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Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association

ATRA Annual General Meeting; Friday, 21 October 201611:00 am - 12:00 noon; Radisson Hotel Ballroom A/B,4440 Gateway Blvd., Edmonton, AB

1.0 Cal l to Order

2.0 Act ion on the Agenda

3.0 Introduct ion of Board Members and Special Guests Thanks and appreciat ion to the 2016 ATRA Symposium Commit tee & Volunteers

4.0 Rules of Order

5.0 Act ion on the Minutes of the 2015 Annual General Meet ing I f there are no correct ions, i t would be in order for a member to move that the minutes of the 2015 Annual General Meet ing be adopted as included in the annual report .

6.0 Old Business

7.0 Board Report After quest ions have been addressed, I t would be in order for a member to move that the report , as presented in the AGM package, be adopted.

8.0 Act ion on the 2015/2016 Financial Statement After quest ions have been addressed, I t would be in order for a member to move that the f inancial reports, as presented in the AGM package, be adopted.

9.0 New Business 10.0 Elect ion of Directors (Biographies are pr inted elsewhere in th is Annual Report) President, Secretary/Treasurer, Educat ion Director

11.0 Announcements

12.0 Adjournment

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Qualifi cations1. All members will be required to show their current ATRA membership cards for admission to the AGM.2. Each attending member in good standing is entitled to one vote.3. There shall be no absentee or proxy voting.4. A quorum shall be not less than 25 percent of the membership or 40 members, whichever is smaller.

General Procedures1. The chair organizes the business of the meeting (agenda and order of business) and sees that it proceeds in an ordered manner.2. The chair decides all questions of order and considers the advice of the parliamentarian.3. No person may speak until she/he has been recognized by the chair.4. No person may speak for more than 10 minutes at one time. No person may speak a second time until all who wish to speak for the fi rst time have done so. (The group may permit a person to speak more than twice or longer than 10 minutes.) A question on procedure or a point of order will not be considered a turn to speak.5. A person wishing to speak must approach a microphone and be recognized by the chair before speaking. When recognized, the speaker will give her/his name.6. The chairperson may not speak on a question. If she/he wishes to speak, she/he must yield the chair to another offi cer and take a seat on the fl oor. The chairperson may not resume the chair until the question at issue is settled.

Motions - Getting a Subject on the Floor1. No business may be discussed until a motion has been made, seconded (when required) and stated by the chair.2. Once a motion has been stated by the chair, it can be withdrawn only with the consent of both the mover and the seconder.3. All discussion must relate to the motion on the fl oor.4. Only one main motion may be on the fl oor at any one time.

Amendments1. An amendment to a motion is proper if it does not change the basic purpose of the motion.2. For ease of understanding, it is wise to have only one amendment on the fl oor at any one time. However, there is no limit to the number a times a motion may be amended.3. When an amendment is made, the chairperson must see that everyone understands the proposition being voted on. Two votes must be taken: FIRST, on the amendment, and SECOND, on the motion in its amended form.

Stopping Debates1. Discussion can be stopped by a motion to close debate. This motion is not debatable and requires a two-thirds majority to be carried.

Voting1. The motion is restated2. The affi rmative and then the negative votes are called for. If there is any doubt in a voice vote or vote by show of hands, the vote is then to be retaken by a standing vote. If a secret ballot is required, the chair declares the result of the vote.

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prior minutesAlberta Therapeutic Recreation Association Annual General MeetingOctober 23, 2015Ramada Plaza, Calgary, AB

1.0 Call to order The Annual General Meet ing was cal led to order by the President, Patt i Lanigan, at 10:25am.

2.0 Action to the agenda Motion by Patt i Lanigan, seconded by Wendy Brown. Agenda was accepted with no addi t ions.

3.0 Introduction of Board Members and Special Guests The Board Members were introduced and thanks were extended to the 2015 ATRA Symposium

Commit tee and volunteers for their effor ts in organiz ing the 2015 ATRA Symposium.

4.0 Rules of Order Darlene Murphy, Administrat ive Assistant, reviewed the rules of order.

5.0 Action on the Minutes of the 2014 Annual General Meeting Motion by Kate Harr i ty and seconded by Glen Skimming that the minutes of the 2014 Annual

General Meet ing be adopted as included in the annual report . CARRIED.

6.0 Old Business: 6.1 2020 Vision Strategic Plan The 2020 Vis ion Strategic Plan Update was presented by the board at the ATRA Symposium on

October 22, 2015. Documents are avai lable on the ATRA websi te (under “About ATRA”) for mem-bers to v iew. Any quest ions can be sent to the ATRA off ice. No quest ions received.

7.0 Board Reports Al l board reports were summarized into one report and included in the Annual Report . Members

were given the opportuni ty to direct any quest ions or comments to the board. Mot ion by Chere Petkus and seconded by Debbie Lake that the board report , as presented in the Annual Report , be adopted. CARRIED.

Comment by Wendy Brown offer ing recogni t ion to the Board around the amount of work put into the Strategic Plan, and appreciat ion was given to the board.

8.0 Action on the 2014/ 2015 Financial Statement The 2014/2015 Financial Statements were presented by Dar lene Murphy, Administrat ive Assis-

tant. The f inancial statements were pr inted in the Annual Report . Dar lene Murphy responded to

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prior minutes quest ions f rom the f loor regarding f inancial statements. Mot ion by Blanche Chymycz and seconded by Hol ly Abel that the 2014/2015 ATRA Financial

Statements be accepted as presented. CARRIED.

