Internship Name:
Recreation Therapy Internship
April 4, 2012 |
Organization:
Sutter Center for Psychiatry
7700 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, California 95826
http://www.suttermedicalcenter.org/psychiatry/ |
Contact Information:
Lindsay Thuy Dao, Lead Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
(916)386-3036
daotl@sutterhealth.org |
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Stipend: No
Housing: No |
Available: 1
Year Round
Continuous |
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Description: Therapeutic Recreation |
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The Recreation Therapy department offers a 14-week Clinical Internship program in a non-for-profit psychiatric facility in the Sacramento Region that is part of an integrative health care system. Sutter Center for Psychiatry is part of the Sutter Health, Northern California’s largest health care network.
The internship is devised to integrate a student’s academic knowledge with clinical practice through experiential learning in a context critical to therapeutic application of that knowledge. |
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Internship Name:
Recreation Therapy Internship
January 23, 2012 |
Organization:
Vacaville Psychiatric Program
P.O. Box 2297
Vacaville, California 95696-2297
www.dmh.ca.gov/services_and_programs/state_hospitals/vacaville/default.asp |
Contact Information:
Rosa Jackson, RTC, Recreation Therapy Intern Supervisor
707-448-6841 x2064
Rosa.Jackson@vpp.dmh.ca.gov |
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Stipend: Yes
Housing: No |
Available: 2
Year Round
Continuous |
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Description: Therapeutic Recreation |
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Vacaville Psychiatric Program (VPP) is a licensed psychiatric treatment facility located within a prison, California Medical Facility (CMF), Vacaville. The population served is all male inmates who are referred from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for mental health treatment and evaluation. VPP has 218 beds in the Acute Psychiatric Program (APP) and 178 beds in the Intermediate Treatment Program (ITP). The intern will have approximately 2 weeks of orientation training and will learn important clinical and administrative issues that are vital to working in a correctional environment. Following the orientation, the intern will be assigned various tasks based on the training objectives in a primary unit, including observing, co-leading and leading eight (8) Recreation therapy groups per week (3 groups of leading, 4 groups of co‐leading, 1 non‐Recreation Therapy group observation), rehabilitation therapy documentation with a caseload of 10 patients, and their rehabilitation therapy-related documentation requirements, involvement in treatment conferences and various meetings, and other professional skills applicable to working in this environment. The intern may work on other units to learn and to be familiar with different therapeutic milieus and patient populations. The intern will have hour-long, weekly supervision meeting with the supervising recreation therapist. The intern will be given a formal and informal feedback constantly, and will be engaged in formal evaluations twice during the internship, once at the mid-term and again at the completion of the internship. The intern will work collaboratively throughout the internship as an interdisciplinary team member, instead of working independently. The interdisciplinary treatment team consists of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, nurses (RNs and Medical Technical Assistants), and correctional officers. The intern will be assigned a primary full-time supervising recreation therapist approved supervising recreation therapist, as well as uncertified recreation therapists, and other rehabilitation therapists, including art and music therapists. Although the size of the groups vary from large (5-8 in the Acute Program, 6-15 in the Intermediate Program), small (2-4 in the Acute Program), to the individual (one to one), most of the sessions are provided in a large group setting. The recreation therapy groups are designed to address various therapeutic goals based on the needs of the patients, e.g. improving coping skills for depression, gaining skills to manage auditory hallucination, stabilizing mood, etc. The recreation therapy groups may be recreation-activity focused, educational, and/or process -oriented with various degrees of verbal interventions. The Recreation Therapy groups are designed for various therapeutic goals based on the needs of the patients on the unit. Examples include improving reality testing and experiencing shared reality, developing trust in self and others, improving self‐concept, ego‐strength, and self esteem, exploring and clarifying values, maximizing independent performance of life skills, identifying and utilizing constructive outlets for aggression, tension, and anxiety, improving communication skills and promoting positive means of expression, and developing copings skills to stress. The Recreation Therapy groups could be recreation activity-focused, educational, and/or process-oriented with various degrees of verbal interventions. Recreation therapy involves the informed application of improvisational, receptive and recreative methods to assist in the achievement of treatment goals. VPP meets the criteria as an approved fieldwork/internship site for Therapeutic Recreation students through the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification and the National Council on Therapeutic Recreation Certification. The standard period of hours for completion of the internship is 640 hours, a 16-week period with the intern working 40 hours per week, which exceeds the NCTRC requirements. Interns are required to commit to the full 16 weeks. The final filing date for the Spring 2013 applications will be announced in late July 2012. |
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Internship Name:
Therapeutic Recreation Internship
May 2, 2011 |
Organization:
Denver Parks & Recreation Adaptive Recreation
1849 Emerson St.
Denver, Colorado 80218
denvergov.org/recreation |
Contact Information:
Leah Huffer-Solomon, CTRS, Recreation Supervisor
720.865.0825
leah.huffer@denvergov.org |
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Stipend: No
Housing: Yes |
Available: 3
Year Round
Continuous |
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Description: Therapeutic Recreation |
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The goal of the Denver Parks and Recreation Adaptive Recreation internship is to provide an intern with the opportunity to apply information and skills obtained in the classroom to real-life working situations. The program also offers interns the opportunity to gain experience in planning, organizing, leading and evaluating various recreation programs and opportunities to apply the TR process through one on one interactions with clients. Furthermore, it provides the intern with a constructive review and evaluation of their skills and competencies; thus, allowing realistic direction to further professional development. |
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Internship Name:
Therapeutic Recreation Internship
May 2, 2011 |
Organization:
