13th March QLD – Brisbane13th March SA – Mt Gambier – NOTE this new date for this workshop27th March TAS – Hobart17th April NSW – Regional -Coffs Harbour1st May VIC- Regional-Bairnsdale16th May WA- Perth22nd May- Vic-Melbourne29th May NSW – Regional -Orange12th June QLD-Regional- Far North Queensland26th June SA- Regional-Port Pirie17th July TAS- Launceston24th August VIC– […]
Breaking news- in Sydney on the 24th April, DTA have been able to negotiate and secure a special presentation and interactive workshop with Canadian specialist Prof Sherry Dupuis. It will ask attendees to think about how their practices align with the culture change of person-centred and relational care. This DTA special event will attract those
National Workshop Programme News and Updates with Steph – 6 March 2015 Read More »
So far we have achieved• Location – Gold Coast QLD• Date – 15th, 16th & 17th October 2015• Theme – Wellness through Leisure• Subthemes – “Community leisure”; “Person Centred Care”; “Role of leisure in psycho social health & the practice of enablement”• Core Team – Katrina, Judy, Glenda, Margie + others from Gold Coast Network
The role of the Diversional Therapist is incredibly diverse, and duties and requests seem to escalate towards the end of the year. By now you are probably all back at work and wondering if you had a break at all! Coping with workplaces stressors, as well as the many other impacts on our lives, can
6th February NSW-Sydney – Access to Leisure- Disability Focus27th February SA- Regional -Mt Gambier13th March QLD- Brisbane27th March TAS- Hobart17th April NSW –Regional -Coffs Harbour1st May VIC- Regional-Bairnsdale6th May WA- Perth22nd May- Vic-Melbourne29th May NSW – Regional -Orange12th June QLD-Regional- Far North Queensland26th June SA- Regional-Port Pirie17th July TAS- Launceston24th August VIC– Regional – Hamilton4th
Welcome back to the 2015 National Education Coordinator Workshop updates.I hope you all had an enjoyable festive season and are well into planning your best year ever. 2015 looks to become a year of growth and innovation for DTA and the 2015 Workshop Schedule is calling on all members to not only attend, but participate
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This year DTA has faced a year of change, development, embracing new ideas and also one of challenge.For some time the Board of DTA have been aware that changes across several platforms, were necessary to ensure currency within the environment in which DTA functions. How DTA communicates with its members is one of these areas.This
Hello everyone, Well DTA Workshops for 2014 are done for the year and while it will be great to have a few weeks off I wouldn’t say I’ll be resting! In around planning my wedding for 20th December I am also getting a jump start on the workshops for next year. Our first workshop on
Hello everyone, Well DTA Workshops for 2014 are done for the year and while it will be great to have a few weeks off I wouldn’t say I’ll be resting! In around planning my wedding for 20th December I am also getting a jump start on the workshops for next year. Our first workshop on
National Workshop Programme News and Updates with Steph – 3 December 2014 Read More »
Just a few more notes from Adelaide Conference Feedback fact check! When asked whether they would prefer a cocktail party or a dinner at conference, 61% said cocktail party preferred at conference.When asked if there was sufficient networking at the conference 95% said Yes! Some of the feedback from evaluations: “This was a fantastic conference.
Hello Members, I hope you enjoyed the bumper previous DTA Connections edition. The 2014 Conference was a fantastic time of friendship, networking, growth and development. Thank you to all the contributors and especially to the hard working office staff and newsletter volunteers for putting together the last edition under time constraints. Planning is already underway
BOOKS – Whats New? Title: Recreational Therapy: An Introduction, 4th ed.Authors: David R. Austin; Michael E. Crawford; Bryan P. McCormick andMarieke Van Puymbroeck Price: $74.00 (US)ISBN: 978-1-57167-738-9Sagamore Publishing The editors’ goal in preparing the fourth edition of this introductory textbook was to provide a book that would clearly define the essence of recreational therapy as a
