ATRA in Action: Advocacy & Legislative Update to Support Recreational and Creative Arts Therapies Within The Department of Veterans Affairs

ATRA presents at Social Prescribing USA Community of Practice Meeting

April 17, 2025
Dawn DeVries, ATRA's Director of Advocacy & Legislative Affairs presented at Social Prescribing USA's Community of Practice meeting. Dawn shared how as a profession, recreational therapists utilize elements and aspects of social prescribing with various groups of people with disabilities and various conditions, using different interventions from nature, coping, and arts. View the recording here and read the blog post here .

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April Blog! From Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur: Real-World Advice for Starting a Recreational Therapy Practice

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ATRA in Action: March 2025 Advocacy & Legislative Update

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ATRA Signs onto ITEM Coalition letter of support for H.R. 1971, the Veterans SPORT Act

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