by Danny Pettry | Aug 30, 2018 | ATRA updates
Rec Therapy Today is definitely proud to announce its presence at the 2018 American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) annual conference. This year’s conference will be held at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan from September 13th through...
by Danny Pettry | Aug 30, 2018 | Job Postings
Riverside Behavioral Center in Hampton, VA needs two CTRS. One is full time on the adolescent residential unit; and the other is a PRN as needed) position that would work on all unit(2 children units and 2 adults unit) They are posting both hopefully within the day...
by Danny Pettry | Aug 28, 2018 | Featured
PART 1: Radical acceptance: We all have days when our emotions feel negative. Bradley Greive argues in his (2000) book, The Blue Day: A Lesson in Cheering Yourself Up, that “everybody has blue days.” Grieve described a blue days as: “miserable days when you feel...
by Danny Pettry | Aug 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve received physical therapy twice (because I’ve dislocated a shoulder two different times). The outcomes are real. Problem: I dislocated my shoulder during a skateboarding accident (approximately 1996). It hurt. My friend Paul drove me from our makeshift skate park...
by Danny Pettry | Aug 24, 2018 | Featured
True story: A pastor was visiting our facility. The pastor overheard the social worker asking someone to sign a ROI. There was ambiguity about “ROI” terminology. The pastor looked at me. He raised an eyebrow and asked, “What is the Return on Investment (ROI) for...
