Timeline of historical
events:
1940-1959 (26,635 killed by
nationwide polio epidemic)
1941 The US enters WWII, ends
1945
1941 Menninger Foundation
established by psychiatrist Karl Augustus Menninger (1893-198?).
1941 AAHPER-News from the
Therapeutic Section begins
1943 Davis publishes
"Principles and Practice of Rehabilitation"
1943 Federal Vocational
Rehabilitation Act of 6 JUL. 1943 (PL 190)
1945 VA Recreation Service
established.
1945-1960 Increase in nursing
homes
1946-1964 Steep increase in
the U.S. birthrate following WWII called the "Baby Boom".
1947 "American Physical
and Mental Rehabilitation" APMR
1948 American Recreation
Society, Hospital Recreation Section
1948 College Recreation
Association founded
194? APA forms Leisure Time
Committee
1950 Korean War, ends 1953
1950 Dunton and Licht
"Occupational Therapy Principles and Practice" ch: 12 Recreational
Therapy authored by Davis; Defines RT.
1950 The National Association
for Music Therapy is founded
1951 JHPER, v22 p13+ N '51
"We Prescribe Recreation"
1951 Esther Goetz Gillian
(Ed.) "Music Therapy"
1951 VA "Recreation
Service" VA Manual M6-4
1952 Davis writes book
"Clinical Applications of Recreational Therapy"
1952 The Department of
Physical Medicine, Graclyn Hospital, Winston Salem, N.C. offers the first 12 month
Recreational Therapy internships.
1953 National Association of
Recreational Therapists (NART) is established Feb. 1953, their official
publication is the "Inter-State News"
1953 The Council for the
Advancement of Hospital Recreation (CAHR) is formed in Feb.
1953 Sacramento State College
offers B.A. in Recreational Therapy
1954 U of MN offers Hospital
Recreation correspondence course
1955 The first educational
film on the therapeutic value of recreation for patients (hospital recreation)
in the non-government hospitals "Rx for Recreation" (originally So
Much for So Little) is a 28 minute color film produced by the NRA.
1955 CAHR publishes the first
hospital recreation personnel standards, separating registration into three
sections: Hospital Recreation Director, Hospital Recreation Leader, and
Hospital Recreation Aide.
1956 A critical shortage of
physical therapists seriously impedes the national rehabilitation program. Over
5,800 jobs for qualified physical therapists are available throughout the US.
1956 The Veterans'
Administration begins their Student Affiliate Recreation Trainee Program
1957 Bernath Eugene Phillips
becomes CAHR's first registered Hospital Recreation Director at their Mar. 18,
1957 meeting in Chicago.
1957 SUNY Cortland offers a
master's degree in Hospital Recreation
1958 U of Iowa offers
undergraduate and graduate specialization in Hospital Recreation
1958 NRA Hospital Recreation
Consultant becomes Consulting Service on Recreation for the Ill and The
Handicapped
1961 UNC-Chapel Hill hosts
the 5th Regional Institute on Hospital Recreation. The theme was
"Expanding Horizons".
1961 Beatrice Hill resigns
after seven years as director of the NRA Consulting Service on Recreation for
the Ill and the Handicapped to establish Comeback, Inc.
1965 The US sends troops to
Vietnam, withdraws 1973
1965-present: Medicare
(Health Insurance for the aged) is added to Social Security benefits, and
Medicare starts regulating nursing homes.
1966 The NRA and ARS merge
into the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA)
1966 On Sunday, October 9,
1966, the NRPA Board of Trustees in session at the Washington-Hilton Hotel,
Washington, D.C., approved the Charter and Bylaws of the National Therapeutic
Recreation Society and accepted NTRS as a professional branch of NRPA. NTRS
takes over the administration of the credentialing program from CAHR.
196? First President's Panel
on Mental Retardation
196? Passage of Public Law
90--170, which results in training grants and research for therapeutic
recreation
196? PL 90-480 Architectural
Barriers Act, tax incentives for barrier removal
196? Creation of Bureau of
Education for Handicapped in Office of Education
196? First Special Olympics
(Olympics for Retarded)
1967 On January 28, 1967,
Hilton Motor Inn, Kansas City, Missouri, the first official meeting of the NTRS
Board of Directors was held, and Ira J. Hutchinson was elected president.
1969 David C. Park was
appointed NRPA Therapeutic Recreation Specialist and NTRS Executive Secretary.
1971 Dr. Paul Haun,
"Recreation: A Medical Viewpoint"
1971 Adoption of "NTRS
Standards for Psychiatric Facilities.
1972 Draft of the first NTRS
Code of Ethics was completed.
