PRPS Learning Network Therapeutic Recreation

01/22/2026

The 2026 Therapeutic Recreation Virtual Institute is still live until the end of January (Jan. 30th). Take advantage of the great sessions upcoming and earn your NCTRC Credit Hours. Can't make the live sessions? All sessions are recorded and will be available through June 30, 2026!

Full TRI (all sessions) - $175 PRPS Member/$225 Non-Member/$100 Retired or Full-Time Student
Individual Sessions (any session of your choice) - $30 PRPS Member/$45 Non-Member
Register here: https://prps.org/events/2025/26tri

01/13/2026

Another great session for our 57th Annual Therapeutic Recreation Institute.
NCTRC Recertification and Specialization Area Designation: Continuing Professional Competence
This session provides an in-depth coverage of recertification standards and requirements for the areas of specialization. Continuing education, professional experience, and re-examination will be described in detail. Utilization of the 2021 NCTRC National Job Analysis Study in relation to recertification requirements will be discussed.
Register here: https://prps.org/events/2025/26tri

01/12/2026

You can still continue to register for the Therapeutic Recreation Institute (TRI)! The fee covers unlimited viewing of all recordings, CEU and NCTRC credits, and access to session materials and recordings through June 30, 2026.

Session Highlight!
January 28, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Dementia Care Communication with Validation
This session will demonstrate how to communicate with a person who has dementia using validation and positive language. This will be an interactive session which includes role playing as residents and practicing validating language. We will learn how this process helps in other relationships as well.

Register here: https://prps.org/events/2025/26tri

01/12/2026

The TRI continues today at 10:30 am with our Keynote!
Recreation Therapy as Resistance: Designing Transformative Leisure Practices

Recreation Therapy is more than programs—it is resistance. This session explores how leisure can disrupt hustle culture, reclaim community, and transform well-being. Grounded in JJRT’s values of connection, creativity, and curiosity, participants will discover innovative therapeutic approaches, evidence-based outcomes, and advocacy strategies. Expect reflection, interaction, and inspiration to reimagine your practice. Leave with practical tools and a renewed vision of Recreation Therapy as a radical, restorative force.
Presenter: Jessie Jones, CTRS

Jessie Jones is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist and founder of JJRT, a bold movement rooted in leisure as resistance, radical care, and creative autonomy. With a background as a chef, artist, and musician, Jessie weaves connection, creativity, and curiosity into innovative therapeutic programs that challenge grind culture and reimagine leisure as essential to human well-being. She leads through immersive workshops, community initiatives, and advocacy, inspiring practitioners to embrace recreation therapy as both a healing practice and a revolutionary act.

Register: https://prps.org/events/2025/26tri
If you can't attend today, you can watch the session recording at another time.

01/08/2026

You can still register for the 2026 Therapeutic Recreation Institute (TRI)! The TRI is a dynamic virtual event taking place from January 9 to 30. This year's program features a variety of engaging sessions designed to enhance your skills and expand your understanding of holistic approaches in the field. The fee covers unlimited viewing of all recordings, CEU and NCTRC credits, and access to session materials and recordings through June 30, 2026.
Session Highlight!
Jan. 20, 2026 12:00 PM
Awaken the Senses: Nature & Forest Therapy for Every Ability
This immersive session, offered by the nonprofit Imagine Well Being, invites participants to experience forest therapy firsthand while learning how the practice can enhance well-being for older adults, including those living with dementia, aphasia, and mobility challenges. Attendees will engage in simple sensory-based invitations adapted from the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy framework and then explore how these techniques align with core principles of therapeutic recreation. Drawing on current research and practical field experience, the session explores how forest therapy’s accessible design honors each person’s abilities and preferences, fostering engagement, presence, and authentic connection.

