34 episodes
Recreation Therapy: A Canadian Perspective Mary Dwulit
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- Health & Fitness
Join in topical conversations around current challenges and opportunities in the field in Canada.
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Episode 33: A Critical Look at Assessment Education
This short episode explores the role of “the big red book” in RecT education today in Canada and poses the question if its use should be re-evaluated?
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Episode 32: Orquidea Tamayo Mortera (Aotearoa New Zealand)
Orquidea is a registered Diversional and Recreational Therapist in Aotearoa New Zealand. She is also the president of her national association. This episode provides a broad lens of current practice and includes the history of RecT in NZ.
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Episode 31: Karen Littleton
Karen Littleton is currently working in Kelowna, BC with the Interior Health Authority as a Director in Population and Public Health, Clinical Prevention and Pandemic Response. This episode explores RecT within one of BC’s six health authorities and highlights progress within the field over the past thirty years. RecT’s role in public health and prevention is also discussed.
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Episode 30: Daniel Gray (Australia)
Daniel Gray is a Recreation Manager from Australia with over 20 years experience in the field. Daniel shares findings from his recent international travels where he explored RecT and funding models. Daniel also shared his knowledge and experience using artificial intelligence (AI) in the field. Contact: daniel@wintringham.org.au
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Episode 29: Nicholas Kathen
Nicholas Kathen is currently working as a Recreation Therapist at the outpatient chronic pain clinic at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa and he is completing a master’s degree in education at the University of Ottawa. Although this episode covers a variety of topics including research and education, the primary focus was on the role of recreation therapy in supporting population health.
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Episode 28: Bumping
This episode explores bumping in recreation therapy. I share my personal experiences with the process and how bumping uniquely impacts our field.
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