9.0 New Business: 9.1 Election of Directors to the ATRA Board of Directors To better al ign and distr ibute the work of the Alberta Therapeut ic Recreat ion Associat ion Board

of Directors, be i t resolved that: The Alberta Therapeut ic Recreat ion Associat ion (ATRA) Board of Directors be increased from

f ive (5) posi t ions to s ix (6) wi th the addi t ion of a new board posi t ion “Cont inued Competence Di-rector” wi th the fo l lowing posi t ion descr ipt ion: The Cont inued Competence Director is responsi-ble for coordinat ing the Associat ion’s Cont inuing Educat ion Uni t (CEU) program and for ensur ing adequate and appropr iate cont inuing educat ion opportuni t ies are avai lable for members.

Sarah responded to quest ions f rom the f loor regarding the reasoning behind the creat ion of th is posi t ion, and around the effect th is wi l l have on vot ing amongst the board. The posi t ion wi l l be appointed unt i l the nominat ion year. Discussion around addi t ional ways to achieve competency and offer ing addi t ional educat ion opportuni t ies.

Mot ion by Kar i Medd and seconded by Hol ly Abel to increase the ATRA Board from f ive posi t ions to s ix. CARRIED.

9.2 Education Liaison Board Posit ion Tit le Change To have consistency amongst Alberta Therapeut ic Recreat ion Associat ion Board of Director posi-

t ion t i t les, be i t resolved that: The posi t ion t i t le “Educat ion Liaison” be changed to “Educat ion Director” .

Mot ion by Deanna LeSage and seconded by Renate Sainsbury to change the ATRA Board posi-t ion t i t le f rom Educat ion Liaison to Educat ion Director. CARRIED.

9.3 Community Liaison Board Posit ion Tit le Change To have consistency amongst Alberta Therapeut ic Recreat ion Associat ion Board of Director posi-

t ion t i t les, be i t resolved that: The posi t ion t i t le “Community Liaison” be changed to “Communicat ion Director” wi th the fo l low-

ing posi t ion descr ipt ion: The Communicat ion Director manages the communicat ion needs of the Associat ion including both pr int and social media plat forms.

Mot ion by Brandi Hubl and seconded Tracey Mann by to change the ATRA Board posi t ion t i t le f rom Communicat ion Liaison to Communicat ion Director. CARRIED.

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9.4 Board Rotation To have an even rotat ion of board members and to ensure that the Educat ion Director and the

Cont inued Competence Director are elected in opposi te years, be i t resolved that: In the even numbered calendar years the fo l lowing shal l be elected: President, Educat ion Direc-

tor and Secretary/Treasurer. In the odd numbered calendar years the fo l lowing shal l be elected: Vice President, Cont inued Competence Director and Communicat ion Director.

Mot ion by Lesley Baker seconded by Marlene Gi l l that to have an even rotat ion of board mem-bers. CARRIED.

9.5 Change to Student Membership Criteria Mot ion by Bev Sunt jens and seconded by Glenn Skimming to change student membership cr i -

ter ia to read: Appl icants for student membership must be a student taking one or more courses towards the complet ion of a diploma, degree or advanced studies major ing in Therapeut ic Recre-at ion or Recreat ion & Leisure Studies.

Board responded to quest ions around the current cr i tera and the reasoning for the change. Con-cern was raised regarding professionals working and taking one course, however i t is expected that members wi l l maintain their professional registrat ion i f they are working in the f ie ld.

Mot ion CARRIED with two opposed (Jane Crawford and Lesley Baker) .

10.0 Elections: Vice President Nominee: Annette Yunick; Secretary Treasurer Nominee: Char lot te Thompson; Communicat ion Director: Kr ist ina McGowan

No addi t ional nominat ions were received up to 24 hours pr ior to the AGM. Mot ion by Jane Pap-enhuyzen and seconded by Kerry Appleton that the s late of nominees be elected as presented. Mot ion CARRIED.

11.0 Announcements: Announcements were made regarding the 2016 CTRA Conference in Water loo, ON, June 1-3 and

that the 2016 ATRA Symposium wi l l be in Edmonton. Thanks were extended again to the 2015 Symposium Commit tee and special thanks were given to outgoing board members El len Helgas-on and Vanessa Bunio.

12.0 Adjournment Motion by Kar i Medd that the 2015 Annual General Meet ing be adjourned at 11:34am.

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board reportBoard of Directors Annual Report: October 2016 (Year 2015/16)Written by Patt i Lanigan, ATRA President in consultation with the BOD & ATRA Staff

Another year has gone by and what a year i t has been! I ’d l ike to thank the Board of Directors (BOD) and staff who are so passionate about our profession and have dedicated their t ime and en-ergy into our associat ion on behal f of our membership. I t has been a pleasure to work wi th you and your incredibly hard work and sense of humour is appreciated!

I ’d also l ike to acknowledge our membership, who cont inue to support ATRA in a mult i tude of ways and are engaged and passionate about our profession. For those members who at tend conferences and webinars, read e-blasts and newslet ters, at tend chapter meet ings, vote on important matters, promote our profession in your workplaces, and more, your involvement is recognized and valued! A special thank-you to those who have volunteered to support the work of ATRA, you are appre-ciated and you have made a di fference! Membership engagement and involvement is essent ia l in keeping ATRA strong and moving this profession forward.