Register here: https://prps.org/events/2025/26tri

01/08/2026

You can still register for the 2026 Therapeutic Recreation Institute (TRI)! The TRI is a dynamic virtual event taking place from January 9 to 30. This year's program features a variety of engaging sessions designed to enhance your skills and expand your understanding of holistic approaches in the field. The fee covers unlimited viewing of all recordings, CEU and NCTRC credits, and access to session materials and recordings through June 30, 2026.
Session Highlight!
Building Resilience: Addressing Climate Emotions Through Nature
January 14, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
As climate change reshapes our environment, its emotional impacts, such as eco-anxiety and grief, require thoughtful, informed responses. This session introduces foundational concepts in eco-resilience, emotional literacy, and adaptive coping. Participants will learn strategies to foster psychological safeness and address the “Hope Gap,” while balancing emotional well-being. Practical tools like mindfulness, nature-based activities, and visualization techniques will be shared. This presentation equips professionals to support participants in processing climate emotions and building resilience through meaningful engagement in nature-connected experiences.
Register here: https://prps.org/events/2025/26tri

01/07/2026

Don't miss out! The Virtual Therapeutic Recreation Institute (TRI) begins on Friday, January 9! You can still register and watch the session recordings at a later time. For more information and to register, visit here: https://prps.org/events

01/02/2026

You can still register for the 2026 Therapeutic Recreation Institute (TRI)! The TRI is a dynamic virtual event taking place from January 9 to 30. This year's program features a variety of engaging sessions designed to enhance your skills and expand your understanding of holistic approaches in the field. The fee covers unlimited viewing of all recordings, CEU and NCTRC credits, and access to session materials and recordings through June 30, 2026.

Session Highlight!
Disability Inclusion is Everyone’s Role: Engaging Your Entire Team
January 30, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Inclusion doesn’t succeed through one specialist alone—it requires commitment from every staff member. This session explores how therapeutic recreation professionals can move beyond a “doing it all” model toward organizational commitment through a teaching and mentoring approach that empowers their teams. Together we’ll uncover strategies to address common barriers, set clear expectations, and build confidence among staff without specialized training. When all staff understand their role in disability inclusion, programs gain the capacity to ensure every participant feels welcomed and supported.

Register here: https://prps.org/events/2025/26tri

12/23/2025

📢The Therapeutic Recreation Institute (TRI) begins January 9! We are offering a special $25 discount on a full registration. Sign up today - this deal is limited! Discount ends 12/24.

Details:
-Register at: https://lnkd.in/ewJYAYrr
-Use code TRI25off on a Full Registration
-Includes 15.5 Hours of NCTRC Credit;
-11 virtual sessions, conveniently timed over the lunch hour;
-Access to all recorded webinars and CEUs until June 30th, 2026

Start the New Year off right with professional development through PRPS!

12/15/2025

12/11/2025

Therapeutic Recreation Institute (TRI) Sessions
January 9-30, 2026
Convenient Lunchtime Sessions.

Calling all Therapeutic Recreation Professionals and all Park and Recreation Professionals. Many of our sessions are geared to both! Earn CEU or NCTRC credits! Check out just two of the speakers below who appeal to both professions!

The 2026 Therapeutic Recreation Institute (TRI), a dynamic virtual event taking place from January 9 to 30. This year's program features a variety of engaging sessions designed to enhance your skills and expand your understanding of holistic approaches in the field. The fee covers unlimited viewing of all recordings, CEU and NCTRC credits, and access to session materials and recordings through June 30, 2026.

The TRI features eleven educational sessions and an opportunity to earn up to 15.5 NCTRC credit hours.

Learn more about the TRI and register here: https://prps.org/events/2025/26tri

11/25/2025

Meet two of our speakers for the 2026 Therapeutic Recreation Institute (TRI)!

Deanna Page is with the Jewish Healthcare Foundation. Deanna's presentation is Creating Memory Cafes in Outdoor Spaces. This online session will highlight the concept and benefits of outdoor memory cafés—community-based social gatherings for people living with dementia and their care partners held in natural settings like parks, botanical gardens, and forest preserves.

Abigail Haubenstein is with MedStar Franklin Square Hospital. Abigail's presentation is Exploring the Therapeutic Impact of Mindfulness and Meditation in Inpatient Psychiatric Care. This online session will examine the clinical applications and therapeutic benefits of mindfulness and meditation practices within inpatient psychiatric care. Utilizing both clinical experience and current research, the presentation will highlight the role of these practices in reducing symptom severity, promoting emotional regulation, and supporting overall treatment outcomes for adults with acute psychiatric conditions.

Sign up now for the TRI to join these two and many other great sessions. You can find all of the sessions on the event page by clicking the "register" button on the event page found here: https://prps.org/events/2025/26tri