17:40:08 pm
Please help me with a project for one of our American POW's in Iraq.
Shoshanna Johnson, the female POW, is a niece of my co-worker. Shoshanna's
family would like any cards, letters of support or anything else creative
you can think of sent to them. So I am asking all of you who work in TR and
your clients to join me in this project. For more information, please contact
me.
Isabel Kellerman, CTRS-tifkel@aol.com
29 March 2003 @ 15:36:32 pm
Just a reminder for all speakers please send in your Registration
forms so that we can have all your information needed for badges when you
come to the Conference.
Dehise Horton
15 March 2003 @ 10:32:25 am
Join the NYSTRA Book Chat once again! Over the last couple of years at the
NYSTRA conferences, we offered a different kind of session – a “coffeehouse-book
club” chat, where practicing therapeutic recreation specialists could talk about
their beliefs in therapeutic recreation. First, using the popular book, “The
Courage to Teach,” by Parker Palmer that all participants had read prior to the
conference, we had a stimulating and reaffirming afternoon of deep discussion.
Last year we returned to the classics and explored what Paul Haun’s “Recreation:
A Medical Viewpoint meant in today’s profession. Comments from the participants
in those sessions were overwhelmingly positive. According to participants, the
session gave them a chance to engage in deep, meaningful discussion about therapeutic
recreation, often missing in their day-to-day work world. We would like to again
offer the coffeehouse book chat. In the field of therapeutic recreation we have
long capitalized on individual’s strengths to increase their quality of life.
Martin Seligman the renowned author of Learned Optimism asserts in his new book
Authentic Happiness that we should be doing exactly that within therapy, our
lives and careers. The research related to “positive psychology” provides a foundation
for this book, which will be the focused of our dialogue. We ask that you read
the book by Martin Seligman, Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology
to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment, prior to the conference, to
fully benefit from this session. The book is published by Free Press; ISBN: 0743222970.
We hope you enjoy your reading, and look forward to a stimulating conversation!
By Dr. Susan Wilson, Dr. Lynn Anderson and Dr. Vicki Wilkins
Susan Wilson swilson*cortland.edu
Cortland, NY USA - Friday, March 07, 2003 at 23:18:13 (EST)
Just wanted to let everyone know that the Conference Brochure will be out
shortly. We will be emailing them to those of you who have email addresses listed
with us. We will be mailing you out a hard copy shortly after. Just wanted to
give everyone a heads up on the Conference. Thank you in advance for your participation
this year.
Denise
Denise Horton dhorton824*yahoo.com
Massapequa Park, ny USA - Monday, February 10, 2003 at 09:42:32 (CST)
Has anyone used an evaluation tool to measure outcomes for a frienldy visitor
program. The Director of Social Work at my facility asked me if there is such
a tool used in TR. She is looking for something simple. I do not know of any
standard evaluations in our field to measure outcomes for this type of program.
If YOU do, please contact me. Thank you.
diane danderson*episcopalseniorlife.org
rochester, ny USA - Friday, January 31, 2003 at 14:17:51 (CST)
Good afternoon, I am currently working on my thesis for my Master's at Gallaudet
University (Deaf university) in Wash. D.C.. I want to know more about remotivation
and was wondering if anyone have any additional information about remotivation
technique? I have been looking around for workshops but things haven't been successful.
I work in a psychiatric hospital in Md. for almost 9 years as a CTRS.
Randi Randiba*aol.com
Crownsville, Md USA - Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 14:08:44 (CST)
After a few years as a social worker and a recreation coordinator, students
ask me how much money they can make in the human services field of TR. The answer
to this is, it's the wrong question. While yes, we have to be able to support
ourselves, it is the wrong field for anyone who may simply be looking for a paycheck.
The right question is, what can I do to make someone's life better today and
tomorrow. To have the privledge to work in human services, you have to really
have a life goal of making life better for the people you work with. Recreation
therapy makes lives better today, considers carefully tailored goals for individuals
as they get past today. The talent to do this is usally an innate gift to work
with people and to love it so much, you would do it for free if need be. If you
have a real love of people and want to touch them each and every day, without
regard for culture, creed, degree of illness then TR is for you. The pay will
follow but to be successful, to know you really have it in you to do this job,
it is a secondary reason for wanting to be in TR. Love for the activity and the
people you lead are your first priority above and beyond how much you get on
payday.
Joe Mondano mr_joe*hot,ail.com
Brooklyn, NY USA - Sunday, January 19, 2003 at 14:27:52 (CST)
NYSTRA will be holding a one day workshop at SUNY Cortland, February 21, 2003
- "Inclusion: A Necessary Competence Area for Therapeutic Recreation." This workshop
will be presented by Dr. Lynn Anderson CTRS, Dr. Linda Heyne CTRS, and Dr. Tim
Davis. The workshop will be from 9:00-4:00 with registration beginning at 8:30.
Lunch is included. If you would like more information please contact Virginia
Hutchins, CTRS at mvrtvah@omh.state.ny.us. Registration Deadline is February
1, 2003. A flyer will be sent to your e-mail directly upon request. Virginia
Hutchins,CTRS Professional Development/Workshops
Virginia Hutchins mvrtvah*omh.state.ny.us
Rome, NY USA - Friday, January 17, 2003 at 16:07:44 (CST)
Hi, I'd like to let people know about a sit down dance program I'm doing with
people in nursing homes, seniors residences and long term care facilities. If
you are interested in trying something like this I have a web site at www.sitndance.ca
Hope it helps people who are looking for something different to do with sick,
elderly clients.
Jacqueline Mills jackie.mills*sitndance.ca
Calgary, AB Canada - Saturday, January 11, 2003 at 19:44:54 (CST)
Just want to say that I agree with Matt Gold's comments concerning the recent
posting on the Job Mart. I am sure that many of us have had negative job experiences,
however, we move on and conduct ourselves as professionals. The person who posted
these negative comments should do the same. Isabel Kellerman, CTRS-NYSTRA Membership
Chair
Isabel Kellerman Tifkel*aol.com
N. Bellmore, N.Y. USA - Saturday, January 11, 2003 at 09:44:02 (CST)
To the person who has posted negative comments about a job experience: I would
respectfully ask that you do not use this forum to express your opinions about
your experience. You have made your point but it is our intention to delete the
current posting as well as any re-postings. This only costs NYSTRA time, effort
and money, as we have to do this through our contracted web master - as a result
you are only hurting the organization that provides this Job Mart service free
of charge to NYSTRA members and non-members. I attempted to respond to you directly,
but you have not had the courage to include your name, nor a valid e-mail address.
It is always easy to express our opinions anonymously, where we do not have to
be held accountable for them. I would be happy to discuss this further with you
- I can be reached at (212) 543-5240 or at goldmat@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu. Matt
Gold, CTRS
President, NYSTRA
Matt Gold, CTRS goldmat*pi.cpmc.columbia.edu
USA - Friday, January 10, 2003 at 18:25:27 (CST)
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