This year has been incredibly busy, fu l f i l l ing and exci t ing as ATRA cont inues to bui ld and grow in how we support and represent our members, how we envis ion our future and our ongoing work and commitment to implement our Strategic Plan. We are moving into uncharted terr i tory, which ref lects the advancement and maturat ion of our profession.

I ’d l ike to take the l iberty of weaving the highl ights of the ATRA Board of Directors and staff into a ta le of dedicat ion, hard work, accompl ishment that couldn’ t be achieved without our member ’s support and contr ibut ions. Al though the Board of Directors have their own port fo l ios, there st i l l remains substant ia l col laborat ion on many projects/ in i t iat ives, which is ref lected in the tasks and projects that we have been working on over th is past year. I have grouped them under the 4 Key Strategic Direct ions of our 2020 Strategic Plan.

1. Professional Conduct

We f in ished the 2015/16 membership year wi th 620 members, which was an increase from the previ-ous year ’s membership of 554. Below is a breakdown of members by region and by category:

Members for 2015/16 Membership Year = 620 North Region 333 Registered Professional 509 Central Region 171 Student 106 Lethbr idge Chapter 89 Associate 5 Pal l iser Chapter 20 Other 7

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board reportThanks to Dar lene Murphy, our Administrat ive Assistant and to the Membership Review Commit tee for your hard work in processing al l of these memberships in a t imely manner. Also, special thanks to Dar lene, for responding to membership inquir ies so eff ic ient ly and juggl ing the other mult i tude of tasks that you do to keep ATRA running smoothly!

ATRA Regulation Professional Advancement Committee (PAC):

In our cont inuing quest to become regulated under the Health Professions Act and through a rec-ommendat ion f rom our Alberta Heal th Liaison, we have been presented this past year, wi th a new opportuni ty to explore regulat ion through a potent ia l partnership wi th the Alberta Col lege of Oc-cupat ional Therapy (ACOT), as two dist inct professions under one col lege. We informed member-ship of th is opportuni ty, provided informat ion and educat ional opportuni t ies for them to learn more about regulat ion and what th is partnership might look l ike, and conducted a vote to obtain consent to endorse a potent ia l partnership wi th ACOT. Our membership voted in favour and as such, our Regulat ion PAC wi l l cont inue to meet wi th representat ives f rom ACOT to discuss the meri ts and im-pl icat ions of th is possible partnership. I t is st i l l a long journey ahead and we wi l l keep you informed throughout the process.

Thank you to our members for providing insight and asking quest ions; th is supports the process and helps the Board of Directors to move the in i t iat ive forward.

ATRA Protect and Serve the Public Professional Advancement Committee (PAC):

This commit tee cont inues to meet monthly to review and compi le the responses/resul ts f rom the Risk to the Publ ic Survey conducted last fa l l . We wi l l use this informat ion to ident i fy new informa-t ion that can be used to support our pursui t of regulat ion and to create new resources for member-ship related to r isk to publ ic and TR pract ice.

Other work that has been completed or is ongoing under the umbrel la of ‘Professional Conduct ’ in-c ludes: • Determining and implement ing pr ior i ty elements of ATRA’s Strategic Plan annual ly and as new

tasks, in i t iat ives and projects ar ise.

• Cont inuing with a refresh of ATRA’s Pol icy and Procedures project in i t iated in 2015 and wi l l be an ongoing task as ATRA cont inues to bui ld and develop the associat ion business. (Execut ive Director wi th Administrat ion Assistant and BOD)

• Apply ing and obtaining copyr ight on the ATRA Publ icat ion, “Guidel ines for Assignment to Assis-tants & Aides” (Helgason, E. Suntgens, B. & McMil lan, C., 2016).


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board report• Developing an Orientat ion Manual for the Board of Directors. Implement ing wi th new Cont inuing

Competence Director to evaluate both content and process. Ongoing upgrades to Job Descr ip-t ion Manual and post ing in Members Sect ion of the ATRA websi te. (Execut ive Director)

• Recogniz ing ATRA Volunteers and Board of Directors in Nat ional Volunteer Week Apr i l 1 – 8, 2016 through ATRA Social Media.

• Responding regular ly to membership quer ies, concerns and comments, including opportuni t ies for ATRA to engage with employers to def ine the unique roles of a recreat ion therapist d ist inct f rom other heal th professions.

• Creat ing a new ATRA Chapter/Region report form for standardizat ion and consistent report ing to the BOD and a new Publ ic Relat ions Decis ion Making tool for the BOD. (VP)

• Cont inuing to work on ATRA’s social media presence, and administrat ing l ive webinars to mem-bership. The webinars were edi ted and uploaded for members to v iew on the ATRA YouTube channel . (Communicat ion Director)

• Developing and circulat ing informat ion packages and other TR mater ia ls that promote our pro-fession and purchasing of new promot ional i tems based on feedback from the membership sur-vey. (Communicat ion Director)

• Developing and distr ibut ing a newly formatted e-newslet ter, the “ATRA Insider.” (Admin Assis-tant, Communicat ion Director wi th contr ibut ions f rom the BOD & Execut ive Director)

2. Entry to Practice

ATRA Entry to Practice Professional Advancement Committee (PAC):

The Transi t ion to Degree as Entry to Pract ice is now in mot ion; many thanks to Devan McNei l l f rom the Universi ty of Lethbr idge, Kathie Ervin and her Program Chair Judy Long from Lethbr idge Col-lege, Stacey Laing and her Associate Dean Janice Causgrove Dunn from the Universi ty of Alber-ta, Bev Sunt jens f rom NorQuest Col lege, and Glenn Skimming as ATRA member representat ive for providing the insight needed to in i t iate a large scale project such as th is one. The Degree Transi-t ion Project is being prepared and co- launched by the Educat ion Director and the Execut ive Direc-tor. The ATRA Posi t ion Statement and a ‘Frequent ly Asked Quest ions” (FAQ’s) document has been released and posted to the ATRA websi te. Presentat ion mater ia l is being developed for the Sympo-sium Professional Advancement Session with a membership vote to fo l low in November.

