Recreation Therapy New Zealand

Recreation Therapy New Zealand A forum for Recreation Therapy professionals to share stories, research, opportunities and hope. It's great to be appreciated!

Purpose: To preserve the inherent value of Recreation Therapy content as a foundation for growth and development of this allied health profession

Aim: To promote and share everything to do with Recreation Therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Despite the closure of two teaching programs in Aotearoa New Zealand (Eastern Institute of Technology/EIT, Napier 2007, and Southern Institute of Technology/SIT

, Invercargill 2008), the content taught as part of the Recreation Therapy profession continues to hold value (and no adverse treatment will change that). This page is a reflection of that, with former students and lecturers as subscribers as a way of maintaining connections. There is no longer operating the New Zealand Therapeutic Recreation Association,, as the growth in membership was affected by closure of the teaching programs. The formal national body for this is now the New Zealand Society of Diversional and Recreation Therapists Inc (NZSDRT). More information can be found at https://diversionaltherapy.net.nz/

We look to a future when teaching programs will be re-established to allow the Recreation Therapy profession to flourish in this country consistent with government regulations. and serve a range of populations as the content is intended to do. Several graduates have gone on to perform important roles that make use of the program content, indicating how valuable it is. For visitors to this site: we welcome your interest, and acknowledge various students (mainly US-based) seeking to complete internships in our wonderful country. The administrators of this page do not know how many CTRS's currently reside in this country with the capacity to supervise internships, but anticipate the number is unlikely to be many given the program closures described. We welcome people with an interest in furthering Recreation Therapy's values and principles (consistent with the ethical standards found in other countries) to make contact and share their thoughts & reflections. The current conditions do not necessarily mean that overseas graduates will be unable to find work in this country, but the opportunity of a CTRS supervised internship (necessary to meet NCTRC criteria) is limited by comparison to the US (but the 'continuity through adversity' theme of your national anthem is acknowledged, if you get the drift....). Therefore, this scenario will eventually change for good! In Aotearoa New Zealand, predominant criteria necessary for practitioners include respect for the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi 1840) and the Health Practitioner's Competency Assurance Act 2003, which contains the Code of Health and Disability Service Consumer's Rights that all practitioners are subject to. See, for example:
http://www.hauora.co.nz/resources/Tuhanzpdf.pdf (Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840). http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/regulation-health-and-disability-system/health-practitioners-competence-assurance-act (HPCA Act 2003)

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1996/0078/latest/DLM209085.html (Code of Practice 1996).

Some information on Matariki, which begins today and is into its second year as a public holiday in Aotearoa:
14/07/2023

Some information on Matariki, which begins today and is into its second year as a public holiday in Aotearoa:

Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi says giving back is important during Matariki.

Good long-form interview on the therapeutic ɓenefits of forest bathing. People will be familiar with the quote of John M...
02/06/2023

Good long-form interview on the therapeutic ɓenefits of forest bathing. People will be familiar with the quote of John Muir (1838-1914) that "in every walk with nature, òne receives more than they seek" (paraphrased).
The therapeutic benefits of forest bathing

Shinrin yoku is the Japanese practice of 'forest bathing', which is growing in popularity around the world for its therapeutic benefits, both physiological and psychological. Forest bathing engages the parasympathetic nervous system, known as the 'rest-and-digest' system. It's the opposite to our 'f...

From Richard Louv. JFK said "a child miseducated is a child lost"" which aligns with the adage about prevention and cur...
14/05/2023

From Richard Louv. JFK said "a child miseducated is a child lost"" which aligns with the adage about prevention and cure (dating from the days of Hippocrates).
https://www.facebook.com/100050253949391/posts/777549297263528/?mibextid=Nif5oz

“When children play in natural spaces, they’re far more likely to invent their own games than in more structured settings – a key factor in becoming self-directed and inventive adults later in life.' Richard Louv

This is so true and definitely the case with my children. This is a photo of my son and niece deeply absorbed in making a cake from elderflowers, grass and sand.

