ATRA Annual Conference Albuquerque, NM - NCTRC Annual Conference . Albuquerque, NM . Monday, September 28, 2015. 12:00 pm. Jennifer L. Hinton, LRT/CTRS, Chair . NCTRC Board of Directors

ATRA Annual Conference Albuquerque, NM

Monday, September 28, 2015 12:00 pm

Jennifer L. Hinton, LRT/CTRS, Chair

NCTRC Board of Directors

Anne Richard, LRT/CTRS NCTRC Executive Director

Call to Order Welcome and Purpose Acknowledgement of Past and Present NCTRC Directors and Committee Members Overview NCTRC Standard Changes NCTRC Update New Business Questions and Comments Motion to Adjourn

NCTRC’s Mission “To protect the consumer of

therapeutic recreation services by promoting the provision of quality services offered by NCTRC certificants”

NCTRC Established in 1981 NCTRC had a past legacy of prior achievement Service oriented organization dedicated to protect

the public and improve RT practice Guided by talented and devoted professionals

who had a clear vision Accredited in 1993 by National Commission for

Certifying Agencies (NCCA) 15,000 individuals on NCTRC CTRS Registry Recognized as cornerstone of the RT

profession…institution of progress

NCTRC Acknowledgements Past Chairpersons Past Board Members Past Committee Members Past Staff Current CTRSs with 25+ Years

Certification Current CTRSs

Executive Committee Jennifer L. Hinton, CTRS/LRT (2013-2016) Chair Eileen Andreassi, CTRS (2014-2017) Vice Chair Wayne M. Pollock, CTRS (2015-2018) Treasurer Donna Gregory, CTRS (2014-2017) Employer Rep, Secretary Carla Carmichael, CTRS (2014-2017) Duane "Red" Jensen, (2012-2015) Consumer Rep Nancy McFarlane, CTRS (2013-2016) Kelly J. Ramella, CTRS (2013-2016) Diane P. Wagner-Heffner, CTRS (2015-2018)

Standards Review Committee (Review New Applicant Appeals and all Disciplinary

and Trademark requests)

Andrea L. Waters, CTRS, NS, CA (2013-2018) Julie A. Belding, CTRS, NE (2013-2016) Laura McLachlan, CTRS, CA (2014-2017)

Standards Hearing Committee (Review CTRS Recertification Appeals)

Serena Maltais, CTRS, BC, CA (2013-2016) Marybeth Pozzuto, CTRS, NY (2014-2017)

Cecilia Y. Rider, CTRS, GA (2015-2018)

Exam Management Committee (Maintains NCTRC Exam)

Susanne Lesnik-Emas, CTRS, PA (2014-2017) Donna L. Lozano, CTRS, CO (2013-2016) Deborah J. Tiger, CTRS, IL (2015-2018)

NCTRC Staff Sumita Gupta Sandra Henriquez Sonia Jorge Susan Kaufer, CTRS

Michael Kopec Howard Marryshow Robin McNeal, CTRS Noelle Molloy, CTRS Anne Richard, CTRS

The NCTRC Board of Directors was in receipt of correspondences from CTRSs during 2014-2015.

The letters addressed a variety of topics.

Each letter received an initial response from the NCTRC office.

All correspondences to the NCTRC Board are reviewed and discussed at the full Board meetings.

A follow-up response is made regarding all Board discussion and action as appropriate.

ICE/NCCA Annual Accreditation Standards Update Credentialing Process Exam Information Specialty Certification Marketing Newsletter Nominations and Elections Accomplishments

ICE Update Five Year Period (2013-2018)

No Citations or Re-writes Important and Valuable Process 2014 Annual Renewal Approved

Standards Update 2015 Full-time Employment Requirement changed to 30

Hours per Week Academic Path - Two (2) of the required therapeutic

recreation courses may be taught by the applicant as a full-time educator.

Exam Statistics Exam Date Number Tested Pass Rate* October 2014 697 73% January 2015 373 74%

May 2015 655 79%

* First Time Applicants

NCTRC Simulation Exam Implemented December 2007

Informs Candidate of Item Format

Contains 90 Retired Items

Includes Reference and Rationale Available On-line at

www.NCTRC.org Click on “Exam” Click “Exam Preparation Tools”

Annual Renewal and Recertification Statistics

Annual Renewal: Nov 2014-July 2015 9606 Renewals 86.4% Renewal Rate

Recertification: Nov 2014-July 2015 1461 applications 97.5% were approved 2.2% used exam option

Specialty Certification Specialty Certificant Program approved by NCTRC

BOD November, 2008

May 2010 Implementation Date

CTRS-based program

Expertise Recognition Emphasis

Five Specialty Areas

78 Applications Received

59 Specialty Certifications Awarded

Marketing of the Credential Attendance at National and Regional

Conferences Outreach to Canadian Market Available Marketing & PR Materials Educator Broadcasts CTRS Advocacy Project

NCTRC Response to CMS regarding qualifications for the director of activities position

JTF for RT State Licensure

CTRS: Qualified Provider

Newsletter On-line Format Bi-Monthly Contact Updates and Reminders “Did You Know…?” Feature Favorable Reviews by CTRSs Suggestions for Topics

Nominations and Elections NCTRC 2015 Election (November) Invitation to Run for the NCTRC BOD

NCTRC Board of Directors 2017-2020 Contact NCTRC for Nomination Forms

Committee Appointments Ad hoc Committees

Accomplishments Board Ambassador Program Use of NCTRC e-Blast for CEU Notification CEU Pre-Approval

• ATRA TR Sponsored CEUs • TR/Non TR Organizations • Individual CEU pre-approvals

Advocate RT Licensure (Joint Task Force) Redesigned Website

Questions or

Comments

Adjournment THANK YOU!

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