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board reportAlso, the Entry to Pract ice PAC completed a review of the student evaluat ion tools used for pract i -cum placements across the province by al l four post-secondary inst i tut ions wi th Therapeut ic Recre-at ion programs. There is consensus that student evaluat ion tools need to ref lect the competencies of a Recreat ion Therapist . In addi t ion, a template was developed for al l four post-secondary inst i tu-t ions wi th Therapeut ic Recreat ion programs in Alberta where comprehensive informat ion related to their programs can be avai lable to the publ ic v ia the ATRA websi te. Al l four post-secondary inst i tu-t ions are now equal ly represented!

Other work that has been completed or is ongoing under the category of ‘Entry to Pract ice’ includes:

• Revis ion of exist ing bursar ies and the launch of the new Entry to Pract ice Bursary. We are pleased to have received an unprecedented number of appl icat ions by the deadl ine th is year!

• Part ic ipat ion by ATRA at the Universi ty of Alberta’s annual Inter-professional Pract ice Launch Day where hundreds of students across mult ip le heal th discipl ines are placed into teams to review case studies to see how the interdiscipl inary team works together to meet the pat ient ’s goals. ATRA had a display table for students to v is i t and ask quest ions and to have an opportu-ni ty to f ind out more about our discipl ine. This year we provided a TR case study about a Recre-at ion Therapist ’s involvement wi th a pat ient recover ing f rom a stroke. Thanks to Kar i Medd from the Glenrose Rehabi l i tat ion Hospi ta l and her student for contr ibut ing their expert ise to the Case Study. ATRA has already been asked to contr ibute to the other three case studies for next year ’s IP Launch Day. Last but not least – we had f i f teen Therapeut ic Recreat ion students at the IP Launch – a 300% increase over last year! !

• Responding to the many e-mai ls that ATRA receives about educat ion. This past year i t seems l ike those e-mai ls are not only coming from current or prospect ive students or our own ATRA members, but they have been coming from Employer Management, Educat ional Inst i tut ions and folks outside our own province. I t has been exci t ing to work on these types of responses with the Board and to see our profession moving forward in th is way! Represent ing ATRA on the TR Educat ional Programs Advisory Boards / Commit tees across the province. (Educat ion Director/Execut ive Director)

3. Continued Competency Program

The newly created Cont inued Competence Director posi t ion commenced in January 2016 with Ti ffa-ny Morin accept ing the appointment. With th is posi t ion st i l l in i ts infancy, Ti ffany is looking forward to growing the port fo l io to support membership in meet ing their cont inued competence standards over the next year.


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board reportATRA Continued Competency Professional Advancement Committee (PAC):

The Cont inued Competency PAC has worked di l igent ly to complete a refresh of the CEU program – including the addi t ion of new opportuni t ies for ATRA members to meet their professional devel-opment needs and acquire CEUs. The Li terature Review and Ref lect ive Pract ice Entr ies wi l l a l low members to work independent ly to complete CEUs and turn knowledge into act ion! A refresh of the Knowledge Centre on the websi te was completed, wi th more informat ion and CEU opportuni t ies provided, plus more on i ts way. New opportuni t ies and partnerships are being sought out to provide further cont inued competence exper iences for membership. Members cont inue to have the opportu-ni ty to apply for bursar ies to fur ther their educat ion and training through the new Cont inued Compe-tency Bursary.

Other work that has been completed or is ongoing under the umbrel la of ‘Cont inued Competency’ includes:

• Ident i fy ing and prepar ing a proposal for the BOD to approve the theme of Risk Management for the 2016 Symposium for the purpose of e levat ing the discussion within the profession of manag-ing r isk to protect the safety of Albertans. (Execut ive Director)

• Conduct ing major research and a rewri te of the Symposium Planning Manual along with provid-ing or ientat ion, monitor ing and support to the 2016 Symposium Planning Commit tee, including providing support wi th the implementat ion of new onl ine registrat ion (Execut ive Director) . These responsibi l i t ies wi l l t ransi t ion to the Cont inued Competence Director port fo l io for the 2017 Sym-posium and in fo l lowing years.

Prepar ing a presentat ion for our membership at ATRA’s Professional Advancement Session at the 2016 Symposium. We wi l l be shar ing and discussion informat ion on the Degree Transi t ion Project and on the topic of Regulat ion.

4. Professional Competency Profi le

ATRA Community of Practice Professional Advancement Committee (PAC):

We are pleased to announce that th is commit tee is now act ive and wi l l soon be connect ing wi th the membership at large. The f ive Communit ies of Pract ice (CoP) are: Ger iatr ics, Dement ia, Rehabi l -i tat ion, Mental Heal th & Addict ions, and Youth & Adolescents. ATRA members have kindly volun-teered to be leaders for a l l of these CoP areas except for Youth & Adolescents. I f you work in th is

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area and are interested in f inding out more about becoming a possible leader, p lease contact ATRA. The leaders wi l l be reaching out to those who have indicated interest in speci f ic Communit ies of Pract ice on their membership renewal forms.

