2017 CTRA Conference at a Glance

May 24th to 26th 2017

Coast Capri Hotel, Kelowna, BC

Conference at a Glance

Wednesday May 24th, 2017---Pre-Conference Workshops, Keynote Speaker and Posters

7:00 am-8:00 am / Breakfast Provided
Time / Session 101 / Session 102 / Session 103
8:00/8:30 am -12:00 pm / Weight Bias: Personal Reflections to Systematic Change / Ambient Activity Technologies for Managing Responsive Behaviours in Dementia: Journeys to Engagement. / All My Relations-(Mitakuye Oyasin)
12:00-1:00 pm / Lunch Provided
Time / Session 104 / Session 105 / Session 106 / Session 107
1:00 pm -4:30/5:00 pm / Building Evidence; Moving from a Framework to Action. / Bridging the Gap: Getting Physically Active-An Effective Strategy Towards Lasting Sport Participation-BC Wheelchair Sports / Implementing Mind/Body/Spirit Modalities as TR Interventions- Mindfulness Techniques using Relaxation, Guided Imagery, Visualization, Art and Music. / A Conversation with the BC Senior’s Advocate.
Time / Keynote Speaker Session 108
7:00 pm -8:00 pm / Breaking Busy -ResilientLivingin Crazy Times
8:15 pm-9:30 pm / Poster Presentations-Session 109
Poster 109-1 / Poster 109-2 / Poster 109-3 / Poster 109-4
Role of Leisure in the Recovery of Mental Illness of Adults in Vancouver. / Job Satisfaction among Therapeutic Recreation Practitioners. / The Role of Recreation and Leisure in Mental Health and Substance Use Community. / Death and Dying in Long-term Care: Needs of Therapeutic Recreation Staff.
Poster 109-5 / Poster 109-6 / Poster 109-7 / Poster 109-8 / Poster 109-9
Therapeutic Scrapbooking-A Motivational Journey Through a Health Crisis. / The Impacts of Horticultural Programs for Older Adults Living in a Complex Care Home. / Factors Influencing Advocacy in Mental Health. / Seeing Beyond the Grouse Grind - A Joint Hiking Adventure. / More than Fun: Research Project on Parent’s Perspective of the Role of Aquatic Therapy in Pediatric Rehabilitation.
8:00 pm-? pm / Wine and Appies
8:00-10:00 / Currently actively recruiting exhibitors

Thursday May 25th, 2017---Opening Plenary, Concurrent Sessions and Exhibitors

7:00-8:00 / Breakfast Provided
8:15 am-8:30 am / Opening Remarks
8:30 am –
10:00 am / Session 200-Opening Plenary
Ikto na Heyoka (Tricksters and Clowns)
10:00-10:30 / Break
10:30 am –
12:00 pm / Session 201 – 3 30 minute research presentations / Session 202 / Session 203 / Session 204 / Session 205
Title: Can ‘Time’ be Stopped? Exploring the Impact of Criminal Records on Community Leisure/Recreation.
Title Understanding the Recreational Needs of Individuals Living in Transitional Housing
Title Reclaiming Identity: A Phenomenological Study on the Effects of Leisure Engagement for Emerging Adults with Mental Health Diagnoses / Love, Sex and Relationships: Health Promotion and Decreasing Stigma in Mental Health / Cooperation, Coordination, and Communication through the Lens of NCTRC Knowledge and Competencies. An Empowering Transition to Entry to Practice. / "Fit Minds" Cognitive Stimulation Therapy as an Intervention for Individuals with Dementia. / CTRA – Growing Stronger, Growing Together
12:00 pm –
1:00 pm / Lunch Provided in the Ballroom
1:00-2:30 pm / Session 206-3 30 minute research presentations / Session 207 / Session 208 / Session 209 / Session 210
Title: Strategies for Resilience: An Environmental Scan of Promising Mental Health Initiatives Offered on University Campuses
Title Positive Effect of the Implementation of Colouring Techniques on Student Stress Levels
Title Workplace Wellness Needs of Employees at a Long Term Care Facility / Therapeutic Recreation in Mental Health, from an Australian Perspective; It's not just Campfires and Kangaroos. / Interprofessional Collaboration – Opportunities for Therapeutic Recreation to Shine / Use of Animal Assisted Therapy in Recreation Therapy / Aligning TR with the Framework for Recreation in Canada: Using Promising Practices to Advance the Profession
2:30-3:00 / Break
3:00-4:30 / Session 211-3 30 minute research presentations / Session 212 / Session 213 / Session 214 / Session 215
Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Therapeutic Recreation: An Examination of Clinical Decision Making in Mental Health
Title Re-creation Through Recreation: Leisure as an Intervention to Colonialism
Title Hitting the Books: an Analysis of the Disability Models used in Therapeutic Recreation Textbooks / Recreation Therapy and Mental Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Patient Care / Therapeutic Recreation in the Schools: A Focus on Transition. / TR in Community Practice: Developing a TR Clinical Specialty within Edmonton Zone Home Living Alberta Health Services. / NCTRC Certification Process
8:30 am –
4:30/5:00 pm / Exhibitors-Actively Recruiting
Myra Canyon-5:00 pm Sharp leaving lobby / Cedar Creek Wine Tour-5:45 pm leaving lobby

Friday May 26th, 2017 ---Concurrent Session and Closing Plenary

7:00-8:00 / Breakfast Provided
8:00 am -9:00 am / Session 301 / Session 302 / Session 303 / Session 304 / Session 305
The Role of Community-Based Outdoor Recreation Therapy as Part of an Interdisciplinary Family Therapy Program. / Arion Therapeutic Farm Community Contribution Company Ltd.: Social Enterprise Business Model / Butterfly Home ® Person Centered care of Approach Pilot Project in Alberta – 1 year after / Grab a Coffee - it's Time to Talk about Your Professional Quality of Life. / Coffee Group as a Mental Health Therapeutic Interaction
9:00 am -9:15 / Break
9:15-10:15 / Session 306 / Session 307 / Session 308 / Session 309 / Session 310
Engaging and Measuring Participation in Wellness Programs for Young Adults with Mental Health Concerns / Recreation for All; Best Practices for Strengths Based, Holistic, and Person Centered Adaptive Recreation Programming / Online Programs for Older Adults: An Exploration of How to Incorporate Online Programming in Practice / Trauma 101 for Therapeutic Recreation Professionals / Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Address Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia--A Realist Review.
10:15-10:30
10:30- 12:00 / Session 311 / Session 312 / Session 313 / Session 314 / Session 315
Creating Upstream Change to Address Mental Health Inequities: Opportunities and Challenges for TR Practice / Laddering Professionals Abilities Through Therapeutic Recreation Distance Education / Story Trails: Rediscovering Self -Worth Through Land Based Education / Teaching and Supporting Individuals with Autism in a Recreational Setting. / NCTRC Recertification and Specialty Certification
12:00-1:30 / 2017 CTRA AGM and Lunch
1:45-3:15 / Session 316 / Session 317 / Session 318 / Session 319 / Session 320
Alberta ATRA is Gaining TRaction to Advance the TR Profession / Gathering at the Watering Hole and Sharing Seeds of Knowledge: Building a Community of Professional Practice in Uganda / Returning to Our Roots: The Case for Leisure in Therapeutic Recreation / An Insider Report on Effective Evaluation and How it Impacts Real People” / Eating Disorders and Leisure Identity; an Experiential Theory of Relation
315-3:30 / Break
3:30-4:30 / Closing Plenary-Session 321
Wrapping it up: Sharing the Gift of Reflection and Action to Grow the TR Profession
4:30-4:45 / Closing Statements