Kia Ora and G’day members. Last month, I had the pleasure in representing ARTA and its members at the New Zealand Society of Diversional and Recreational Therapy Conference in Wellington. While I spent a week driving from Auckland to Wellington (my first trip to Aotearoa and a solo overseas trip) I was able to experience …
What a busy time of the year July has been and in a few more weeks we will be at the end of August. There are currently alarm bells ringing on a few different issues that I would like to be frank with you, our members about. Firstly: membership renewals.I know this becomes a yearly …
More than halfway through the year, who can believe it? This brings the association to a new position that we have not been at before. With our membership renewals being due at the end of the financial year, you should have by now uploaded your professional development for the last twelve months and completed your …
Hello members, Another busy month has arrived and I can’t believe that we are halfway through 2023 – where has this time gone? Many things to report on this month. I would like to thank all those who attended ARTA’s two town hall meetings last month. There was a huge amount of discussion, feedback, and …
Dear Members, How are we in May already? So much has been happening over these last few weeks. Firstly I want to acknowledge the ARTA Board is very aware of what is occurring in the aged care sector, with many of our members losing jobs or being asked to re-train, homes closing with residents being …
As the weather begins to change again, so many things have been occurring and continue to move forward with Australian Recreational Therapy Australia. Firstly, I wanted to acknowledge the passing in February of Takako Serizawa’s husband. I had passed on ARTA, the board, and its members condolences, however, also wanted to give space before providing …
All of a sudden, we find ourselves in Autumn. Where has this year gone already? I was heartened to meet with many of our members at the two Town Hall sessions ARTA ran during RT week, and to hear how you all are lifting our profiles within your workplaces – congratulations. We will be hosting …
February is upon us already and so much has happened since we passed into 2023. I am delighted to introduce to our members: Lesley Fox who has commenced in her role as National Education Coordinator – Lesley has already hit the ground running with the organisation of workshops for 2023, along with some additional opportunities …
Diversional and Recreation Therapy Australia (DRTA) Announces New Corporate Identity DRTA will now be known as the Australian Recreational Therapy Association (ARTA) Read the full official media release here
On February 17th and 18th, Kayla Garside, DRTA Executive Officer, and Rachel Askew, DRTA NSW Board member, attended the National Aged Care Alliance (NACA) meeting. At this meeting, DRTA stressed the fact that Diversional Therapists, Recreational Therapists, Lifestyle Coordinators and Activity Staff have not been included in the Aged Care Workforce Bonus payments of up …
We need your help to respond to the Royal Commission into Aged Care! The Royal Commission has released their Draft Final Report of their findings. We were disheartened to see that DT/RT was not included in their findings. We would like to encourage you all to submit a letter to the ACRC to voice your …
This DRTA credentialing project was initiated following members’ requests, industry requests (keen to have evidence that they choose qualified, professional staff in their facilities) and the DRTA Board’s recognition that DRTA members who are eligible need to stand out from the crowd – be recognised for their knowledge, skills, experience and expertise. It is also …
Exciting News in July 2019 – Credentialing for DRTA Full Members Read More »