Other work that has been completed or is ongoing under the category of ‘Professional Competency Prof i le ’ includes:

• Advocat ing and receiv ing permission for ATRA members to part ic ipate in the Simon Fraser Uni-versi ty Research study on the use of recreat ion programs to enhance mobi l i ty among older peo-ple l iv ing in long-term care. (Execut ive Director)

• Promot ing and faci l i tat ing ATRA’s membership engagement wi th events organized by the Alberta Associat ion on Gerontology. The AAG organizes networking and educat ional sessions regular ly throughout the year.

• Represent ing the profession on the AHS Key Stakeholder Ad Hoc Community Rehab External Stakeholder meet ing. (Execut ive Director)

• Sponsor ing the provincial “Finding Balance Campaign” that occurs annual ly in November. Infor-mat ion on this campaign and resources wi l l be provided.

• Representat ion at the CTRA Provincial President/Execut ive Director ’s meet ings and at the CTRA Conference. ATRA also has representat ives on the CTRA Nat ional Standards of Pract ice and the CTRA Regulat ion Commit tee.

In conclusion, the ATRA Board of Directors and Staff have had an incredibly busy but rewarding year and we are appreciat ive of your support . We are honoured to represent our members and to serve our profession.

President - Patt i LaniganVice President – Annette Yunick Secretary / Treasurer – Char lot te Jordan Communicat ion Director – Kr ist ina McGowanEducat ion Director – Sarah James Cont inued Competence Director – Ti ffany MorinExecut ive Director – Dianne Bowtel l Administrat ive Assistant – Dar lene Murphy


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reportsNORTH REGION REPORT - Carmen Horpestad

This year we held elect ions to f i l l the posi t ion of Chair when Marina’s term was up in November of 2015. There were no interested appl icants at that t ime. Marina graciously volunteered to stay on another meet ing to help me, as the v ice chair, learn her responsibi l i t ies. I am glad to announce that Har ley Hempel has since expressed interest in the chair posi t ion and at the meet ing we had last week, he was voted in. Yay!!

Jamie Lee Stone and Hayley put together an informat ion booth at the U of A on what recreat ion therapy is for TR month th is year. They also went to f i rst year c lasses and talked about Recreat ion Therapy as lots of students didn’ t know about i t yet that were in the program. Jamie and Haley handed out posters, handouts, g i f ts, etc. Hayley also found a 3rd year student representat ive to take over for Jamie Lee as she was f in ishing her degree in Apr i l . We welcome Natal ie Voegel i as our new 3rd year student l ia ison.

We celebrated TR month wi th 17 people in at tendance at our north chapter meet ing, which we con-sider to be a good turnout. We also drew names to give away 5 -$10 gi f t cards for members who at tended, to encourage more part ic ipat ion in the north chapter meet ings. Décor and bal loons spiced up the evening, along with good food and networking opportuni t ies.

This year there no members were given sponsorship to at tend the CTRA conference June 1-3 in Ki tchener/Water loo, ON, because there were no spots lef t to register for. Two members presented at the November chapter meet ing on their exper iences and lessons learned from the ATRA conference last year. Thank you to the sponsorship commit tee for their t ime and effor ts in select ing and pro-cessing members to receive sponsorship.

Our speakers th is year were:November 17, 2015- Province Wide presentat ion on a research study on Recreat ion Services and Qual i ty of L i fe in Cont inuing Care in AlbertaFebruary 23, 2016- Dr. Mark Lewis - mot ivat ing c l ients wi th depressionMay 17, 2016 - Sandra Holowaty - Appropr iate Use of Ant ipsychot ics and the role of Recreat ion Therapists.September 20, 2016- Nancy Spencer-Caval ier PhD “Br idging Gaps between Cl in ical Pract ice and Research Col laborat ions”

I would l ike to say welcome to our new north chapter execut ive members as wel l as any new mem-bers in ATRA that have come aboard. We are glad to have you as part of our team.

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reportsCENTRAL REGION REPORT - Shannon Hubbert

We have cont inued to have good at tendance at our central chapter meet ings wi th average at ten-dance of 20-25 members. We wi l l cont inue to al ternate meet ing days from Tuesday and Thursday, the th i rd week of the month. We have decided to open up our host s i tes f rom only s i tes that have access to Teleheal th. We wi l l encourage members that are unable to at tend in person to use GoT-oMeet ing and cal l into the meet ings. We are hoping this wi l l a l low for a larger var iety of member/faci l i t ies to host meet ings.

Central chapter cont inues to sponsor members to at tend provincial and nat ional conferences. This year our chapter sponsored two members to at tend the 2016 CTRA Conference in Ki tchener/Water-loo as wel l 3 members to at tend 2016 ATRA symposium.

For TR Month, on February 27, 2016 Central Chapter provided an educat ional workshop on Inclu-sion U. Through complet ing th is workshop, 33 ATRA Members and 2 Ci ty of Calgary employees be-came Cert i f ied Inclusiv i ty Assessors and leaders in assessing recreat ion inclusiv i ty in their commu-ni t ies. The workshop was a great success with posi t ive feedback from attendees. We also supported our Red Deer members in host ing a social event which was wel l received.

