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Permission to provide medical or other patient care services in the granting institution, within well-defined limits, based on the individual’s professional license/certification, experience, competence, ability, & judgment.

Set by individual governing boards of hospital using criteria set by that hospital.

Core privileges = scope of procedures and activities within a specialty that each practitioner is competent to practice

Supplemental/special privileges = procedures and activities that require additional training, skills, or competencies▪ Requires permission or privilege to perform▪ TR and massage▪ TR and counseling

Difference between CP & credentialing Both protect consumer CP examines clinical performance CP grants permission to perform specified

activities within a specific hospital

Types of clinical privilege Fully competent Supervision required Not approved

Select based on desired learning experiences vs. close to home or familiar

Should try both community and clinical experiences (Junior & Senior)

Should not be in an agency where you did junior internship or have spent much time volunteering

Give serious consideration to approved sites (See intern files)

Sites approved base on NCTRC job tasks

Also evaluate for other criteria Qualifications of setting Qualifications of professional Adherence to internal & external

standards

Approval process Forms at initial approval Forms after initial approval

TRIE evaluation (midterm and final)

Competency assessment (accreditation) Before and after internship Student and supervisor

ONLY 1 STUDENT PER AGENCY Competitive Make sure a fit between you and the agency

Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-2013 Edition

U.S. Dept. of Labor

Grow faster than average ▪ Increase 17%

Increases in▪ Nursing & residential services for aging▪ Educational settings for youth (?)▪ Outpatient settings▪ (SK) Veteran’s hosptials

Expected to decline Hospitals

Opportunities best for people with B.S. degree in TR with CTRS With specialized certificates

Athletic trainerDietitian and nutritionistMedical and clinical laboratory

technologist and technicianOccupational health and safety

specialist

Recreational therapist

Median annual in 2010 $39, 410▪ Median for all occupations $33,840

Lowest 10% Under 24,640

Top 10% Over $62,670

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Factors Years of experience Degree level Specific region Type of agency Certification

For a look at salary ranges in a specific city, go to www.salary.com Select Salary Wizard▪ Sports & Recreation▪ Recreational Therapist

Example: A Recreational Therapist working in Champaign, IL earns an average of $40,048

ATRA IPRA ISU TR Alum Facebook www.recreationtherapy.com www.usajobs.gov www.iHireTherapy.com http://jobs.disabilityscoop.com/

search_results.php www.monster.com Others

Remember to look at various titles

Who has thought about going to graduate school? Why? Where? What major? When? Masters? Doctorate?

Questions about graduate school?

3.0 (0ut of 4.0) GPA or higher Overall GPA Junior/Senior year Last 60 hours

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Professional recommendations Undergraduate faculty in your area

Application fee (non-refundable)Statement of career goalsResumeOn campus faculty interviewOn campus writing exercise

Financial Assistance Tuition/fee waivers Graduate assistantships Scholarships

Culminating Experience Thesis Non-thesis (sometimes more hours)▪ Paper▪ Professional practice

Not like undergraduateNeed to read, think, writeNeed to be self motivatedNeed to be able to structure timeNeed to be able to work

independentlyNot for everyone or needed by

everyone

Therapeutic Recreation JournalAnnual in Therapeutic RecreationAmerican Journal of Recreation

Therapy

Palestra Sports n SpokesOthers

Sagamore PublishingVenture Publishing Idyll ArborATRA

ATRANRPA IPRA ILRTACIRCLEMidwest SymposiumConference at Sea