1973 PL 93-113 Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, Section 504
1974 PL 94-142 Education for
All Handicapped
1974 NTRS Newsletter was
developed.
1975 NTRS Field Placement
Guidelines were completed.
1975 Utah Recreation Therapy
Licensure Rule goes in effect
http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r156/r156-40.htm
2006 North Carolina
Recreational Therapy Licensure Rule goes in effect http://www.ncbrtl.org
1976 A committee was
established to develop a philosophical position statement on therapeutic
recreation.
1977 White House conference
on Handicapped
1977 NTRS Presidential
Commission on Assessment of Critical Issues was established.
1977 Dictionary of
Occupational Titles 076.124-014 RECREATIONAL THERAPIST.
197? JCAHO Standards for TR
in psychiatric facilities
197? NTRS 750-hour training
program
1978 NTRS Registration
Program was recognized by NRPA as the sole registering body for therapeutic
recreation personnel.
1979 Guidelines for
Community-Based Recreation Programs for Special Populations developed by NTRS.
1980 NTRS conducted a
national survey on the status of recreation as a related service in PL 94-142.
1981 National Council for
Therapeutic Recreation Certification became a completely autonomous
credentialing body.
1981 Designated by the United
Nations as the International Year of Disabled Persons
Designated by the United
Nations as the International Year of Disabled Persons
1982-1989 (63,159 killed by
AIDS)
1982 NTRS Philosophical
Position Statement
1984 NTRS established
National Therapeutic Recreation Week.
1984 The American Therapeutic
Recreation Association (ATRA)
1985 "ATRA Annual"
ATRA
1985 NTRS developed a
Strategic Plan—at least 85 percent of the objectives were completed.
1987 NTRS published Philosophy
of Therapeutic Recreation.
1988 The first NTRS Board
Retreat was held in Denton, Texas.
1988 NCTRC job analysis establishes
a unique and coherent body of knowledge
198? Blocked attempts to
remove activity therapy opportunities in nursing homes regulations
198? Development of wellness
centers
198? Development of private
TR consultant firms
198? IDEA amendments
198? Older Americans Act
Reauthorization
198? Older Americans Personal
Welfare Education Training Act
1990 NCTRC and ETS
(Educational Testing Service) administer first certification exam.
1990 Revised Standards for
Internship in Therapeutic Recreation published.
1990 Encyclopedia of Careers
and Vocational Guidance, volumes 1 & 2.
1991 Dictionary of
Occupational Titles 076.124-014 RECREATIONAL THERAPIST: alternate title:
therapeutic recreation worker
1991 NTRS initiated a move to
enhance the therapeutic recreation profession by establishing Ad Hoc Committees
with NCTRC and ATRA...A proposed alternate certification plan was developed by
NTRS...The NTRS 750-Hour Training Program for Therapeutic Recreation Assistant
was revised.
1992 UT Title 58 Recreational
Therapy Practice Act, licensure
1992 NTRS became an Associate
Member of CARF and joined the JCAHO Coalition of Rehabilitation Therapy
Organizations.
1993 NTRS adopted a
comprehensive Strategic Plan to guide the organization's work.
1994 NTRS approved Interpretive
Guidelines for the Code of Ethics.
1995 Western Carolina
University is the first institution of higher education to offer B.S. in
Recreational Therapy, offering a clinical perspective of recreation, rather
than just a therapeutic bent to a recreation degree.
1995 NTRS established the
NTRS Fred Humphrey Internship Program.
1996 CA Assembly Bill
2853-Recreation Therapy title legislation.
1996
NTRS became a National
Organization Patron of the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games...NTRS revised its Philosophical
Position Statement...APRS and NTRS formed a joint committee on community
recreation for people with disabilities.
1997 Revised NTRS Internship
Standards and Guidelines for Therapeutic Recreation were published.
1998 NTRS was invited to
submit written testimony to the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Improving
Quality in Long Term Care.
1999 NTRS met with the Health
Care Financing Administration (HCFA) regarding therapeutic recreation in long
term care
2000 NTRS developed the
"Therapeutic Recreation--The Benefits are Endless...™" training
program and materials
2001 State Recognition
Options in Therapeutic Recreation: An Educational Resource was published by
NTRS and ATRA.
2003 Nicki Booth was the
first person to receive the Edith Ball Scholarship outisde of North America
that was also studying therapeutic recreation in a foriegn country.
2005 NTRS testified in formal
IDEA hearings across the country.
2006 NTRS celebrated its 40th
Anniversary.
2007 - New Hampshire
Recreational Therapy Licensure rule goes in effect (Statutes)
2009 - Oklahoma Senate Bill
546, Therapeutic Recreation Practice Act is signed
** My Personal TR Timeline (the important stuff) is bolded.
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