Below are the educat ion sessions that were offered by the Central Board dur ing the 2015/2016 year;November 17, 2015 - “Recreat ion Services and Qual i ty of L i fe in Cont inuing Care in Alberta”, pre-sented by Dr.Sandra Woodhead & Dr.Gordon Walker;Province Wide presentat ion on a research study on Recreat ion Services and Qual i ty of L i fe in Cont inuing Care in AlbertaJanuary 21, 2016 - Communicat ion and Approach for Person’s wi th Dement ia presented by Loralee Fox, Cl in ical Nurse Special ist , Special ized Geriatr ic Services;This presentat ion wi l l go through pos-sible meaning behind responsive behaviours, recogniz ing and becoming aware of approaches that may tr igger responsive behaviours and the presenter wi l l summarize t ips to effect ive communicat ion wi th those with cogni t ive impairment. March 22, 2016 - Intervent ions to Change Pract ice in Long-Term Care Faci l i t ies: What Works, for Whom, in What Circumstances, and Why? Presented by Sienna Casper;The movement away from task-or iented care toward person-centred care ( i .e. , care based on residents’ indiv idual ized care needs and preferences) is considered by many to be essent ia l to both the qual i ty of care and qual-i ty of l i fe of people residing in long-term care (LTC) faci l i t ies, especial ly of those who have Alzhei-mer disease or a related dement ia. The consistent provis ion of person-centred care is widely rec-ognized as the goal of the resident ia l care cul ture change movement. In th is ta lk, I wi l l explain why the at ta inment of th is goal has remained elusive for the major i ty of LTC faci l i t ies, despi te s igni f icant

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effort to al ter pract ice. Intervent ion factors and organizat ional systems that support the uptake of pract ice and cul ture change in i t iat ives wi l l be descr ibed. Evidence for th is discussion is der ived from both quant i tat ive and qual i tat ive studies conducted across mult ip le long-term care set t ings. May 17, 2016 - Compulsive Hoarding presented by Brandi Hubl , Mental Heal th Cl in ic ian, Behaviour Educat ion Support Team, Geriatr ic Mental Heal th;This presentat ion wi l l go through a general over-v iew of Compulsive Hoarding ( features, demographics and prevalence), Harm Reduct ion, Commu-nicat ion and Behavioral Strategies, intervent ions that can be ut i l ized as heal thcare providers and resources avai lable wi th in Calgary.September 20, 2016 – Highl ights f rom 2016 CTRA Conference; Shannon Hubbert & Ti ffany Mo-r in;This presentat ion was given by Shannon and Ti ffany who received the sponsorship f rom the Central Chapter to at tend the 2016 CTRA conference. Shannon and Ti ffany provided members wi th a handout wi th br ief h ighl ights and how to apply the informat ion to your pract ise along with any l inks that were provided from the breakout sessions that they at tended at the conference.

I am looking forward to staying on as Chair for Central Chapter and working with our membership to cont inue to increase our member involvement and work towards developing goals that wi l l en-courage involvement wi th new and old members. We as a chapter want to develop an Educat ion Commit tee to al low for a larger range of community knowledge and connect ions to be able to host a var iety of educat ion sessions at our meet ings. I look forward to working with Rachel le Foster our new Secretary, Emi ly Chel l our new Vice Chair, Cai t l in Kaminsky our new treasurer and Lisa Powel l who is our returning Educat ion Liaison. I want to thank Andrea Pearson for her work as Treasurer, Ti ffany Morin for her work as Vice Chair and Cait l in Kaminsky for her work as Secretary.

LETHBRIDGE CHAPTER REPORT - Brandy Tonin

This year has gone by so fast ! ! Lethbr idge Chapter has had some great meet ings and educat ion sessions. Thank you to the members for their dedicat ion and part ic ipat ion! !

Lethbr idge chapter educat ion sessions included:Tuesday November 17, 2016-Inst i tute for Cont inuing Care Educat ion Research with U of A-Research f indingsTuesday January 19, 2016- Lindsey Routhier “PTSD”Tuesday March 22, 2016- Sienna Caspar “ Intervent ions to Change Pract ice in Long Term Care Fa-ci l i t ies: What works, for whom, in what c i rcumstances and why?”

We celebrated TR Month by host ing 2 events: ATRA program chal lenge ( l iv ing to 90) for col leagues and residents/c l ients. GRC Bridges won the $100.00 pr ize

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reportsLunch hour Zumba event was held at Lethbr idge Center. L ight snacks were provided. ATRA’s face-book page featured some of our Lethbr idge chapter events

Chapter execut ive members met on the fol lowing dates: March 5, May 6 and August 31, 2016 Much exci tement at our March meet ing as reports f rom Lethbr idge Community Col lege states the TR program is fu l l for fa l l 2016. The Universi ty of Lethbr idge states 21 enrol lments at th is t ime.

On Apr i l 7th, 2016 the World of Choices Career Workshop was at tended by Sherr i N. who volun-teered to mentor students dur ing the workshop. Thank you Sherr i . Wonderful feedback was re-ceived from students, parents and teachers that at tended the workshop.

June 21st saw a hal f day drumming workshop for our members.

Lethbr idge wi l l be host ing the 2017 ATRA Symposium October 19th and 20th, 2017. Commit tees have been formed and working very hard to get the symposium planning under way. The theme is Winds of Change. Volunteers are being recrui ted.

As of September 21st,2016, we have a balance of $6077.90. Sylv ia B. and Tanya V. volunteered to audi t the books at the May 17th meet ing.

