Ithaca College

Ithaca College Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies Therapeutic Recreation Faculty, Students and Alumni made a big splash at the NYSTRA Conference April 8-10, 2018 in Saratoga Springs, New York. Together they contributed six educational sessions and hosted an alumni reception. 

Therapeutic recreation majors co-presented four sessions as noted below: 

Sessions presented with  Dr. Elich Monroe included:  "Interprofessional Education, Collaboration and Practice: The Many Roles of Recreation Therapy - Ashley Silva and Alec Harris; "Use and Benefits of Nature as a Form of Recreation Therapy for Selected Populations" - Jenn Goldhar, Alaina Richey and Kate Newcomb; and "Nothing About Us Without Us: Inclusion in Recreation Therapy Interventions" - Laura Castelein.

Catherine Gooch, Program Manager for the Center for Life Skills co-presented with Kelsey Benedek, TR student on "Unwavering Expectations - Bright Futures for Individuals living with Williams Syndrome".

In addition,  Dr. Heyne IC Therapeutic Recreation Faculty and Lynn Anderson from SUNY Cortland presented, "Planning Alternative Tomorrows with hope (PATH): A Strengths-Based Planning Process.

Alumni Dana Moore co-presented with Maris Mostad and Karen Gaviria on the topic of "Incorporating Food with a Purpose in to Therapeutic Groups. Dana currently acts as the Director of Recreation Therapy at New York Psychiatric Institute.