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Volunteering with an ATRA committee is your chance to shape the future of recreational therapy, connect with passionate professionals, and grow your leadership skills. Whether you're advocating for the profession, advancing educational initiatives, or supporting member engagement, your voice matters. Together, we can create meaningful change, strengthen our community, and drive innovation in the field. Join us in making an impact—sign up to volunteer today!

Advocacy & Legislative

For the Advocacy & Legislative Team, we are looking for individuals who have interest in, experience with, or a desire to learn about issues related to our advocacy and legislative efforts. The vision of ATRA's Advocacy & Legislative team is to engage in public policy and external advocacy efforts for the inclusion of recreational therapy services and programs at the state and federal level.


The Committees of the Advocacy & Legislative Strategic Plan Area:

  • Medicaid Waiver & Reimbursement
  • Joint Task Force on Licensure
  • Coalitions
  • Monitoring Legislation


Board Facilitators:

Ashley Bowen & Cliff Burnham

Higher Education

For the Higher Education area, we are looking for individuals who have interest in, experience with, or a desire to learn about issues related to Higher Education. The vision of the Higher Education team is to support all higher education programs in recreational therapy in an effort to ensure a robust, well-prepared workforce.


The Committees of the Higher Education Strategic Plan Area:

  • Higher Education
  • Research
  • Student Clubs
  • Workforce Development.


Board Facilitators:

Jackson Amburn & Jasmine Edwards

Professional Practice

For the Professional Practice area, we are looking for individuals who have interest in, experience with, or a desire to learn about issues related to Professional RT Practice. The vision of the Professional Practice team is to promote excellence in professional practice and support efforts to continue the growth of RT practitioners.


The Committees of the Professional Practice Strategic Plan Area:

  • Interprofessional Education Task Force
  • Fact Sheets
  • Standards of Practice
  • Quality Internship Supervisor Training
  • Special Interest Groups
  • Ethics Taskforce
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
  • Private Practice


Board Facilitators:

Kevin Enright, Lilli Higgins, & Sofie Rodriguez

Volunteer Form

If you are interested in one of these areas, you can find more information and complete our Volunteer Form here to get involved today!