At our September meet ing the fol lowing posi t ions were up for elect ion. Awards Commit tee, Welcom-ing Commit tee, Educat ion Liaison, Treasurer, Vice Chair and Student Liaison. A BIG THANK YOU!! To Jelea, Amanda, Karen, Annette, Veronica, Heidi , Sherr i , Lora, and Paige. Thank you for al l your volunteered t ime and effor ts! ! Welcome Karen and Tor i to the welcoming commit tee, Shanna as the educat ion l ia ison, Veronica as the t reasurer, Amanda and Tanya as v ice chairpersons. Welcome to Jay and Stephanie.

PALLISER CHAPTER REPORT - Nicole Stroh

We reconvened af ter the summer in September 2015 where we discussed holding Elect ions for the Pal l iser Chapter two year posi t ions in November. The board gave Pal l iser Chapter some funds to enable some of the members to at tend the 2015 Symposium in Calgary. The Pal l iser Chapter passed a mot ion as to how the Pal l iser Chapter members would use these fundsIt was also brought forward that guest speaker – Sarah James, ATRA Educat ion Liaison, would be providing a te leheal th in-service on “Recreat ion Service and Qual i ty of L i fe in Cont inuing Care” in November and that members who would at tend would receive CEU’s.

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November meeting : we held our elect ions and had some new members take on some of the po-si t ions. Glenda Newton who has been are Secretary of the Pal l iser Chapter f inal ly got to ret i re thanks to Ashley Hunt stepping up to the plate. A review was done by the members who at tended the ATRA Symposium and we also had a good turnout for the Teleheal th in-service that was provid-ed this month.

January meeting: the chapter worked on the Risk Management Survey Quest ions. Our Secretary typed up our answer and sent them to Annette on behal f of our Chapter. We also discussed the up-coming event for TR Month.

February was TR Month. We didn’ t hold a meet ing, but we did al l get together at a local establ ish-ment on Feb. 26th for a Karaoke Night. We were asked to dress as our favor i te s inger or group for the event. The event went over real ly wel l and we thank our organiz ing commit tee.

At our March meet ing we had a guest speaker by the name of Tara Chisholm from Adapt ive Sports and Recreat ion who shared informat ion about al l her programs that she is offer ing wi th in the Medi-c ine Hat community. She also explained to us that she welcomes al l abi l i t ies to her adapted sports programs and shared where she hosts some of her events and what the fee is for them. She was a very informat ive speaker. Some had no idea that al l these programs were avai lable wi th in our c i ty. I t was also shared that another learning opportuni ty was avai lable to ATRA members through Tele-heal th. Intervent ions to Change Pract ice in Long-Term Care Faci l i t ies: What Works, for Whom, in What Circumstances, and Why? I t was presented by Sienna Caspar, PhD, CTRS on March 22nd, and Pal l iser Chapter had another great turn out.

In May i t was voted that Pal l iser Chapter would l ike to request another banner for our chapter. The Chair sent the request to the board. I t was also shared with us that the ATRA Provincial Sympo-sium is to be held in Lethbr idge in 2017 and we are very exci ted to hear about that and are wi l l ing to help Lethbr idge Chapter in any way we can. We also shared informat ion regarding the Sponsor-ship Guidel ines and our educat ion person and chairperson took part in the GoToMeet ing that was held in June. We also sent to the Cont inued Competence Director for ATRA how the Pal l iser chapter gives out sponsorship monies.

Final ly we just held our September meet ing and we shared about the Sponsorship Guidel ines and i t was decided that the chair of the Pal l iser Chapter would request some more funds for the upcom-ing Symposium. We were exci ted to f ind out that one of our members was rewarded for a Student Award. We also planned for a upcoming speaker for January. We are looking forward to the upcom-ing meet ings.

reportsMEMBERSHIP REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT - Jane Papenhuyzen

Central Chapter volunteers cont inue to meet monthly to review new appl icants to ATRA and ensure the appl icants meet the ATRA professional membership cr i ter ia. Three new members were recrui t -ed for 2016, al though the at tendance of the new members was inconsistent and they have al l s ince resigned. Three long-term members are Tracey Vigneaul t , Stephanie Hel l ier and Cassandra Ma-clachan. Recrui t ing of 2-3 new members wi l l proceed in September.

The average number of new members approved per meet ing is 7.1, which is higher than the previ-ous year of 6.7. The number of d ip loma versus degree is remaining consistent for a second year. There is minimal var iat ion in the percentage of appl icants in each school category.

Please let me know i f you are interested in reviewing the ful l spreadsheet of numbers, dat ing back to 2010.

I t is expected that we wi l l begin receiv ing appl icants f rom the new Universi ty of Lethbr idge TR de-gree in May 2017.

The posi t ion of chair is appointed by the Board and reports through the ATRA Educat ion Director. I wi l l let my name stand for re-appointment as the Commit tee Chair for 2016-2017.

Summary of new members October 2015-August 2016

Lethbridge Univ of Norquest Out of Other TR/ Diploma Degree Total Ave per

College Alberta College Province defunct month

TRG BARST TR various

TR programs

Total 16 22 3 17 6 27 37 64 7.1

Percent 25% 34% 5% 27% 9% 42% 58%

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biographiesNOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT - Patti Lanigan

I would l ike to let my name stand for President of ATRA for the 2016 – 2018 term. Over the past two years, I have learned a t remendous amount about how our Professional Associat ion operates, the business that i t conducts, the many tasks and projects that we are current ly involved in, possi-ble future direct ions and in i t iat ives, and have expanded my networks provincial ly and nat ional ly. I feel that th is knowledge, exper ience, and the professional connect ions that I have made would be invaluable in cont inuing to lead ATRA in the role of President, in col laborat ion wi th the ATRA Board of Directors and staff . In addi t ion, there are in i t iat ives and projects that I ’d l ike to cont inue to con-tr ibute to, see further along and/or complete. I feel that I am a strong advocate for our profession and am dedicated to serving our profession and our members.

