Utah Recreation Therapy Association

We hope to see you there!! We would love to increase the numbers of our Executive Committee!

🔥Fired up🔥 from Conference last week and looking for ways to keep Recreation Therapy strong in Utah? Come join the URTA Executive Committee!!

🔥Fired up🔥 from Conference last week and looking for ways to keep Recreation Therapy strong in Utah? Come join the URTA Executive Committee!!

Congrats to our 2024 Award Winners!! Thanks for all you do to move Recreation Therapy forward!

Carol Ruddell from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services gave this mornings keynote on “Good Postvention is Su***de Prevention.” Here are some wonderful highlights! For more resources, visit liveonutah.org.
Live On Utah

🔥Did you check out our Poster Session today? If you missed them, they will be up in the Ballroom tomorrow! 🔥

Our closing keynote today walked us through how to access the new Medicaid funding for RT services! We also learned about some federal legislative advocacy opportunities!

🔥Just a FEW take aways from our AWESOME Opening Keynote with Gwendolyn Adams!! 🔥

The Executive Committee and Conference Committee are excited to see you all in the morning!!!! Who’s ready for URTA CONFERENCE 2024!?!? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Don’t forget to wear your URTA gear on Thursday!

We have TWO awesome service projects in conjunction with URTA Conference this year! One will be available during Conference and one will be collected at Conference! Here are the details:

Check out just SOME of the awesome merch items that will be available during conference!

Meet the Keynote Speakers for Conference 2024!
Gwendolyn Adams will be presenting on our Conference 2024 Theme "Ignite Your Passion, Expand Your Impact."

Meet the Keynote Speakers for Conference 2024!
Jamie Bennett and Mike Liston (joined by others) will be presenting on "Drumming Your Way to Wellbeing in RT." DrumBus

There will be several raffle opportunities at conference this year!

Keep an eye out for more instructions and details!!

Meet the Keynote Speakers for Conference 2024!
Carol Ruddel will be presenting on "Good Postvention is Su***de Prevention." This session will meet the DOPL licensure requirements for su***de prevention training.

Meet the Keynote Speakers for Conference 2024!
Ashely Bowen, Michele Beal and Zac Bramble will be presenting on "How to Access Medicaid Funding."

We have some outstanding nominations for incoming Board Of Director this year!

Voting will remain open until Wednesday March 6th, 2024. The elected incoming Board of Director will be announced at our Annual Conference at the end of the month.

Regular Registration Pricing for our 2024 URTA Annual Conference ends FRIDAY 2/23/24! The theme this year is "Ignite Passion. Expand Impact." Take advantage of the price ending 2/23/24 before the price increases.

The deadline to submit nominations for Award Recognition and Board of Directors has been ✨extended✨ to February 9th! Please submit your nominations! !

Here is the link for Awards: https://forms.gle/oQtQTn5jGV2m5Nky5

Here is the link for BOD: https://forms.gle/1uX2TFxohbTpRoTd7