SAGAMORE VENTURE ANNOUNCES THE MARCIA CARTER SCHOLARLY MANUSCRIPT AWARD WINNER

As of 2023, in addition to the monetary award that accompanies this honor, the Marcia Carter Scholarly Manuscript Award Winner’s Manuscript will be granted the status of open access. This will also apply to the previous award winners and their articles from 2018-2023 listed below.

NEW OPEN ACCESS ARTICLES

Kids B.E.A.R. Pain: A Pediatric Psychosocial Chronic Pain Protocol

Shay Dawson, Eric Scott, Lisa Elder, Edna Omodior, Auriel Holman Harrison

Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 57(2), 2023 pp. 173-198.

Feasibility of the Children’s Health Questionnaire for Measuring Outcomes of Recreational Therapy Interventions in Autism Populations

Lisa Mische Lawson, Kayla Hamner, Mildred Oligbo

Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 55(3), 2021, pp. 249-263.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Profile of Undergraduate Therapeutic Recreation Students

Dawn DeVries, Teresa Beck

Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 54(3), 2020, pp. 243-258.

Impact of a Pilot Adaptive Sports Intervention on Residents at a Skilled Nursing Facility

Leandra A. Bedini, Laura E. Kelly, Kate McKenzie, Kathryn L. Mitchell

[Special Issue ATRA Annual],Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 53(4), 2019, pp. 340-367.

Pain Management in Recreation Therapy Practice

Judy S. Kinney

Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 53(1), 2019, pp. 1-21.

Recreation Therapists’ Knowledge and Attitudes toward Pain

Judy S. Kinney

[Special Issue ATRA Annual], Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 52(4), 2018, pp. 309-328.

CRITERIA FOR THE MARCIA CARTER SCHOLARLY MANUSCRIPT AWARD:

The Marcia Carter (formerly NART) Scholarly Manuscript Award is a peer-review award that recognizes one manuscript annually from the Therapeutic Recreation Journal-Annual in Therapeutic Recreation (Volume 56, Numbers 3 and 4 [2022] and Volume 57, Numbers 1 and 2 [2023]) that exhibits outstanding literary contribution to the profession of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy as demonstrated by the following: 

• Exhibits exemplary contribution to the knowledge base and or best practices through research, theory, or evidence-based practice 
• Exhibits exemplary adherence to research and writing protocols appropriate to the nature of the manuscript 
• Presents innovative model, practice, and/or resolution of need or issue that advances quality of recreational therapy interventions and services 
• Presents justification, rationale, evidence from research, and/or practice that advances recreational therapy outcomes providing evidence for the profession’s contribution to health 
• Facilitates advancement of the APIE-D process through improved accountability and efficacy 
• Enhances the theoretical foundation of therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy practices 
• Fosters practices that address a broad clientele spectrum contributing to inter-professional outcomes