Happy St Patrick's Day, btw.Green space getting the red light as demand for housing rises
16/03/2023

Happy St Patrick's Day, btw.
Green space getting the red light as demand for housing rises

Analysis - Recent extreme weather events have provided a foretaste of how supercharged storms might threaten our future, Timothy Welch writes.

From RNZ Saturday morning today. The book 📙 is recommended reading and the author advocates recreation-based practices a...
04/03/2023

From RNZ Saturday morning today. The book 📙 is recommended reading and the author advocates recreation-based practices as therapy:
Dr Bessel van der Kolk: how to heal trauma

Traumatic experiences get lodged in people's brains and bodies as a sense of threat and to heal they must rediscover a sense of safety, says psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk.

Today's Waitangi Day event:
06/02/2023

Today's Waitangi Day event:

Thousands at Waitangi dawn powhiri as country welcomes national day.

Aotearoa NZ is 18 hours ahead of NY, making this a convenient event (10.45am-12.00pm). Who knows what they'll discuss, ...
26/01/2023

Aotearoa NZ is 18 hours ahead of NY, making this a convenient event (10.45am-12.00pm). Who knows what they'll discuss, but perhaps the talk will mention UDHR Art #25, Josef Pieper, Sebastian de Grazia, Aristotle, Labour history, and perhaps even something about Basic Income?
https://www.facebook.com/100064652801295/posts/552611506903938/?sfnsn=mo&mibextid=6aamW6

Register and join us for the World Leisure Organization - UN side event!

61st Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development

"Just and Favorable Conditions for Work: The Leisure Dimension"

Date: February, Thursday 9th 2023
Time: 4:45 - 6:00PM (New York Time)
Virtual Platform registration: https://bit.ly/3iVDU4n
Website https://www.worldleisure.org

You are invited to register to attend the UN Virtual Side Event that World Leisure Organization (WLO) is organizing in the framework of the 61st Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD61), under the main theme “Creating full and productive employment and decent work for all as a way of overcoming inequalities to accelerate the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.

Through this virtual event, Prof. Atara Sivan and Prof. Tony Veal will examine and discuss, among the rights to “just and favorable conditions of work”, the implications of the right to “rest, leisure and reasonable limitation of working hours” set out in Article 7 of the UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). This right should be taken into account in considering the constitution of “decent work for all”.

Virtual Platform Link https://bit.ly/3iVDU4n
Website https://www.worldleisure.org

This concept has the potential to transform how we conceptualize health, and its promotion:
21/01/2023

This concept has the potential to transform how we conceptualize health, and its promotion:

This section aims to describe the salutogenic construct of the sense of coherence. It begins with a reflection of the ontological and epistemological background of salutogenesis, which is not particularly described and explained to any significant extent in the publications by Antonovsky. The core c...

As Recreation Therapists, we can perpetually advocate for nature and its therapeutic effects:https://www.facebook.com/10...
19/01/2023

As Recreation Therapists, we can perpetually advocate for nature and its therapeutic effects:
https://www.facebook.com/100044148308509/posts/736026084545662/?sfnsn=mo&mibextid=6aamW6

During this time of year when our lives can feel quite full, seems the perfect time to talk about the restorative power of nature and how spending time outdoors can nourish the soul.

Being among trees and mountains hearing nothing but birdsong, or at the beach watching the waves crash onto the sand, or witnessing the wide open plains stretching out in front of you with the biggest bluest sky you’ve ever seen, nourishes us in indescribable ways.

There’s a peace that can wash over you more easily beholding such vistas and what’s important to you – what you really care about – tends to bubble more easily to the surface.

Less noise, less being asked of you, plenty of oxygen, movement of your body and observation of natural processes can help to reconnect you to healthy patterns and perceptions. Where possible, remove your shoes and get your bare feet onto the earth. Regular ‘earthing’ – direct skin contact with the surface of the earth – may potentially have anti-inflammatory effects, improve sleep and reduce chronic pain.

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