Denver Parks & Recreation Adaptive Recreation
1849 Emerson St.
Denver, Colorado 80218
denvergov.org/recreation |
Contact Information:
Leah Huffer-Solomon, CTRS, Recreation Supervisor
720.865.0825
leah.huffer@denvergov.org |
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Stipend: No
Housing: Yes |
Available: 3
Year Round
Continuous |
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Description: Therapeutic Recreation |
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The goal of the Denver Parks and Recreation Adaptive Recreation internship is to provide an intern with the opportunity to apply information and skills obtained in the classroom to real-life working situations. The program also offers interns the opportunity to gain experience in planning, organizing, leading and evaluating various recreation programs and opportunities to apply the TR process through one on one interactions with clients. Furthermore, it provides the intern with a constructive review and evaluation of their skills and competencies; thus, allowing realistic direction to further professional development. |
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Internship Name:
Community/Outdoor Based TR
January 18, 2011 |
Organization:
City of Boise - Parks and Recreation
700 Robbins Road
Boise, Idaho 83702
http://cityofboise.org/Departments/Parks/Activities/AdaptedRecreation |
Contact Information:
Emily Kovarik, CTRS
208-608-7680
ekovarik@cityofboise.org |
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Stipend: Possible
Housing: No |
Available: 1
Summer
Continuous |
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Description: Therapeutic Recreation |
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As a Summer Intern you assist with our adaptive recreation program. You will have the opportunity to participate and eventually help lead the following: adapted waterskiing, camping, canoeing, adapted bike rides, fitness games, a summer camp for teens with disabilities, and the list goes on! You will also gain the knowledge needed to adapt programs to meet the needs of all involved by conducting assessments and observations. We serve individuals with a variety of disabilities including neuromuscular, orthopedic, spinal cord, hearing and visual impairments as well as intellectual disabilities. In addition, interns will help with a sports camp for youth with physical disabilities as well as a three day camping and rafting trip for teen who have had cancer. |
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Internship Name:
Community: Special Recreation Intern
September 1, 2010 |
Organization:
Special Recreation Services of Northern Lake County-Wau
2000 Belvidere Red
Waukegan, Illinois 60085
http://www.waukeganparks.org/recreation/special-recreation.htm |
Contact Information:
Julie Schneider, CTRS/CPRP, Manager of Special Recreation
847-360-4762
jschneider@waukeganparks.org |
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Stipend: Yes
Housing: Possible |
Available: 1
Year Round
Continuous |
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Description: Therapeutic Recreation |
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SRSNLC offers an excellent opportunity for students pursuing a career in Therapeutic Recreation with a focus on community recreation. It is the mission of Special Recreation Services of Northern Lake County to educate our citizens to become responsible, productive, healthy, and contributing members of our society by preparing them through recreation with a dynamic and caring environment, which excites them and invites them to participate.
Internship: Goals
•Plan, develop and implement year round recreation programs for SRSNLC
•Evaluate programs and conduct participant assessments
•Promote and publicize association activities (i.e. flyers, seasonal brochure and news releases.
•Network with other agencies and develop cooperative programming
•Provide an opportunity to relate to, interact with, and learn from Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists in their area of expertise
•Train and assess Special Olympic athletes in various sports
Internships follow the NCTRC Job Task Analysis: Job Tasks Timeline |
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Internship Name:
Recreation Therapy or Physical Education/Health
Sept 1, 2010 |
Organization:
Oak Plains Academy
1751 Oak Plains Rd.
Ashland City, Tennessee 37015
oakplainsacademy.com |
Contact Information:
Leslie J. Helmig, Recreation Therapist MAT, CTRS
931-362-4723
Leslie.Helmig@ushinc.com |
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Stipend: Possible
Housing: No |
Available: 1
Year Round
Continuous |
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Description: Therapeutic Recreation |
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Residential treatment center and school for boys and girls age 7-17. On 25 acres with outdoor areas. Open for recreation therapy interns |
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Internship Name:
Recreation Therapy Internship
May 21, 2010 |
Organization:
Sharon Towers, The Presbyterian Home
5100 Sharon Road
Charlotte, North Carolina 28210
www.sharontowers.org |
Contact Information:
Elizabeth Byrd, LRT/CTRS, Director of Health Care and Assisted Living Activi
704-608-7925
ebyrd@sharontowers.org |
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Stipend: No
Housing: No |
Available: 1
Year Round
Continuous |
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Description: Therapeutic Recreation |
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Sharon Towers is a CCRC (COntinuing Retirement Community. We provide a 14 week Recreation Therapy Internship for senior students supervised by one of the 3 LRT's on staff. Students will spend time on the Health Care and Assisted Living areas. There are three times during the year that internships are available, Spring, Summer, and Fall. The start and completion dates within the semester may vary. Please contact me for the internship packet.
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Internship Name:
Challange course facilitator
2/24/10 |
Organization:
Montreat Colege Team and Leadership Center
310 Gaither Circle
Montreat, North Carolina 28757
www.tlc.montreat.edu |
Contact Information:
John Rogers, Director
828-669-8012
jrogers@montreat.edu |
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Stipend: No
Housing: No |
Available: 2
Year Round
Continuous |
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Description: Therapeutic Recreation |
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Interns have the opportunity to work in all areas for managing, programming and maintaining a challenge course. |
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