The CPRS Recreation Therapy Institute is coming up in Sacramento on March 18, 2025!
Registration is now open.
To secure your spot, please register here: Display event - 2025 CPRS Connections Conference & Expo
Registration Rates:
CPRS Members:
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Regular Registration: November 13, 2024- January 22, 2025: $239
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Late Registration: January 23, 2025- March 18, 2025: $259
Non-Members:
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Regular Registration: November 13, 2024- January 22, 2025: $289
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Late Registration: January 23, 2025- March 18, 2025: $309
CPRS Student Members:
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Regular Registration: November 13, 2024- January 22, 2025: $125
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Late Registration: January 23, 2025- March 18, 2025: $145
CEU Cost:
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Members: $20
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Non-Members: $40
Schedule for the Day- (See Attached Schedule for Session Descriptions)
The schedule is subject to change
7:00 am – 8:00 am | Morning Mingle
Location: Grace Coffee, 1215 K St #110, Sacramento, CA 95814
Join us for networking over complimentary coffee and pastries, followed by a guided walk to the RT Institute.
8:15 am – 9:15 am | Opening Session
0.1 CEU Hours
· Advocacy and Recreational Therapy: It Requires All of Us
Presenter: Brent Wolfe, Ph.D., LRT, CTRS, FDRT
9:30 am – 11:00 am | Sessions
1.5 CEU Hours (Choose 1 of 3)
· Plants and Their Superpowers: Therapeutic Horticulture for Recreational Therapists
Presenter: Mary Purpura, MA, HTR
· Virtual Realities and Older Adults
Presenters: Chungsup Lee, Ph.D., CTRS, and Heewon Yang, Ph.D., CTRS
· Servant Leadership and the Recreational Therapist: Exploring Connections
Presenter: Brent Wolfe, Ph.D., LRT, CTRS, FDRT
11:15 am – 12:45 pm | Sessions
0.15 CEU Hours (Choose 1 of 3)
· From Dysfunction to Thriving: Building Resilience in Recreation Therapy Teams
Presenter: Marti Winterhalter, MBA, CTRS, RTC
· Engaging Through Words: Reader's Theater as a Therapeutic Tool
Presenter: Nancy Nisbett, Ed.D., CTRS, RTC, FDRT
· Can We All Benefit? Integrating AI in the Classroom and Beyond
Presenters: Dr. Lindsay Dao, MHA, CTRS, and Dr. Jamie Hoffman, CTRS
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | CPRS Meeting and Lunch
No CEUs
· Scholarships, Installation, and Awards
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Sessions
0.15 CEU Hours (Choose 1 of 3)
· RT Consulting: Is It for You?
Presenter: Tamica Clement Moore, CTRS
· Play: How Do We Create Active Strategies to Improve Our Clinical Care Skills?
Presenters: Dr. Lindsay Dao, MHA, CTRS, and Dr. Jamie Hoffman, CTRS
· Integrating DBT and Recreation Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach to Holistic Healing
Presenter: Marti Winterhalter, MBA, CTRS, RTC
3:45 pm – 5:15 pm | Sessions
0.15 CEU Hours (Choose 1 of 3)
· Self-care for the Healing Professional
Presenter: Jacquie Van Horne, MA
· Playful Intervention Approaches to Balance and Fall Prevention for Older Adults
Presenters: Heewon Yang, Ph.D., and Chungsup Lee, Ph.D., CTRS
· Lengthen the Fuse: A Guide to Doing the Work
Presenter: Jennifer Tuttle, CTRS
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Closing Session
0.1 CEU Hour
· Integrative Recreational Therapy: Holistic Implementation of TR for Your Patient and Yourself!
Presenter: Sharmayne B. Whitehead, CTRS
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Keelin Jardin MS, CTRS, RTC
Recreation Therapy Lecturer
California State University, East Bay
Hayward CA
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