Two Week Bootcamp
It was such a thrill to meet my classmates again for two weeks. In the last nine months I have connected with them only by online discussion forums. Through the…
The Process in Planning a Program
“Just the icing on the cake.” A saying that used to go around in Care Facilities and hospitals about Therapeutic Recreation (TR) professionals. But we know that without leisure activities…
My Therapeutic Recreation
I mentioned in my last blog how important it is to have regular leisure and recreation activities in your life. It should be something you feel passionately about, something that…
Health Promotion and Leisure
A while back in my first semester, I took a course called Health Promotion: Managing Risk and Staying Healthy. The main context for this course was to discuss promoting healthy…
Back in Vancouver
I was able to travel to Finland while studying online at Stenberg. I was invited to present my documentary film in Finland. The film is about War veterans: women and…
Therapeutic Recreation is an exciting and captivating career!
A Recreational Therapist Professional is NOT just a person who cooks up some exercise activity programs for older adults. It is a profession with a full and diverse range of…
Bringing Your Skills & Background to Therapeutic Recreation
Almost every day, I am lucky enough to actively use my education in Kinesiology to help others. This is because I found a job in my field, which is something…
Challenging, Easy, Interesting
Yay! The first semester is completed and two more semesters to go! Time flies when you are having fun with online studies. These Therapeutic Recreation courses certainly have kept me…
Therapeutic Recreation So Far…
I’m just finishing off my first semester this week and I’m 7 courses in already! Time sure is flying here in online classes. No rest for the wicked at Stenberg…
My path to Therapeutic Recreation and the journey so far….
I am Satu and I am a proud THR student at Stenberg College. I immigrated from Finland 27 years ago and have made Vancouver my home. For 10 years, I…
Why Therapeutic Recreation?
When a friend introduced me to the idea of taking Therapeutic Recreation, I wasn’t really sure what that meant! I knew what Gerontology was but I had never really considered…
Meet our Therapeutic Recreation Blogger: Meet Dani
My name is Dani and I’m in the Therapeutic Recreation (Gerontology) program at Stenberg College. I am originally from Edmonton, AB and moved to the Lower Mainland 8 years ago…
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