I would appreciate the opportuni ty to cont inue to serve as ATRA President and would be honoured to serve another two year term with your endorsement. Thank-you!

NOMINEE FOR EDUCATION DIRECTOR - Sarah James

My name is Sarah James and I am the current Educat ion Director. I current ly work as an educator and I have cl in ical exper ience in recreat ion therapy. I would l ike to let my name stand again for the Educat ion Director posi t ion for the 2016-2018 term. I t has been a fantast ic two years being involved in the progress wi th regulat ion, col laborat ing wi th post-secondary inst i tut ions across Alberta and speaking with employers, current and prospect ive students, ATRA members and the publ ic regarding the therapeut ic recreat ion profession and educat ion. Current ly we are in the middle of a few exci t -ing projects, one being Transi t ion to Degree. I would l ike to see the Transi t ion to Degree project through and cont inue as Chair of the Entry to Pract ice Professional Advancement commit tee, work-ing on the direct ion set by membership af ter the vote in November. With the support of our mem-bers, I would l ike to cont inue this exci t ing journey of service to our membership and enhancement of our profession as part of the ATRA Board of Directors.

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NOMINEE FOR SECRETARY/TREASURER - Charlotte Jordan

I would l ike to let my name stand for Secretary/Treasurer for the 2016-2018 term. I have held th is posi t ion for the last year and have learned a t remendous amount and am eager to cont inue to learn and grow in th is role. Co-chair ing the Communit ies of Pract ice Professional Advancement Commit-tee has been a worthwhi le exper ience and I would l ike to see how i t wi l l cont inue to evolve. I have been involved in ATRA over the last many years in a var iety of ro les ranging from Chair and Vice-Chair of the Central Region, to Co-chair ing and a being a commit tee member for the Symposiums as wel l as volunteer ing for a var iety of other ATRA ini t iat ives.

I am a Cert i f ied Therapeut ic Recreat ion Special ist (CTRS), current ly employed at Carewest-Gar-r ison Green in Calgary. I am passionate about the TR process and love the ongoing chal lenge of working with a wide var iety of people whi le helping them reach their goals. I have also developed a passion for shar ing my learnings that I have gained through my educat ion, work and ATRA with taking on internship students.

I would l ike the opportuni ty to cont inue on in th is role for the next term with your support . Thank you!i

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fi nancialsAlberta Therapeut ic Recreat ion Associat ion Financial Statements

Year Ended May 31, 2016

RECEIPTS

101 Membership Fees 102 CTRA Fees 103 Promot ional Sales 104 Fund Raising 105 Symposium 106 Donat ions 107 Interest 108 Misc Income TOTAL INCOME

DISBURSEMENTS

201 Membership Disbursements 202 CTRA Fees 203 Contract Work / Honorar iums 204 Postage / Cour ier 205 Pr int ing 206 Off ice Suppl ies 207 Staff ing 208 Rent 209 Insurance 210 Board / Commit tee Travel & Expenses 211 Telephone 212 Sponsorship / Advert is ing 213 Awards 214 Memberships / Registrat ions 215 Symposium Expenses 216 Websi te 217 Promot ion Expenses 218 Misc Expenses 219 Bank Charges

TOTAL EXPENSES

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

2016

163,788.0022,375.00

1,872.001,115.001,876.00

-0-675.00

-0-

192,213.00

15,440.0020,500.00

576.005,194.00

11,948.002,604.00

56,539.005,040.00

950.0024,804.00

1,880.004,750.009,336.00

75.00-0-

10,043.00527.00

-0-5,149.00

175,355.00

16,858.00

2015

144,175.0019,013.00

1,090.005,000.00

28,813.00-0-

1,489.00846.00

200,426.00

14,628.0019,250.00

966.003,635.00

13,817.00677.00

40,091.005,040.00

950.0027,005.00

1,808.002,000.003,591.00

75.002,000.00

25,486.002,077.00

-0-4,486.00

167,582.00

32,844.00

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fi nancialsAlberta Therapeut ic Recreat ion Associat ion Financial Statements

Year Ended May 31, 2016

Bank Balance Beginning of Year ( includes GICs) Net Increase in Equi ty (See Statement of Receipts & Disbursements) Deferred Membership Receipts 2016/2017 (ATRA - 139,275.00 / CTRA - 1,700.00) (These are fees col lected in the 2015/16 year which are actual ly income for the 2016/17 year) Sub Total

ATRA North Region ATRA Central Region ATRA Lethbr idge Chapter ATRA Pal l iser Chapter

MEMBERS EQUITY - BALANCE END OF YEAR

ASSETS

LIABILITIES

2016

428,743.00

16,858.00

140,975.00

___________

287,768.00

51,156.0020,383.00

6,347.001,333.00

366,987.000.0

0.0

2015

379,041.00

32,844.00

122,075.00

___________

289,810.00

23,598.0019,333.00

5,489.002,004.00

340,234.00

0.0

0.0

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