Temple University Recreational Therapy

01/16/2026

Celebrate Recreational Therapy Month & Valentine's Day with us and join us for a FREE CEU event in our new home at Paley Hall on campus!

This one-hour CEU event, hosted by Temple RT and the Institute on Disabilities, will focus on sexual health and will include a demonstration of assistive technology that can be helpful to our clients!

Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/2Nc9j1ZeuK

12/05/2025

The only 2025 wrap that matters, the wrap to the fall semester. This group is about to head out for recreational therapy internships all over the country. We predict BIG ADVENTURES and see the beginnings of very bright futures!

#2026

11/20/2025

Lunch Crew

11/18/2025

We are now accepting session proposals for the 2026 Evidence-Based Practice Conference!

Do you have an amazing poster or presentation outlining an evidence-based intervention or protocol? Send in a session proposal! The in-person conference is at Ambler campus on April 24,2026. The virtual conference is April 29-May 13.

Session proposals are due January 31, 2026.

Session Proposal Link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=74FucSK1c0SOMRC9Asz25Zc2uA8BJORCrgKcMeGGQPpUN0JZVFdXR1dLR05SREZEQjNSQVQzQktTTC4u&route=shorturl

11/18/2025

Today was a full day at the NJ/ Eastern PA Therapeutic Recreation Association conference. A huge congratulations to Ann Dolloff on receiving the Service Award, and to Recreational Therapy Alum, Bowen Chen on receiving the Innovation Award for his work at Inglis House! Ann, Gretchen, Gena, and Aurora presented, and Heather represented the program at the vendor booth. It was great to see everyone!

11/13/2025

Ann Dolloff organized adaptive/inclusive Paddle Boarding training for Temple University's recreational Therapy & students.

HUGE thank you to Bruckner Chase whose passions for advocacy and sport are great models for how we should approach our work. Opportunities like this reinforce our understanding that recreational activities must be accessible to everyone, and we, as health care providers, have a responsibility to be the advocates and facilitators to ensure these activities are available.

Another HUGE thank you to the students who registered, and showed up, for this event - Bruckner said it was one of the most involved groups of students he has worked with - way to go!

11/04/2025

The RT Student Association spent tonight crafting. Some of the TU RT students also led a leisure education art project for the Active Living With Aphasia group (picture 2). Fun times. Thanks to the IMPACT Center & for welcoming us!!!

11/03/2025

11/02/2025

11/01/2025

Ann Dolloff has been running the AT Expo for 13 years at Temple University. This was the first time the event was hosted in the new College of Public Health home, Paley. Students from the AT class she is facilitating shared some of what they've learned about assistive technology. It was a day full of great enthusiastic conversations and laughter. We are so proud of the Recreational Therapy Students, who led presentations like seasoned professionals.

10/19/2025

Bryan, Gena and Aurora are presenting a general session at the ATRA conference this afternoon!

10/10/2025

Morning Reading!!